All stories by Umar Ganie
It's Snowing In Summer!
Rediff.com28 Apr 2023The famous ski resort of Gulmarg and other higher reaches in the Kashmir valley received fresh snowfall on Friday, April 28, 2023.
Beautiful Dal Lake In The Rain
Rediff.com19 Apr 2023Shikaras on Dal Lake with cloud- covered mountains for company.
Kashmiris Offer Shab-e-Qadr Prayers
Rediff.com18 Apr 2023Kashmiri Muslims offered Shab-e-Qadr (The Night of Power and Forgiveness) prayers for the first time after the abrogation of Article 370 in August 2019 at the historic Jamia Masjid in Srinagar on the night of 27 Ramadan.
Would You Let Leeches Suck You?
Rediff.com22 Mar 2023Every year, traditional Kashmiri health workers in Kashmir use leeches to treat people for small, itchy, painful lumps that develop on the skin called chilblains, arthritis, chronic headaches, frostbite and sinusitis, on Nowruz, which marks the first day of spring and the beginning of the year in the Persian calendar.
Sanjay Dutt's Special Kashmir Connection
Rediff.com17 Mar 2023It was a sweet homecoming of sorts for Sanjay Dutt when he visited Kashmir to shoot his Tamil film, Leo.
Ranveer In Kashmir!
Rediff.com4 Mar 2023Umar Ganie captures glimpse of actor Ranveer Singh in action in snow covered Gulmarg during the shooting of a romantic song for Karan Johar's film Rocky Aur Rani Ki Prem Kahani.
23 Years Later, India Strikes Back!
Rediff.com2 Mar 2023National Investigation Agency officials seized Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar's home in Srinagar on Thursday, March 2, 2023. On December 31, 1999, Zargar was released along with Jaish e Mohammed founder Masood Azhar and the British terrorist Omar Saeed Shaikh in exchange for the passengers and crew on board IC-814, the Indian Airlines flight hijacked from Kathmandu and flown to Kandahar in Afghanistan.
Asia's Longest Cycle Race Begins!
Rediff.com1 Mar 2023Cyclists from across India are taking part in the 12-day, 3,651 km, race, the first of its kind in Asia.
Want A Snowfight?
Rediff.com16 Feb 2023Umar Ganie captures stunning scenes of Gulmarg after fresh snowfall.
Opposition show of strength amid snowfall in Srinagar
Rediff.com30 Jan 2023Despite heavy snowfall in Srinagar, the rally to mark the culmination of Bharat Jodo Yatra went ahead, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and other prominent leaders of opposition parties addressing the march.
Rahul, Priyanka play in snow as Bharat Jodo Yatra ends
Rediff.com30 Jan 2023Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday hoisted the national flag at the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' camp site in Srinagar and followed it with a fun snowball fight with his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.
When 100ft Tricolor Covered Srinagar Street
Rediff.com27 Jan 2023Umar Ganie captures Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad students carrying a 100 feet-long Tricolor in Lal Chowk, Srinagar, on Republic Day, January 26, 2023.
STUNNING! Train Passes Through Snow
Rediff.com25 Jan 2023Umar Ganie captures stunning scenes of a train traveling on the snow-covered Srinagar-Qazigund railway track at Anantnag after fresh heavy snowfall on Wednesday.
Tourists Enjoy Kashmir's Winter Wonderland
Rediff.com20 Jan 2023Glimpses from Drung in Tangmarg near Srinagar
And So It Begins: Kashmir's CHILLAI KALAN
Rediff.com21 Dec 2022Srinagar records a low of minus 4.2 degrees.
What's That Light and Sound On Dal Lake?
Rediff.com8 Dec 2022Enchanting glimpses from the Shikara Festival on Dal Lake in Srinagar.
Kashmir Wrapped In Snow
Rediff.com7 Nov 2022Scenes from Kashmir, which received fresh snowfall on Sunday.
It's Snowing! It's Snowing!
Rediff.com21 Oct 2022Umar Ganie captures glimpses of the season's first snowfall in Gulmarg on Thursday, October 20, 2022.
First Day, First Show In Srinagar
Rediff.com20 Sep 2022Aamir Khan's Lal Singh Chaddha was the first film screened at the Srinagar cinema.
First Multiplex In Srinagar Opens Tomorrow
Rediff.com19 Sep 2022Srinagar gears up for its first multiplex cinema which will be inaugurated by Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at Shivpora Indiranagar in Srinagar.