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Firdousa Bashir with her father and sister at their home

Firdousa, budding calligrapher of Kashmir, is thrilled at being named in Mann ki baat

The Urs of Sheikh Noorudin Wali at Chrar-e-Sharif, Budgam, Kashmir

Why Sheikh-ul-Alam's Urs is observed on a date different from date of his death

Dr N Zaheer Ahmad, Director of the Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM inaugurating the Ayush mela in the Islamic University campus

Experts say AYUSH gaining popularity as holistic healthcare regimen

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Izhar Mubashir wins Bal Sahitya Puraskar 2025 for children's literature

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar The South Kashmir-based author Izhar Mubashir's “Shure Te Tchure Gyush” (Children and Their Chirping) has been selected for the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the Sahitya Akademi in the Kashmiri language for the year 2025. The award recognizes Izhar’s contribution to children's literature in Kashmiri and includes a copper plaque and a cash prize of ₹50,000. Izhar Mubashir's real nam...

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Kashmir's apple, honey output is all time high, thanks to SKUAST's efforts

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar A project executed by Kashmir’s Agricultural University has led to a major boost in apple production in the Valley. This major crop supports about 70 percent of the rural population's livelihood. “Before 2010, the apple crop was giving worries to the growers as the yield was steadily declining. The production was down by 30 to 40 percent (in 2010) because of inadequate crop pollination”, Prof...

Kashmir: IUST placed among top Indian universities in 20 years: VC Romshoo

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar In 20 years, the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, has secured a place among India’s top universities. It has been awarded a four-star grading by the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) for the last three consecutive years. In recent years, the first Islamic university in J&K has transformed itself from a teaching institution to one focused on research and entrepreneurship...

Kashmir: IUST placed among top Indian universities in 20 years: VC Ramshoo

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar In 20 years, the Islamic University of Science and Technology (IUST), Awantipora, has secured a place among India’s top universities. It has been awarded a four-star grading by the Institution Innovation Council (IIC) for the last three consecutive years. In recent years, the first Islamic university in J&K has transformed itself from a teaching institution to one focused on research and entrepreneurship...

Lotus bloom in Wular brings cheers to Nadroo, fish farmers of Kashmir

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Years of dredging and de-siltation in Asia’s largest freshwater lake – Wular in north Kashmir have borne fruits with the blooming of lotus inside it. Apart from its beauty, the bloom signifies the potential harvest of Lotus, Nadroo, a local delicacy that is now being marketed abroad, contributing to an economic boom. The Lake had stopped producing Nadroo because of the settlement of silt and soil in...

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Kashmiri environmentalist Manzoor Wangnoo revives twin lakes in Srinagar

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Three years of sustained community-driven work to clean the nearly dead Khushalsar-Gilsar twin lakes of Srinagar, Kashmir, spearheaded by the reputed businessman-turned-environmentalist Manzoor Ahmad Wangnoo, have borne fruit. Named Mission Ehsaas, the cleansing campaign by the Nigeen Lake Conservation Organization (NLCO), founded by Wangnoo, meant excavating about 5,000 truckloads of muck and trash from the lakes...

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First Kashmiri-Kannada feature film touches a chord in the Valley

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar “The idea was to give a quality cinema and to promote regional cinemas. That is the need of the hour because all institutions were shut down over the years and artists had hardly anything to do for decades. Regional cinema is the only medium to get people connected. With this film, Harmukh, which is a sensitive word in our culture, we have tried to unite the two different cultures and languages---Kashmiri and Ka...

Don't post pictures of animal sacrifice on social media: Darakhshan Andrabi

Ehsan Fazili Srinagar Amid tight security arrangements for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s J&K visit on Friday to inaugurate the much-awaited Kashmir rail link, preparations are in full swing ahead of Eid-ul-Azha celebrations, which had already begun before the beginning of the Islamic month of Zull Hijja. The main Eid-ul-Azha congregation, offering the Eid Namaz, is being held at Hazratbal shrine in Srinagar, while special Ei...

Kashmir beckons tourists month after Pahalgam terror attack saw exodus

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar A month after Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 25 tourists and a local ponywallah in Pahalgam leading to a sudden exodus of tourists from the Valley and dealing a big blow to the flourishing tourism industry, tourism operators are trying to pick the threads of their shattered lives once again. “As of now less than a hundred tourists arrive at the airport, which has grown from 30 to 50 during the past ...

Kashmir beckons tourists month after Pahalgam terror attack saw exodus

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar A month after Pakistan-backed terrorists killed 25 tourists and a local ponywallah in Pahalgam leadingg to a sudden exodus of tourists from the Valley, and dealt a big blow to the flourishing tourism industry, tourism operators are trying to pick the threads of their shattered lives once again. “As of now less than a hundred tourists arrive at the airport, which has grown from 30 to 50 during the past ...

J&K to construct bunkers on border for locals’ safety in shelling by Pakistan

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar As residents of areas along the Line of Control and the International border in Jammu and Kashmir begin to pick threads of their lives after facing heavy shelling from Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, the government is planning to construct bunkers as permanent shelters for residents in case of hostilities recur. Dr Sajjad Shafi, MLA of Uri, in north Kashmir, said the government is planning one bunker each for u...

Kashmir: Sikh villager give his land for pathway to Muslim graveyard

Ehsan Fazili/ Srinagar In a goodwill gesture towards Muslims and to maintain harmony, a Sikh has provided his land for a pathway to the local graveyard in Saimoh village of Tral in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir. Pushvinder Singh, a retired Government school teacher, social activist, and former trade union leader, contested the recent Assembly elections from the Tral constituency. He sought the votes of Muslims and offered to &l...

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Tribal women Iram Choudhary and Shabnam bring laurels to J&K

Ehsan Fazili /Srinagar It may be a coincidence that two women from the tribal community of Gujjar-Bakerwal of Jammu and Kashmir are in the limelight for their achievements. Dr. Iram Choudhary from the border area of Rajouri has scored the All India Rank of 40 in the UPSC civil services examination and the other is Shabnam Sidiq, daughter of a labourer who lives in a tented house in Tral, Pulwama, and yet secured 93 percent marks in the 12t...

Kashmir: Muneeb Bhat, Haris Mir realised their 'yeh dil mange more' dream by clearing UPSC

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar Two out of 12 aspirants from Jammu and Kashmir who qualified for the UPSC Civil Services 2024 have followed their passion for “Yeh Dil Mange More” (My heart wants more) and improved their rankings in the administrative services for which they had already qualified. The duo is Mohammad Muneeb Bhat from Anantnag district of South Kashmir (AIR 131) who is already serving the J&K government after clear...

Kashmir: Parsa's free Iftaari and service to all during Ramzan wins hearts

Ehsan Fazili/ Srinagar When a Hindu family from Chennai visiting Kashmir stopped over at the food outlet in Jehangir Chowk here last week, it was nearing Iftaar time. The staff members were busy preparing to serve over a hundred people breaking the day’s fast. The family inquired about the festive atmosphere at the restaurant. After knowing the reason, the family offered to wait till the fasting people were served.They waited pa...

Valley couple to set up printmaking Studio and Art Residency in Srinagar

Ehsan Fazili/ Srinagar Kashmir Valley, which has been home to many famous artists, would soon have a printmaking studio and art residency to provide a dedicated space for artistic collaboration and a learning center. The initiative is the brainchild of Nasreen Mohsin, a printmaker with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the prestigious M.S. University of Baroda, and her husband, Faiyaz Dilbar, well-known writer and filmmaker and a group...

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Sahitya Akademy awardee Aatash wrote 10 books despite poor eyesight

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar “Jayakanthan has focussed on the downtrodden people of South India. His works highlight the life and aspirations of the poor”, said Ghulam Nabi Pandith, known by his penname Ghulam Nabi Aatash, whose book has been selected for the annual Translation Prize for the 2024 Sahitya Akademi award. Speaking with Awaz-the Voice from his home in Nanil village of the Anantnag district, about 70 km South of Srinag...

Kashmir: Palm date consumption during Ramzan increases 20 fold

Ehsan Fazili/ Srinagar Although palm dates hold significance in the lives of Kashmiri Muslims for all auspicious and religious occasions, during the holy month of Ramzan, its consumption - to break the dawn-to-dusk fast - breaks all records. In fact, Muslims all over the world prefer to break the day-long fast with dates, and if these are not available, sips of water are taken instead. The consumption of dates in the valley h...

Kashmir: Pervez Ahmed Sheikh keeps alive Bijbehara temple, communal harmony

Ehsan Fazili/Srinagar A Muslim family has been taking care of a temple in Bijbehara town of Anantnag in South Kashmir for 35 years, since the eruption of armed militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, leading to the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the valley. Nestled in the apple orchards, Jaya Devi temple (Shakti Sathal of Mata Jaya Devi), overlooks the highway township in the backdrop of vast lush green paddy fields and orchards on the o...

Javed Dar's effort to clean village stream triggers Valley-wide campaign

Ehsan Fazili/ Srinagar Javed Dar, a professional photographer who works as India Chief Photographer at Xinhua News, during a recent visit to his native village, Muniwar near Khannabal on the outskirts of Anantnag town in South Kashmir, noticed the growing garbage dump on the bank of the rivulet Sandran that meandered the area. “The banks were littered with garbage – plastic, home waste, farm waste, etc. The garbage has flow...

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