Before taking position on border posts, every soldier seeks Baba’s blessings; army maintains account of donations which are spent on people's welfare.

Razdaan Post, (Gurez): Decades ago a Saint from Pakistan arrived in this rugged area and made it his abode. He is the patron Saint of the Indian troops who seek his blessing before proceeding toward border posts where, not many years ago, death was a gunshot away.
Cold breeze from an unending stretch of lofty snow-draped mountains flutter rows of green flags on a peak where the shrine of Peer More

Jalandore, LoC (Gurez): On a caparisoned horse, Abdul Aziz Lone along with 25 other men went to Halmatu Village in Neelam Valley to fetch his bride, a “very beautiful” girl, Mukhta, the jewel. That was 61-years back, when Kashmir was still a single entity.
Much before the bride, Lone had found More

Gurez, LoC (Mir Mohalla): A group of soldiers atop a mountain clean weapons. Below, scores of school children lined up in rows, recite morning prayers. Three years back it was difficult to imagine such a scene. 
The children of Government School would study while artillery shells exchanged More

Srinagar, Oct 11: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh Saturday flagged off first ever train service in the Kashmir Valley from the Nowgam railway station. The train will initially run between Budgam and Islamabad district.
 Flanked by the UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and the Railway Minister More

Srinagar, Oct 11: Life all over the Valley came to a grinding halt on Saturday as people observed ‘civil curfew’ to protest the visit of prime minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, while most downtown areas of Srinagar reeled under curfew imposed by the administration for fear of protests in the wake of the More

Srinagar, Oct 11: The Rs 2,500 crore Kashmir fruit industry is all set for a major boost in the near future. The trade representatives from AJK and Valley fruit growers on Saturday floated an idea of setting up of mandis and distribution centers on the other side of the line of control to explore More

Srinagar, Oct 11: The prime minister, Manmohan Singh’s visit, during which he commissioned the Baghliar power project and inaugurated Kashmir train, has evoked a mixed response from pro-India parties. While his own party, Congress, is upbeat over his “successful” visit, the National Conference termed More

Islamabad, Oct 11: Terming dialogue as the civilized way to resolve disputes, the former AJK PM and the head of Muslim Conference, Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan, has said that for the larger interests of the people of the subcontinent it is high time that Kashmiri leadership should play a role of bridge More

Srinagar: Four militants were killed in separate encounters with troops across the state since Friday evening, police and reports said on Saturday.
A police official said the policemen and troopers cordoned off the Baji Behra Lolab area in frontier district of Kupwara last evening and launched More

Srinagar, Oct 10: Kashmir fruit growers said on Saturday August 11 would hence be observed to commemorate the sacrifice of those killed during the past three months following the attempted march to Muzaffarabad. Decision to the effect was taken at a meeting their representatives held with the visiting More