“Street shows across globe help in assuring tour operators that Kashmir is safe to...
Tourism department is hopeful that street shows in foreign countries will help bring back high spending foreign tourists back to Kashmir. Director tourism, Talat...
Drowning ‘Dreams’
With government ban in force on the making of new houseboats, a gradual decline in manual workforce associated with the craft has been noticed....
White Fall
Bilal Bahadur captures the fresh snowfall in Kashmir.
White Blanket
On the last day of 2013, Kashmir woke up to a pleasant surprise. The seasons's first heavy snowfall draped everything white. Bilal Bahadur captures some white...
Aatish-E-Chinar: A Photo Feature
One of the famous couplets of the poet of East, Allama Iqbal reads: Jis Khaak Ke Zameer Main Ho Aatish-E-Chinar, Mumkin Nahin Ke Sard Ho...
Snow@Gulmarg: A Photo Feature
The famed meadow of Kashmir Valley, Gulmarg, received season's first snowfall this week. As the meadow slowly slid under white carpet, people present there...
Going Gangbal
Mufti Islah
Gangabal is stunning grassland perched at 15,000 feet spreads out mythically from the margins of two small almost-identical lakes, fed by the glacial...
‘Mesmerising’ Meadow: A Photo Essay
Heyjin village in central Kashmir’s Budgam district is a visual treat. With breathtaking landscapes and charming meadows, the village doesn’t bear any impressions of...
A Piece of Kashmir in Ladakh
Khalid Bashir Ahmad, a poet and historian, on his recent trip to Ladakh, stopped over briefly in Matayan to sketch the life and history...
Leepa Lamp Post
As Hilal Ahmad went visiting a Leepa Valley shrine wrested from Pakistan in 1971, he found two specific regiments of rival armies facing each...
Shrinking Dreams
The need for infrastructure to cater huge tourist rush has reactivated land mafia in Pahalgam. This time they have their eyes set on residential...
Costly Affair
Development of Narbal – Tangmarg road has led to escalation in the land prices as the area is receiving huge investments in tourist related...
Stinking Beauty
Famous health resort Gulmarg which is known for its vast meadows and wild flower beds is facing existential threat as tonnes of waste generated...
Guide Number Two
Kings and queens saw Kashmir through his eyes. Visiting dignitaries sought him for his honesty and knowledge of the land. Abdul Samad Bhat, the...
History in Floating Water!
Moored on the western shores of Dal Lake away from noisy Boulevard, Clermont houseboats have earned a name for themselves in the annals of...
