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Umer making earthen lamps for Diwali (Basit Zargar)

Potter Umer makes thousands of lamps ahead of Diwali in Srinagar

Mutawali displaying the casket with the Holy Relic at the Hazratbal shrine

Muslims pray as they have a glimpse of casket with the Holy relic at Hazratbal

Long queue outside the Shankaracharya temple in Srinagar

People throng Shankaracharya temple in Srinagar on Raksha Bandhan

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Temple reopening in Kashmir on Eid-Navami heralds return of peace

Basit Zargar/Srinagar The 170-year-old temple in Srinagar reopened after it remained closed for 36 years due to the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus in the wake of Pakistan-inspired terrorism.The Shri Raghunathji Mandir, located in downtown Srinagar, had been refurbished and was reopened with pomp and ceremony, accompanied by devotion, on the occasion of Ram Navami. Today, it once again resonates with the sounds of bells, prayers a...

Snowfall springs hope of tourism revival in Kashmir

Basit Zargar/Gulmarg Snowfall in Kashmir Valley has revived the hopes of tourism getting back on the rails. This is eight months after the terrorist attack in Baisaran Valley of South Kashmir in which 22 tourists were killed at point blank led to the the tourists leaving Kashmir right at the beginning of the tourist season. The ski resort of Gulmarg is once again emerging as a symbol of renewed hope, as tourists in large numbers ...

711 Agniveers join Army after impressive POP at Srinagar

Basit Zargar/Srinagar In a display of military precision and discipline, 711 newly recruited Agniveers of the Jammu & Kashmir Light Infantry (JAKLI) were inducted into the Army at an impressive passing-out parade held at the JAKLI Regimental Centre in Srinagar. Emotional parents with their Agniveer son after the Passing out Parade The parade, marked by synchronised drill movements and ceremonial traditions, drew widesp...

Gulmarg turns into enchanting winter resort with first snowfall

Basit Zargar/Gulmarg Gulmarg, a winter resort in north Kashmir, has turned into a breathtaking white wonderland after the recent heavy snowfall, the first one of the season. This picturesque hill station is now completely covered with a thick layer of soft snow, and it’s attracting tourists from India and abroad. Tourists in Gulmarg This is the first snowfall of this season, clearly signaling the grand arrival ...

Young Kashmiris flock to Chinar Book Festival on the Dal Lake

Basit Zargar/Srinagar The picturesque lawns of SKICC on the banks of Dal Lake turned into a literary paradise on Saturday as the Chinar Book Festival 2025 began with great enthusiasm. Inaugurated by Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, the Nine-day festival is being hailed as a major step towards promoting reading habits, creativity, and knowledge among students and youth in Jammu ...

Yusuf Muran carves masterpieces out of deadwood in silence

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Mohammad Yusuf Muran remains busy from dawn to dusk, chiselling wood-carved masterpieces. Muran, 58, who hails from Srinagar Downtown, was born deaf and dumb. However, his handicap never came in the way of his learning the traditional art of wood carving. He started learning the art of wood carving from his elder brother, who is also deaf and mute, at the age of four. Muran has created a replica of the ...

Religious fervour, service and national security enliven Amarnath pilgrimage

Photo Story by Basit Zargar The hills of Pahalgam-Baltal resonated with the slogans of Har Har Mahadev and Bam Bom Bhole, as the pilgrims filled with devotion, and enthusiastic local service providers set out on the arduous 35-km pilgrimage to the Cave of Lord Shiva at Amarnath for annual pilgrimage. The combination of devotion and service and the hawk-like vigil of the security forces against terrorists trying to sneak in to disrupt w...

Dutch woman’s lonely mission to cleanse Dal Lake

Basit Zargar/Srinagar As dawn breaks over the still waters of Dal Lake, casting a golden hue across its misty surface, a small boat gently slices through the quiet. At the helm sits a woman in her wide-brimmed hat, rowing with steady determination. Her name is Ellis Hubertina Spaaanderman, a 69-year-old Dutch national who has, for the past five years, taken it upon herself to clean the plastic waste choking Srinagar’s most iconic...

Kheer Bhawani temple festival brings Kashmiri Pandits back to the Valley

Basit Zargar/Tulmula(Kashmir) Six weeks after terrorists fled Kashmir in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack, hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits gathered at Tulmulla in central Kashmir on Jyeshtha Ashtami at the Kheer Bhawani temple. Devotees offering milk to the Goddess at Kheer Bhawani The ancient temple located in the Ganderbal district’s Tulamulla village is the venue of the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, and symbolizes Kashm...

SKUAST, Kashmir farm varsity gives India its first gene-edited sheep

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Scientists at the Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in Kashmir have created the country's first gene-edited sheep. Using the cutting-edge gene editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9, scientists deactivated the myostatin gene of this sheep, resulting in its muscle size increasing by about 30% than normal. It is noteworthy that the myostatin gene controls muscle growth...

Kashmiri farmers enjoy a bountiful Cherry harvest

Basit Zargar/Srinagar It’s Cherry harvesting time for horticulturists in Kashmir. This season, farmers are happy about a high yield and newer varieties of the fruit that are the result of newer techniques introduced in Kashmir’s horticulture. Cherry Harvest Cherry plucking and packing is a labour-intensive process. In a Cherry orchard, one can see labourers hand-picking bunches of cherries and others packing the...

Srinagar: Pilgrims from Kashmir, Ladakh embark on Hajj pilgrimage

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Emotional scenes were witnessed at a special arena of the Srinagar International Airport as the first batch of 178 pilgrims from the twin states of J&K and Ladakh departed for the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj. Secretary Hajj Shujaat Ahmad Qureshi speaking with pilgrims at Srinagar airport The group, comprising 96 men and 82 women, gathered early at the Hajj House in Bemina where famil...

J&K Waqf chairperson gives job letter to Pahalgam hero Adil’s brother

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir Waqf Board has come to the rescue of the family of Adil Hussain Shah, the braveheart of the Pahalgam carnage, who was the only breadwinner of his family. Chairperson of the J&K Waqf Board Dr Darakhshan Andrabi, on Thursday, handed over an appointment letter to the brother of Syed Adil Hussain Shah of Pahalgam, who died while fighting terrorists during a terror attack in the Baisaran area on A...

Basit Zargar story of the Ramban catastrophe

Basit Zargar story eport and photos from Srinagar Ramban by Basit Zargar The situation of flood caused by sudden cloudburst in Ramban is now getting normal, but the natural disaster that occurred recently had badly affected the life of the area. Many people lost their lives in this incident and the situation on Jammu-Srinagar road became completely chaotic. However, till now the marks of this big accident have not been ...

Joy and emotions erupt as 238 men and women join J&K Police

Basit Zargar/Manigam (Ganderbal, Kashmir) At a ceremony charged with joy and emotions, 238 newly recruited police personnel; - men and women - were inducted into the J&K Police during the Passing Out Parade held at the Police training center in Manigam, central Kashmir. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha took the salute at the impressive march-past, where the young recruits—drawn from different parts of Jammu and Kashmir—d...

Zool Festival of Kashmir symbolises devotion, spiritual awakening

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Keeping up with the annual practice that marks the beginning of farming season in the region, thousands of people participated in the “Zool”(illumination) festival at the shrine of Sufi saint, Baba Zain-ud-Din Wali at Aishmuqam in Anantnag district of South Kashmir Saturday evening. The torch-light festival involves burning of wooden twigs called phrov in Kashmiri, not only added lights around the shrine o...

Myriad hues of nature make Valley's Spring memorable for tourists

Basit Zargar/Srinagar As spring season, called Sonth in Kashmiri, has arrived in Kashmir, Nature has spread all its colours on the canvas of the land. A local youth criss crossing a mustard field Pink blooms on almond and cherry trees, and a vast expanse of the land turned into patches of resplendent yellow with mustard (called Til googule) crops in full bloom make the landscape vivid. A Young tourist throwi...

All hues of nature make Valley Spring most vivid

Basit Zargar/Srinagar As spring season, called Sonth in Kashmiri, has arrived in Kashmir, Nature has spread all its colours on the canvas of the land. Pink blooms on almond and cherry trees, and a vast expanse of the land turned into patches of resplendent yellow with mustard (called Til googule) crops in full bloom make the landscape vivid. Hundreds of tourists who were driven by the valley with ...

Muslims join Ramnavami celebrations in Srinagar

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Kashmiri Pandit community in Srinagar celebrated Ram Navami with great enthusiasm and devotion, organizing a grand Shobha Yatra that traversed prominent localities of Srinagar city. The procession commenced early morning from the Kathleshwar Temple in Tankipora, a downtown area. The participants, dressed in traditional attire, sang bhajans, and chanted hymns in honor of Lord Rama, filling the air with spiritual fe...

Kashmir: Shoppers enthusiasm adds to Eid eve festivities in Srinagar

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Like other parts of the country and the world, the people of Kashmir are also excited about Eid-ul-Fitr, which is expected to fall on March 31. On the last days of Ramzan, the markets in Srinagar are crowded with shoppers. The buzz and festivities in the markets continue throughout the day. The Mehndi artists are the most busy people around. Young and not-so-young women are seen waiting for their turn to dye t...

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