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Mission Everest

Nahida Manzoor, a young mountaineer from Srinagar, is now preparing to scale the world’s highest peak. She has been climbing small hills since her childhood days and enjoys going on long treks.Nahida
Mar. 14, 2019

India-Pakistan standoff

India Tuesday said it carried out "non-military, pre-emptive air strikes" across the Line of Control (LoC) in a pre-dawn operation targeting the Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).Foreign Secretary, Vijay Gokhale claimed a
Feb. 26, 2019

Uneasy Kashmir shuts amid restrictions

Normal life was disrupted in Kashmir on Sunday due to a strike called by separatists to protest the recent killings in the valley.The situation in the valley remained tense after 100 Companies
Feb. 24, 2019

Clocks that don’t keep time

The famed Clock Tower, also known as Ghanta Ghar, at the Lal Chowk is again defunct.Last year, Srinagar Municipal Corporation (SMC) installed four new clocks on the tower that have been sponsored
Jan. 9, 2019

Uri youth’s mysterious murder

On December 18, a 25-year-old Boniyar youth Azim Khan was found hanging in Baramulla. Azim had gone missing on December 13 after spending half the day in a gymnasium at Azad Gunj,
Dec. 25, 2018

Glimpses Of Ramadan in Kashmir

As the valley is in full Ramadhan mode, people are thronging markets to buy food items and other essentials.Ramadhan in Kashmir is as much about eating as it is about fasting.Sehri (a
May. 23, 2018