An award-winning 'paper mache' artist in Srinagar, Maqbool Jan has been making a masterpiece. He is making a map of Srinagar city on a cloth by using 'paper mache' techniques.

Award-winning paper mache artist makes Srinagar map masterpiece

The Jammu and Kashmir government is planning to revive river transport in the Kashmir Valley. Three bus boats have been brought from New Zealand to ply on river Jhelum in Srinagar.

Revival of water transport in Kashmir, bus boats bought from New Zealand

A week after two drone attacks on India's Air Force base in Jammu, the Srinagar district administration officially banned the use and possession of drones and other similar aerial vehicles.

Week after Jammu attack, Srinagar bans use, possession & sale of drones

Srinagar's downtown area has always been in news for wrong reasons. However, it has something positive to showcase now. To revive the legacy of football in the old city of Srinagar, a group of people have come forward and made a football club called "Downtown Heroes FC" The old city of Srinagar was known for producing top-class footballers who even went on to represent Jammu & Kashmir at the national and International level.

Downtown Srinagar is now buzzing with footballers

The Jammu and Kashmir administration canceled the allotment of residential accommodation to its 'darbar move' employees in Jammu and Srinagar, asking them to vacate the same within three weeks.

J&K govt cancels accommodation for ‘darbar move’ employees

Floating gardens, islands, and houseboats are all things we've heard of, but Kashmir's famous Dal Lake has a floating post office. It's the only floating post office in the whole world.

A Floating post-office at Srinagar's famous Dal Lake

World's only floating post office in Kashmir: Delivering letters since 200 years

When people decide to bring change, anything is possible. An initiative started by the locals of Srinagar city's Gill Kadal area to clean a dead lake and bring it back to life has finally paid off.

Local residents bring back a dead lake in Srinagar

In Kashmir, artists have always had to struggle when it comes to showcasing their work, especially in the absence of any art galleries in Kashmir valley. But now, under the smart city project, local Kashmiri artists have been allowed to showcase their talent on the walls, flyovers and subways in the Srinagar city.

Kashmir: Artists can display their works on the walls, flyovers

Amid the increasing numbers of covid positive cases across the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Hospitals across the valley have a huge demand for oxygen supply.

COVID-19: Indian Army restores defunct oxygen plant in Srinagar

One of the oldest crafts of Kashmir called 'paper mache' has been dying a slow death. An artist in the valley has, however, emerged as a hope for the survival of this craft.

Art for all: Keeping 'paper mache' alive in India through braille

A jawan of Jammu & Kashmir Police was killed when terrorists fired upon the residence of a BJP leader in the Nowgam area of the city here on Thursday, police said.

Terrorists attack BJP leader's residence in Srinagar, policeman killed

Volunteers from across Jammu & Kashmir descended on Dal Lake to remove the layer of Lily weeds that threaten the lake's ecological balance.

South Asia Diary: Campaign to clean Kashmir's Dal Lake

Two policemen died after being shot at close range by a terrorist in Srinagar. The incident, the second such in three days, was captured on CCTV cameras located in the area.

Two policemen shot dead at terror attack in Srinagar, India

A group of foreign envoys are on a two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, India. The envoys met the mayor of Srinagar Junaid Mattu who said the delegation acknowledged that Jammu-Kashmir had free & fair DDC elections and it is the biggest example of a powerful democracy.

Jammu-Kashmir: Foreign envoys met the mayor of Srinagar

The terror attack has taken place in Jammu-Kashmir, India. This comes during the two-day visit of 23 foreign envoys to the Union Territory.

News Alert: Terror attack during visit of 23 foreign envoys in Jammu-Kashmir

A group of foreign envoys has arrived in Srinagar on a two-day visit to Jammu & Kashmir, India. The visit follows the country's move to restore 4G mobile internet services in J&K 18 months after the amendment of Article 370.

WION Dispatch: Foreign envoys on a visit to Jammu & Kashmir

Pahalgam in south Kashmir was the coldest place in the valley at -8.4 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal.

Kashmir reels under sub-zero temperatures

A thick layer of ice was seen on most roads in Srinagar and elsewhere in the valley, making it difficult for people to drive.

Kashmir freezes as minimum temperature dips to minus 8.3 degrees celsius

The cold wave sweeping Kashmir intensified on Thursday as the mercury fell several notches to settle well below the freezing point across the valley, officials said here.

Cold wave conditions in Kashmir, Srinagar freezes at minus 5.9 degrees Celsius

Just 48 hours before the commencement of DDC polls in Jammu and Kashmir, three terrorists travelling in a car attacked Quick Reaction Team (QRT) and killed two Army jawans on Thursday.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists kill two armymen

The lakes of Kashmir offer immense potential for water sports. Kashmir's kayaking and canoeing star Bilquis Mir trained on these water bodies, and she is now the director of the Water Sports Centre on Dal Lake. She overcame numerous hardships to become the first woman from the Valley to coach the Indian national team. Our correspondent Johan Castell travelled to Srinagar to meet India's water queen. Watch his report on Kashmir Connect, a special series on WION.

Kashmir Connect: Meet India's kayaking star on Dal Lake

Two jawans of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed on Monday in a terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir.

Two CRPF jawans killed, three injured in Srinagar terror attack

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