All stories by UMAR GANIE
Life comes to STANDSTILL in Kashmir
Rediff.com2 Sep 2021Curfew-like restrictions were imposed in Kashmir on Thursday, September 2, following Syed Ali Shah Geelani's death.
Vidya's Day Out in Kashmir
Rediff.com8 Feb 2021Umar 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
Rediff.com6 Jun 2020There are 3,324 coronavirus cases in Jammu and Kashmir.
COVID-19: It's curtains for Asia's largest tulip garden
Rediff.com14 Apr 2020Can'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?'
Rediff.com29 Aug 2019An 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
Rediff.com25 Aug 2019Many 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
Rediff.com23 Aug 2019Practising 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 But since the state's special status was revoked, it's become almost impossible for the media to go about their job, reports Umar Ganie/Rediff.com.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
Rediff.com9 Apr 2019A 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
Rediff.com16 Jun 2018Journalists 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
Rediff.com26 May 2018Sama 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
Rediff.com28 Nov 2017Mahendra 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
Rediff.com15 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
Rediff.com29 Jul 2017Zahoor, 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
Rediff.com12 Jul 2017Went to buy ice-cream. Businessman-turned militant returns home dead.
'The attack will bring a bad name to Kashmir'
Rediff.com11 Jul 2017Kashmiris protest against the killing of Amarnath pilgrims.
'Shutting bus door saved many lives'
Rediff.com11 Jul 2017'I think Allah gave me the strength to keep driving.' 'He gave me the foresight not to stop the bus.' 'The firing went on and on. It just did not stop.' 'And I kept driving.'
With 64 deaths, Kashmir sees its bloodiest Ramzan yet
Rediff.com24 Jun 201742 terrorists, 7 civilians and 15 security personnel have lost their lives since May 15.
'Your killers will face the same fate'
Rediff.com23 Jun 2017'Why was he killed? What was his fault? Whoever did this is so inhuman.'
Why did Afshan Ashiq, the footballer, turn into a stone-pelter?
Rediff.com13 May 2017"What would you do if a policeman, or for that matter, any person, abuses your family" asks the 21-year-old student who became the face of students pelting stones in Kashmir.
Why Kashmiri school students clash with security forces
Rediff.com12 May 2017Rediff.com's Umar Ganie talked to some of the protesting students in Srinagar.