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Omar backs 57-yr-old walnut felling ban law in Assembly, links it to economy, Kashmir’s identity | India News

J&K CM Omar Abdullah makes strong pitch against amendments to Jammu and Kashmir Preservation of Specified Trees Act, 1969 SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir CM Omar Abdullah, on Monday, made a strong pitch against a bill brought by his own party MLA that seeks to grant landowners the right to cut walnut trees on their property.Omar…

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Srinagar wakes to white as snow shuts Kashmir’s highways, grounds flights | Srinagar News

SRINAGAR: White rooftops, silent runways, locked highways. Fresh snowfall swept Kashmir valley Tuesday, shutting the Srinagar–Jammu national highway, cancelling all flights and stranding hundreds of tourists — but residents and visitors celebrated Srinagar’s first white morning of the season. Kashmir’s winter returned with force, reminding why snow in the region stops life and steals hearts.A…

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10 soldiers killed, 11 injured as armoured carrier skids off mountain road in Jammu & Kashmir’s Doda | India News

Representative image (ANI) JAMMU: Ten Army soldiers were killed and 11 wounded around noon Thursday when an armoured troop carrier skidded off a narrow mountain road in J&K and plunged nearly 200ft into a gorge. The six-wheel truck was heading to a counterterrorism operation in the upper reaches of Doda district, a remote, forested area…

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‘An apple a day’ — but at what cost? Kashmir’s orchards raise health alarm | Srinagar News

Image Credit: Bilal Bahadur/TNN SRINAGAR: Kashmir’s apple orchards — the backbone of the Valley’s rural economy — are under renewed scrutiny as lawmakers and medical experts raise concerns over a possible link between decades of pesticide use and rising cases of malignant brain tumours among orchard workers.Lawmakers shift focus to farmers’ healthThe concerns were raised…

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Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ draws FULL HOUSES in Shopian and Pulwama, Ranveer Singh starrer marks a revival of cinema in Kashmir’s small towns | Hindi Movie News

Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar’ is drawing packed crowds in Jammu & Kashmir, including towns like Shopian and Pulwama. Supported by Citara’s small-format cinemas, the film shows rising interest in big-screen entertainment beyond metros. Experts say these compact theatres fill crucial exhibition gaps and revive cinema culture in smaller regions. ‘Dhurandhar,’ directed by Aditya Dhar, is attracting…

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