The security forces in Jammu and Kashmir have neutralized 79 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists in the last two years, an official statement said on Tuesday.
Mushtaaque Ali Ahmad Khan, founder and director of Kashmir World Film Festival (KWFF), called on Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha at Raj Bhawan on Sunday to discuss the preparations for the upcoming 5th edition of the festival, scheduled to be held in October this year.
Officials said that more than 3 lakh pilgrims have visited the Amarnath cave shrine in south Kashmir in the first 21 days of the annual Yatra that began on July 1.
Hailing from north Kashmir's Bandipora district, Tajamul Islam, a two-time world kickboxing champion, is on a mission to empower young girls with self-defence training.
The event, featuring the esteemed Urdu and Pahari writer Raja Nazar Bonyari, received widespread acclaim for its efforts in preserving and promoting the literary heritage of the region.
"Due to the improvement in infrastructure & allied services by government, Amarnath Yatra registered over 3 lakh record-breaking number of pilgrims who visited Holy Cave just within twenty-one days which is comparatively much higher than the previous year number at the same time," an
According to a spokesperson, the ANTF had received a tip-off that a drug peddler identified as one Tariq Ahmed Malla had concealed a large quantity of poppy straw in his house in Mohanpora Budgam and would attempt to smuggle it.
In a bid to revitalise and preserve the fading art of calligraphy in Kashmir, a transformative ten-day calligraphy workshop organized by Department of Culture and Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture, and Languages, Srinagar successfully concluded on Thursday.