All stories by UMAR GANIE
High Alert In Srinagar For Modi Arrival
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024A multi-layer security grid has been enforced in and around Srinagar, aerial surveillance, bomb disposal squads, drones and sharpshooters guarding the Bakshi Stadium are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Srinagar visit on Thursday, March 7, 2024.
Children Are Back In School In Kashmir
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024On Monday, March 4, 2024, students returned to school in Kashmir after 95 days of winter vacation.
What Are These Soldiers Doing In Gulmarg?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024Security has been beefed up in the famous tourist destination in Kashmir after it experienced a significant influx of tourists, eager to experience the snow.
Khelo India In The Snow
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024Umar Ganie captures glimpses of the Snow Games Khelo India that began in snow covered Gulmarg on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Snow Paints Kashmir White
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024On February 19, 2024, many parts of the Kashmir valley, including the Gulmarg ski resort, were covered with fresh snow.
What's It Like Riding A Snow Horse Cart
Rediff.com12 Feb 2024Umar Ganie captures tourists enjoying the snow horse cart sculpture in Sonamarg.
Here Comes The Snow!
Rediff.com8 Feb 2024Umar Ganie captures tourists frolicking in the snow in Doodhpathri, Budgam district.
A Train Chugs Along In The Kashmir Snow
Rediff.com3 Feb 2024The Kashmir Valley received fresh heavy snowfall, February 3, 2024.
Snow-Clad Mesmerising Dal Lake
Rediff.com1 Feb 2024A view of the frozen Dal Lake after Srinagar receives much awaited season's first snowfall.
Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!
Rediff.com29 Jan 2024Umar Ganie captures Gulmarg as the town and other higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley receive snow.
Zoya Afroz Wants To Tell You A Kashmir Story
Rediff.com24 Jan 2024The cool temperatures of Kashmir got hotter as the gorgeous Zoya Afroz came down to the Valley to shoot a film.
Who Needs Arms To Play Cricket?
Rediff.com16 Jan 2024Umar Ganie captures Amir Hussain Lone, Kashmir's armless cricketer, practicing near his home at Bijbehara in Anantnag district, south Kashmir.
Missing! Snow In Gulmarg!
Rediff.com10 Jan 2024Gulmarg's bare hillsides are a barometer of changing global weather patterns.
Terrorists Murder Retired Cop, 72, During Azaan
Rediff.com24 Dec 2023The 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local muezzin, was murdered while he was giving the call for azaan.
Freestyle Footballers Captivate Srinagar
Rediff.com18 Dec 2023On Monday, December 18, 2023, freestyle football champion Agnieszka 'Aguka' Mnich from Poland and German footballer Patrick Bauer performed football tricks in the presence of a huge crowd at the historic Ghanta Ghar at Lal Chowk in Srinagar.
When Dal Lake Froze
Rediff.com13 Dec 2023Parts of Dal Lake froze as Srinagar recorded the coldest night of this winter at minus 5.3 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, December 13, 2023.
Kashmir On High Alert...
Rediff.com11 Dec 2023The scenes in Kashmir, as security is put on high alert after the judgment of Article 370 was passed by the Supreme Court on Monday, December 11, 2023.
Kashmir Faces Power Crisis
Rediff.com23 Nov 2023The Kashmir valley is facing a shortage of electricity at the beginning of the long winter.
Dense Fog Engulfs Kashmir
Rediff.com22 Nov 2023As the night temperature plummeted to below freezing point in many parts of the Kashmir valley including Srinagar, dense fog engulfed the city and other parts.
Kashmir Turns Orange
Rediff.com17 Nov 2023As winter approaches, the days get shorter and it's the time when the Kashmir Valley turns orange-red.