All stories by Umar Ganie
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.
Remembering The Kargil War 23 Years On
Rediff.com26 Jul 2022The Indian Army and Indian Air Force pay tribute to the Kargil martyrs on Kargil Vijay Diwas in Kargil.
Tiranga Rally Flagged Off In Srinagar
Rediff.com25 Jul 2022The first-ever Tiranga Rally from the Ghanta Ghar Lal Chowk in Srinagar to Kargil organised by the Bharatiya Janata Party began on Monday, July 25, amidst tight security, in which 300 bikers participated.
Kashmiri Pandits Celebrate Kheer Bhawani Mela
Rediff.com8 Jun 2022Kashmiri Pandits offered special prayers at the Mata Kheer Bhawani temple in Tulmulla Ganderbal near Srinagar, June 8, 2022, during the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela celebrations.
Teacher's Murder: Kashmiri Pandits Protest
Rediff.com31 May 2022Kashmiri Pandits protest against Tuesday's murder of a lady teacher in Kulgam by terrorists.
Murder In The Heart Of Srinagar
Rediff.com4 Apr 2022Terrorists attacked a Central Reserve Police Force patrol, killing a CRPF jawan and injuring another in Maisuma in the heart of Srinagar on Monday, April 4, 2022.
After Lashkar Terrorists Were Killed...
Rediff.com30 Mar 2022Two men the Jammu and Kashmir police described as Lashkar-e-Tayiba terrorists were killed in an encounter in Rainawari, Srinagar.
Snow Taj Mahal in Gulmarg
Rediff.com12 Feb 2022Tourists 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
Rediff.com10 Jan 2022Passenger 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
Rediff.com4 Jan 2022As 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
Rediff.com25 Nov 2021Minimum 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?
Rediff.com17 Nov 2021On 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
Rediff.com16 Nov 2021The arrival of autumn in Srinagar marks its presence by changing the chinar leaves to orange-red.