Jammu Kashmir Bank AGM: CEO Defends No-Dividend Decision, Outlines Growth Plans
by Mudasir Majeed Pir
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir Bank on Tuesday outlined a strategy focused on sustainable growth, stronger capital buffers and digital transformation as...
Osho-Inspired ‘Tantra in Silence’ Event In Gurez Triggers Political, Religious Outcry in Kashmir
SRINAGAR: A proposed four-day Tantra in Silence – A Journey Within retreat in Kashmir’s Gurez Valley has sparked political and religious controversy, with former...
After 22 Years, 45-Year-Old Kashmiri Pandit Woman Clears Class 10 With 82 Per Cent
SRINAGAR: Forty-five-year-old Renu Hans, a Kashmiri Pandit woman who is deaf and non-speaking, has cleared her Class 10 examination with 82 per cent, returning...
New Route, First Summit in Fifty Years: Kashmiri Team Climbs Koh e Noor South-West
SRINAGAR: Four climbers from Srinagar have opened a new route on Koh e Noor South-West, the highest peak of the Kohenoor massif in Kishtwar’s...
Sandeepa Dhar Finds Her Kashmir Home Intact, With Boarding Passes and Uncle’s Suits Still...
SRINAGAR: When actress Sandeepa Dhar finally returned to her ancestral home in Kashmir, she expected to find a house weathered by decades of absence....
Video: Jehangir Chowk Is Being Reworked After Srinagar Smart City Upgrades
SRINAGAR: A stretch of Jehangir Chowk developed under the Srinagar Smart City project is now being dismantled and reworked, with walkway tiles being removed...
Jammu and Kashmir Warmed by Nearly 1°C in 20 Years, Study Finds
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir has warmed by nearly 1°C over the past two decades at several high-altitude locations, including Pahalgam and Gulmarg, with the...
Sergio Gor’s Kashmir Visit Revives a US Ambassadorial Tradition after Six Years
SRINAGAR: US Ambassador to India and Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs Sergio Gor arrived in Srinagar today and had a meeting...
Global Cinema Comes to Kashmir, But Native Artists Face A Shrinking Stage
SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is preparing to welcome the world of cinema for its maiden International Film Festival, with around 1,100 entries from nearly...
Kashmir Youth Embarks on Nine-Month Bicycle Journey to Saudi Arabia for Umrah
SRINAGAR: A 28-year-old youth from Dewar Lolab in Kupwara district has begun a planned nine-month journey to Saudi Arabia by bicycle to perform Umrah.
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Ghulam Hasan Kangoo, Kashmir’s Foremost Forest Expert, Is No More
SRINAGAR: Ghulam Hassan Kangoo, widely regarded as one of the pioneers of modern forestry and soil and water conservation in Jammu and Kashmir, has...
After Milk, Rice, Cement, First Fuel Freight Train Reaches Kashmir
by Mir Rameez Raja
SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s freight connectivity with the rest of the country entered a new phase with the arrival of the first fuel...
Kashmir Keeps Building Shops, But Who Will Buy Them?
by Umaima Reshi
SRINAGAR: Kashmir bazaars continue to report a slump despite a good tourist season. But that does not mean shops will not be...
Ladakh DNA Study Traces Tibetan-South Asian Mixing to 2,800 Years Ago
by Mir Rameez Raja
SRINAGAR: A ground-breaking ancient DNA study from Ladakh has pushed back the timeline of genetic interaction between Tibetan and South Asian...
Jammu Kashmir Lost Over 31 Per Cent Snow Cover in 24 Years as Rising...
SRINAGAR: A new study published in the journal Climate reveals a drastic decline in snow resources across Jammu and Kashmir over the past five...
