Umar Ganie

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Want To Vote In An Igloo?

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 programme ahead of the Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

What's Army Searching Under The Snow?

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

Blood Suckers Turn Healers In Kashmir

Rediff.com26 Mar 2024

Kashmiris receive traditional leech therapy from a practitioner during the celebrations of Nowroz in Srinagar.

What Mirwaiz Umar Farooq Did After Release

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 Conference Chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was released from house arrest on March 8, 2024.

Dal Lake roars! F4 racing debuts in Srinagar

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

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

High Alert In Srinagar For Modi Arrival

Rediff.com6 Mar 2024

A multi-layer security grid has been enforced in and around Srinagar, aerial surveillance, bomb disposal squads, drones and sharpshooters guarding the Bakshi Stadium are in place for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Srinagar visit on Thursday, March 7, 2024.

Children Are Back In School In Kashmir

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 winter vacation.

What Are These Soldiers Doing In Gulmarg?

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 experienced a significant influx of tourists, eager to experience the snow.

Khelo India In The Snow

Khelo India In The Snow

Rediff.com22 Feb 2024

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of the Snow Games Khelo India that began in snow covered Gulmarg on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.

Snow Paints Kashmir White

Snow Paints Kashmir White

Rediff.com20 Feb 2024

On February 19, 2024, many parts of the Kashmir valley, including the Gulmarg ski resort, were covered with fresh snow.

What's It Like Riding A Snow Horse Cart

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!

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

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

Snow-Clad Mesmerising Dal Lake

Rediff.com1 Feb 2024

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

Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!

Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!

Rediff.com29 Jan 2024

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

Zoya Afroz Wants To Tell You A Kashmir Story

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 Valley to shoot a film.

Who Needs Arms To Play Cricket?

Who Needs Arms To Play Cricket?

Rediff.com16 Jan 2024

Umar Ganie captures Amir Hussain Lone, Kashmir's armless cricketer, practicing near his home at Bijbehara in Anantnag district, south Kashmir.

Missing! Snow In Gulmarg!

Missing! Snow In Gulmarg!

Rediff.com10 Jan 2024

Gulmarg's bare hillsides are a barometer of changing global weather patterns.

Terrorists Murder Retired Cop, 72, During Azaan

Terrorists Murder Retired Cop, 72, During Azaan

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

The 72-year-old retired police officer, who was the local muezzin, was murdered while he was giving the call for azaan.

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