UMAR GANIE

Stories by UMAR GANIE

Snow Taj Mahal in Gulmarg

Snow Taj Mahal in Gulmarg

Rediff.com   12 Feb 2022

Tourists and locals enjoy the snow sculpture of the Taj Mahal created by a hotel in Gulmarg to promote tourism in the Kashmir Valley.

Chugging Through The Snow

Chugging Through The Snow

Rediff.com   10 Jan 2022

Passenger trains on the snow-covered Baramulla-Qazigund railway track, near Srinagar, after train services resumed in the valley following heavy snowfall, January 10, 2022.

Srinagar Wrapped In Snow

Srinagar Wrapped In Snow

Rediff.com   4 Jan 2022

As most parts of the Kashmir Valley received fresh snowfall, the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway has been closed and nearly two dozen flights have been cancelled at the Srinagar international airport on Tuesday.

After 12 years, Kashmir's Pushkar celebrations

After 12 years, Kashmir's Pushkar celebrations

Rediff.com   25 Nov 2021

Minimum temperatures have plummeted below the freezing point across the Kashmir Valley, but pilgrims from all over India can be seen taking a dip at Shadipora located at the confluence of the Jhelum river and Sindh stream in the Ganderbal district of central Kashmir these days.

Who says my husband was a terrorist?

Who says my husband was a terrorist?

Rediff.com   17 Nov 2021

On Wednesday, dentist Dr Mudasir Gul's widow, carrying her 18-month-old child in her arms, wept and angrily demanded evidence that her husband -- who was slain during a firefight between security forces and terrorists in Hyderpora, Srinagar, on Monday evening -- was an over the ground worker.

Nature Paints Kashmir In Vermilion

Nature Paints Kashmir In Vermilion

Rediff.com   16 Nov 2021

The arrival of autumn in Srinagar marks its presence by changing the chinar leaves to orange-red.

Life comes to STANDSTILL in Kashmir

Life comes to STANDSTILL in Kashmir

Rediff.com   2 Sep 2021

Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in Kashmir on Thursday, September 2, following Syed Ali Shah Geelani's death.

Vidya's Day Out in Kashmir

Vidya's Day Out in Kashmir

Rediff.com   8 Feb 2021

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of Vidya Balan and Arbaaz Khan's visit to Kashmir for Rediff.com.

PIX: 75 days later, govt offices reopen in Kashmir

PIX: 75 days later, govt offices reopen in Kashmir

Rediff.com   6 Jun 2020

There are 3,324 coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir.

COVID-19: It's curtains for Asia's largest tulip garden

COVID-19: It's curtains for Asia's largest tulip garden

Rediff.com   14 Apr 2020

Can't step out owing to the coronavirus scare? Don't worry, here are some beautiful images from Srinagar's Tulip Garden.

'How much does the govt want to punish us Kashmiris?'

'How much does the govt want to punish us Kashmiris?'

Rediff.com   29 Aug 2019

An almost complete communications blackout has been imposed in Kashmir since August 5 after the Narendra Modi-led government moved to scrap the region's special status. Kashmiris outside the state are most affected by the inability to contact their families back home and not knowing what's happened to them. Umar Ganie listens to some voices of anguish, even anger.

J-K flag removed from civil secretariat in Srinagar

J-K flag removed from civil secretariat in Srinagar

Rediff.com   25 Aug 2019

Many Kashmiris termed the removing of that state flag as a "saddest moment for the J&K's history." Umar Ganie/Rediff.com reports from Srinagar.

Being a journalist in locked-down Kashmir

Being a journalist in locked-down Kashmir

Rediff.com   23 Aug 2019

Practising journalism has never been easy in the volatile Kashmir Valley. But since the state's special status was revoked, it's become almost impossible for the media to go about their job, reports Umar Ganie/Rediff.com.

Asia's largest tulip garden in full bloom

Asia's largest tulip garden in full bloom

Rediff.com   9 Apr 2019

A treat for eyes and the soul -- that is the tulip festival in Srinagar! Tourists have been flocking the famous tulip garden in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar ever since it opened for visitors last Sunday.

What it means to be a journalist in Kashmir

What it means to be a journalist in Kashmir

Rediff.com   16 Jun 2018

Journalists working in the Kashmir valley sometimes face the worst attacks from protesters, mourners and many a time from the security forces, says Photographer Umar Ganie.

Separatist's daughter is CBSE Class 12 topper in J&K

Separatist's daughter is CBSE Class 12 topper in J&K

Rediff.com   26 May 2018

Sama Shabir Shah says she used to study outside Tihar Jail while waiting for hours to be allowed to meet her father.

PHOTOS: Dhoni interacts with students at DPS Srinagar

PHOTOS: Dhoni interacts with students at DPS Srinagar

Rediff.com   28 Nov 2017

Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who is also a honorary Lt. Col in the Indian Army, appreciated the school's contribution for the visually impaired children.

CRPF martyr's wife, daughter hoist flag in Srinagar

CRPF martyr's wife, daughter hoist flag in Srinagar

Rediff.com   15 Aug 2017

'I will join the armed forces like my father,' says Arna Kumar, 6, whose father CRPF Commandant Pramod Kumar was killed by terrorists last Independence Day.

Missing soldier Zahoor Ahmed has joined us, claims Hizbul

Missing soldier Zahoor Ahmed has joined us, claims Hizbul

Rediff.com   29 Jul 2017

Zahoor, a resident of Pulwama district in South Kashmir, was reported absconding since July 5 night by the army unit located in Gantmulla area of Baramulla.

Two weeks old militant returns home dead

Two weeks old militant returns home dead

Rediff.com   12 Jul 2017

Went to buy ice-cream. Businessman-turned militant returns home dead.