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  'The Farmer’s Pheran': A heartwarming tale of gift from Kashmir that touched PM Modi’s heart

  Jammu and Kashmir | September 19, 2024 13:17 IST

  The 'pheran' that PM Modi wore during his visit to Srinagar was gifted to him by a Kashmiri farmer. Notably, pheran is a kind of Kashmiri traditional dress.

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  NEET heartening stories- 3 Kashmiri cousin sisters, Agra's truck mechanic's daughter clear exam

  Exam Results | June 16, 2023 7:10 IST

  NEET-UG results 2023: National Eligibility-Cum-Entrance Test (NEET) results show that India is rapidly changing. Once considered a course of elites or metro cities, now NEET success stories are coming from small towns and middle-class families.

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  BJP failing to provide security to Kashmiri pandits, says Cong after J-K's Shopian killing

  India | October 15, 2022 23:08 IST

  Kashmiri Pandit shot dead: Deputy Inspector General of Police Sujit Kumar said the Kashmir Freedom Fighter (KFF) group, the proxy name of a militant outfit, has claimed responsibility for Bhat's killing.

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  Delhi: Top Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik sits on hunger strike inside Tihar Jail

  India | July 23, 2022 7:37 IST

  Top Delhi police and jail officials huddled for several intense meetings and spoke with Yasin Malik but he has refused to end his strike.

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  Kashmir’s first female rapper Mahek: How protests in Valley 'ignited a flame' to give rise to Menime

  Trending | March 21, 2022 15:26 IST

  The 21-year-old Mehak first discovered her love for rap at the age of 12 when she came across a song by Eminem. That song search on YouTube made her curious about rap culture and thus she began listening to rap artists. To honour her inspiration, Eminem, she chose her stage name to be 'Menime', the reverse of Eminem.

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  Musical concert organised in Srinagar to create suicide prevention awareness among Kashmiris

  News | August 27, 2021 22:34 IST

  A Kashmir-based local group Fortune Media took step to aware youngsters about the suicides. A musical concert was organised to create suicide prevention awareness among youth. The aim was to spread awareness among Kashmiri youths about the increasing cases of suicides and also how can overcome suicidal thoughts and problems in life. The theme of this show was 'Vaharat, Naya Kashmir stop suicides'. People appreciated this step taken by the concerned group.

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  Kashmir's first NAT-PCR facility a lifesaver for residents

  News | September 23, 2020 12:20 IST

  Kashmir's first Nucleic Acid Testing (NAT-PCR) facility at the Government Medical College (GMC) here is an addition to the long list of development initiatives in the Union Territory by the Central government.

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  A Sikh from Kashmir Valley becomes music session overnight

  Entertainment | August 16, 2020 11:02 IST

  Sikh from South Kashmir has become an overnight music sensation in the valley.

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  Three decades on, exodus still haunts Kashmiri Pandits

  India | January 19, 2020 11:41 IST

  Exactly 30 years ago on January 19, 1990, the Kashmiri Pandits were forced to flee their homeland, the Kashmir Valley, as a result of being targeted by Islamic jihadis.

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  4 held for trying to blackmail, extort money from Kashmiri doctor in Kolkata

  Crime | December 10, 2019 8:06 IST

  The accused threatened the victim to pay them Rs 10 lakh or else his pictures would be posted on social media. The victim requested the men to accompany him to his house as he was not carrying such a large amount of money, the Police officer said.

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  Hundreds of Kashmiris from PoK to march towards LoC

  India | October 06, 2019 0:06 IST

  The people participating in the rally will gather in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). Their plan is to cross the LoC and reach Srinagar.

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  Propaganda-mongers spreading misinformation on Jammu & Kashmir: US-based Kashmiri group

  World | September 05, 2019 8:01 IST

    "There has been a tremendous amount of confusion, misinformation, and fear being disseminated by propaganda-mongers and the ill-informed press about the abrogation of Article 370 and 35A by the government of India," the influential Kashmiri Overseas Association (KAO) said.

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  Separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani asks Jammu & Kashmir people to resist

  India | August 25, 2019 15:17 IST

  In a statement issued on Friday, the hardline separatist leader, who advocates Kashmir's merger with Pakistan, said people should organise peaceful protests and demonstrations in their areas of residence. "While doing so, we must remain absolutely disciplined and not give the enemy, who is armed and ready to kill, any excuse whatsoever to hurt our lives and property

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  BSNL landline turns lifeline for communication-starved Kashmiris

  India | August 25, 2019 14:58 IST

  BSNL landline phones have become a lifeline for the people of Kashmir since all cellular phones were snapped across Jammu and Kashmir on August 5.

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  DMC issues notice to OYO after its affiliated hotel 'denies' room to Kashmiri youth

  India | August 21, 2019 23:32 IST

  In an official statement, the government minority body said, "This is a serious offence of discrimination against a lawful customer."According to media reports, an OYO-affiliated hotel in Jasola Vihar allegedly denied room to a Kashmiri youth over his identity, the statement said.

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  Kashmiri Pandit diaspora meets in Houston

  World | August 18, 2019 21:24 IST

  All the heads of Kashmiri Pandits' community organisations from India and community members from Australia, the UK, Germany, Singapore, India and the US connected with the meeting via teleconference on Saturday.

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  In Srinagar, people throng to make calls to their kin

  India | August 15, 2019 7:27 IST

  There is a massive surge in the people going to Deputy Commissioner office daily for thronging the six helplines set up for people for making phone calls. As many as 14,000 phone calls have been made and received ever since the helplines were set up a week back.

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  Twitter cheer! Delhiites, Mumbaikars invite Kashmiris home to celebrate Eid with them; posts go viral

  Trending | August 12, 2019 13:26 IST

  On the eve of Eid-al-Adha, people in Mumbai and Delhi took to their Twitter and invited Kashmiris to their homes to celebrate the festival with fervour.

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  Kashmiri law graduate in Delhi moves Supreme Court to know about parents staying in Valley

  India | August 10, 2019 21:50 IST

  Mohammad Aleem Syed, a law graduate from Jamia Milia Islamia, doing an apprenticeship with a lawyer here, in his plea said he had not received any information on his parents and brother in Kashmir since the intervening night of August 4-5.

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  Adorable: Photo of CRPF personnel shaking hands with Kashmiri kid wins hearts

  India | August 10, 2019 10:58 IST

  A photograph showing a woman CRPF personnel shaking hands with a Kashmiri child has gone viral on social media, earning widespread appreciation. The photo has been liked by thousands on Twitter and retweeted by over 700 times.