Kashmir Valley News

 Earlier on December 22, the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah had cancelled his scheduled programmes in Jammu to oversee the working of the power and other departments amid the severe cold spell in the state, details below.

A group of displaced Pandits has registered a housing society in Srinagar to seek government-subsidized land for permanent settlement in the valley. 

 The two terrorists spotted in the CCTV footage are associated with The Resistance Front, a terrorist organisation associated with the Laskar-e-Toiba.

The Monsoon season commenced in Kashmir on June 01 while under its influence the rainfall continued to occur intermittently across the Valley in the last couple of days.

The Line of Control (LoC) areas of Poonch and Rajouri, which are part of the Anantnag constituency, are receiving special attention.

The Chief Election Commissioner of India, during his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir, said three lakh forty thousand first-time voters will be eligible to cast their votes in the upcoming elections in Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi also launched 53 projects worth more than Rs 6,400 crore ahead of his address and distributed appointment letters to nearly 1,000 newly recruited government employees in J&K

Snowfall was also witnesed in the upper reaches of Kupwara and Bandipora districts, including at Sadhna Pass, Farkiyan Gali, Z Gali of Machhil and prominent tourist destinations of Bungas, Jumgund and Kamkadi.

The Kashmir Valley is undergoing a remarkable shift in weather patterns, with a staggering 100% deficit in snowfall recorded in January.

As temperatures plummet, sections of Dal Lake transform into a vast frozen expanse, posing challenges for Shikara owners navigating their boats through the icy waters. 

While the population of christians living in Kashmir might be low, it is one of the places in the country that produces the maximum amount of Christmas decor. The valley is renowned for papier-mache Christmas items, which is not only demanded in India but also across the world. 

The saffron fields in the Kashmir Valley have transformed into a captivating purple canvas, a visual treat for both locals and tourists.

The copperware craft industry in the Kashmir Valley has been gasping for survival with machine-made copperware products taking over the markets.

This picture of Wular and Dal lake was captured on Landsat 8 satellite on June 23, 2020 Wular Lake’s open water area had shrunk in size by about one-quarter between 2008 and 2019 Between 1980 and 2018, Srinagar’s famous Dal lake shrunk in area by 25 percent

Aaliya Mir has always had a passion for wildlife. She remembers her father giving food to the dogs and birds that lived around their home, something she also did. She used to play with and care for stray animals that roamed close to her house when she was a young girl.

"Who is she (administration official) to tell us to take the Abaya off? She asked us to go to a Dargah (Religious School) if we wish to wear an Abaya. Don't the girls who wear Abayas get the same education as everyone else?" she added.  

Shah Rukh and Taapsee reached Kashmir for the shoot of Rajkumar Hiarani's 'Dunki'. Vicky Kaushal is also a part of this movie. 

Severe cold conditions continued in the Kashmir Valley Pahalgam recorded the coldest night of the season with a low of -9.2°C

Kashmiri Pandit Migrant Employees on Thursday staged a sit-in to protest Kashmiri Pandit employees held a meeting with the government We are receiving death threats repeatedly', said an employee

Migrant Kashmiri Pandit employees have intensified their months-long protest demanding a transfer from the Valley following Lt Governor Manoj Sinha's remarks about stopping their salaries. The protesters also said it was best for the government to sack them as they would not rejoin their services in the Valley in the absence of proper security after a Lashkar-e-Taiba affiliate published hit lists of Kashmiri Pandit employees.