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Umar Ganie

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Kashmir On Edge: Jhelum Crosses Danger Mark
Rediff.com30 Apr 2024

Kashmir's divisional commissioner announced the closure of all schools across the...

A Tragedy On The Jhelum
Rediff.com17 Apr 2024

Six people perished when a boat carrying school going children and their parents...

Last Friday Ramzan Prayers Not Allowed At Jamia Masjid In Srinagar
Rediff.com6 Apr 2024

The last Friday prayers of Ramzan (Jumatul Vida) were not allowed to be held at the...

Want To Vote In An Igloo?
Rediff.com4 Apr 2024

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of snow covered Gulmarg as it hosts a mega voter awareness...

What's Army Searching Under The Snow?
Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

The Indian Army's Ski patrol team take part in an avalanche rescue exercise drill.

Blood Suckers Turn Healers In Kashmir
Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Kashmiris receive traditional leech therapy from a practitioner during the celebrations...

What Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Did After Release
Rediff.com19 Mar 2024

A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Jammu and Kashmir, Hurriyat...

Dal Lake roars! F4 racing debuts in Srinagar
Rediff.com18 Mar 2024

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of Srinagar's first-ever Formula 4 race!

Wah, there's a Taj Mahal in Kashmir
Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Did the Taj just move to Sonmarg?

High Alert In Srinagar For Modi Arrival
Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

A multi-layer security grid has been enforced in and around Srinagar, aerial...

Children Are Back In School In Kashmir
Rediff.com4 Mar 2024

On Monday, March 4, 2024, students returned to school in Kashmir after 95 days of...

What Are These Soldiers Doing In Gulmarg?
Rediff.com28 Feb 2024

Security has been beefed up in the famous tourist destination in Kashmir after it...

Khelo India In The Snow
Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of the Snow Games Khelo India that began in snow covered...

Snow Paints Kashmir White
Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

On February 19, 2024, many parts of the Kashmir valley, including the Gulmarg ski...

What's It Like Riding A Snow Horse Cart
Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

Umar Ganie captures tourists enjoying the snow horse cart sculpture in Sonamarg.

Here Comes The Snow!
Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

Umar Ganie captures tourists frolicking in the snow in Doodhpathri, Budgam district.

A Train Chugs Along In The Kashmir Snow
Rediff.com3 Feb 2024

The Kashmir Valley received fresh heavy snowfall, February 3, 2024.

Snow-Clad Mesmerising Dal Lake
Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

A view of the frozen Dal Lake after Srinagar receives much awaited season's first...

Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!
Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

Umar Ganie captures Gulmarg as the town and other higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley...

Zoya Afroz Wants To Tell You A Kashmir Story
Rediff.com24 Jan 2024

The cool temperatures of Kashmir got hotter as the gorgeous Zoya Afroz came down to the...