All stories by Umar Ganie
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.
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.