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4 years ago

Kashmir artisans: Lost to machines

Kashmir artisans, especially carpet weavers, are facing a tough time. The craft of carpet weaving is witnessing the worst slump ever. Kashmiri handmade carpets are famous all over the world, however, with
4 years ago

Foreign delegates reach Srinagar

The 25 foreign diplomats today reached Srinagar to witness the ground situation after the abrogation of Article 370.The group includes envoys from European Union, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Hungary, Netherlands and Bulgaria,

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
5 years ago

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
5 years ago

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,
5 years ago

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
6 years ago

Kashmir-Folding Finesse

When one thinks of a white sheet of paper, all one can perhaps imagine are words or pictures scrawled across it. But a nineteen-year-old Mohsin Rashid has put paper to a different
6 years ago

Artisans in Shambles

The art of stone carving is practiced at various places in Kashmir with Pantha Chowk being its hub. However, the stone chiselers continue to work under tin sheets after being dislodged by
6 years ago

PICKLY TALES

Haji Gulam Qadir Senoo has become popular as the 'pickle man of Kashmir', who has prepared more than a hundred varieties of delicious pickles that tickle the taste buds of the people
6 years ago