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A Kashmiri women seeks blessings and divine bounties at Hazratbal shrine(Pics by Basit Zargar

Hazratbal: Emotions, devotion & submission to Holy relic

Kashmiri Muslim women mourners looking at the Ashura procession (Pics By: Basit Zargar)

Ashura processions taken out peacefully in Kashmir

Mustafa with his handwritten Quran (Images and text by Basit Zargar)

Gurez man handles social rejection by writing Quran

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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...

Achabal, other springs go dry triggering water scarcity in Kashmir

Basit Zargar/Srinagar For the first time, the spring of Achabal in Kashmir's Anantnag district over which the Mughals have built a structure and laid a garden, has dried up, leaving its once-lively fountains and stream emanating from it dry. Experts attribute this unprecedented crisis to climate change, marked by rising temperatures, deficient rainfall, and depleting groundwater levels. However, the immediate trigger is l...

Acchabal spring dries up sounding alarm bells on water scarcity in Kashmir

Basit Zargar/Srinagar For the first time, the Mughal garden at Achabal—a 17th-century monument built by Empress Nur Jahan—has dried up, leaving its once-lively fountains and streams dry. Experts attribute this unprecedented crisis to climate change, marked by rising temperatures, deficient rainfall, and depleting groundwater levels. Shabir Ahmad, a social activist, expressed deep concern over the garden’s decline....

Bilal Mir's unique solar car to be launched

Basit Zargar/Srinagar After three years of rigorous efforts by mathematics teacher Bilal Ahmad Mir to revolutionize transport through his solar car, RAY is ready to take the roads. The revamped solar car is all set for launch on Monday, February 10. The solar-powered vehicle features a brand-new design with enhanced efficiency and technology. Mir’s journey started in 2022 when he brought a solar car. “I fully self-spons...

Irshad Khan extracts lotus stems from freezing lake waters for living

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Irshad Khan spends hours in freezing temperatures in the waters of Anchar Lake extracting Lotus stems just to eke out a livelihood to feed his family. Clutching on to a small boat on the one hand for balance and plucking the Lotus stems from deep down the water in the lake and later cleaning and making bunches to sell them in the market is an early morning chore for him in this cold. Lotus stem, locally known ...

Book a Shikara ride on Kashmir's Dal lake through Uber

Basir Zargar/ Srinagar Uber on Monday launched India's first-ever water transport service, offering tourists the comfort of pre-booking shikara rides on Dal Lake in Srinagar through its app. Named as Uber Shikara, the limited-period service is designed to enhance the experience of tourists while promoting grassroots economic opportunities for shikara owners in Kashmir. "Uber Shikara is our humble attempt to blend techno...

Sania Zehra is the honey Queen of Kashmir

Srinagar/ Basit Zargar It is no longer true that women in Kashmir cannot work or run businesses. As circumstances change, people’s mindsets are evolving as well. Nowadays, there is hardly any difference in how entrepreneurship is perceived by both men and women; they are working side by side and competing equally. Breaking barriers and forging their paths in business, Kashmiri women are shining in vibrant colors. Another inspirin...

Diwali diyas light up Srinagar's Lal Chowk, LoC

Basit Zargar/Srinagar Srinagar’s Lal Chowk area turned into an arena of harmony and hope asm people from all walks of life lit earthern lamps and fired crackers on Diwali night lifting up the mood and hsignalling the sustainability of peace and normalcy in the Kashmir Valley. Here is the story as captured by Basit Zargar through his lense: Local youth participating in diya lighting at Lal Chowk Lal Chowk has...

8th Muharram procession passes off peacefully in Srinagar

Basit Zargar For the second year, thousands of Shia Muslim mourners took out the eighth Muharram procession in Jammu & Kashmir’s Srinagar city on Monday. Last year it was after 35 years that authorities had permitted the event with the organizers assuring a peaceful and disciplined Muharram procession. The Shia Muslim mourners joined the procession that started at Guru Bazaar and ended in the Dalgate area of Srinagar city...

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