Kashmir Life

Budshah’s Nallai Mar  

For ages, rulers in Kashmir have constructed canals to improve life and production. But there is no ruler who could come even closer to...

Whither Zainageer

One of the major belts that Budshah made famous was the Zainageer in Sopore outskirts. He had built a palace and set up a...

Zainakote Conversion

Budshah found the karewa an ideal spot to oversee a bird abundant wetland, hunt and rest. Shahmiris gone, the garden became a habitation and...

Zainatilak, The Missing Town

Budshah built massive infrastructure in his half a century rule. Barring a few canals, nothing exists. But almost everything he built, names are still...

Deconstructing Budshah

Kashmir’s medieval Sultan Zain-ul-Abideen was tolerant, secular, humane and lover of knowledge and art. He built Kashmir and faced challenges as any other ruler...

It is our year NINE

Kashmir boasts of more than 1500 years of recorded history. Pandit Kalhana, who wrote his chronicle Rajatarangini, somewhere in twelfth century, dominates the narrative...

Explore beauty of valley, visit Badam Vaeri: Mehbooba to JMI students

Srinagar Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sunday told a visiting group of students from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, to explore beauty and hospitable nature of...

By-Election: Dr Farooq accuse PDP-BJP of obstructing the elections

Srinagar National Conference president and former chief minister, Dr Farooq Abdullah has said that evidences show that ruling dispensation has obstructed the elections. "There are...

Cross-LoC trade resumed

Srinagar After Srinagar- Muzaffarabad cross-LoC trade route was closed a day earlier due to Incessant rain and snowfall in Kashmir valley, reports said that traffic...

Handwara family protests against SHO Velgam; Seeks intervention of top police brass

Srinagar: A family from Kukrusa Handwara village of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district Wednesday staged a protest against a Jammu Kashmir Police officer currently posted...
Er Raheed

Er Rasheed welcomes US mediation on Indo-Pak relations

Srinagar Welcoming the US remarks on Indo-Pak relations and Kashmir AIP Supremo and MLA Langate, Er. Rasheed has asked New Delhi to shun ego and...

Patnitop Tamed

The 9.2 km long Chenani-Nashri tunnel will cut travel time between Srinagar and Jammu by two hours bypassing major hiccups like Patnitop and Batote...

For Nature’s Sake

Inspired by his surrounding picturesque Zabarwan range Shahnawaz, a veterinarian, chose to follow his heart. He recently qualified Indian Forestry Services. Zubair Sofi tells...

Fate of Two Adils’

They were an employee and an employer, sharing not only the name but an urge to rebel, too. Shams Irfan tells the story of...

Campaign Whispers

With massive tensions at ground zero, PDP and Congress candidates pitted for the South Kashmir Lok Sabha seat are busy in a lethargic, low-cost,...