Snow Paints Kashmir White

On February 19, 2024, many parts of the Kashmir valley, including the Gulmarg ski resort, were covered with fresh snow. Higher reaches of the Kashmir valley including Sonamarg and Tangmarg received......

Ready To Play Cricket In The Snow?

IMAGE: When the Gurez Valley was covered in snow, it didn't stop the locals from playing their favourite game. Photograph: ANI Photo It's a snow-laden edition this week. The army does not let snow......

Gulmarg Gets Snow At Last!

Umar Ganie captures Gulmarg as the town and other higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley receive snow. For the first time, Kashmir is facing a dry winter due to climate change, which has caused a......

Missing! Snow In Gulmarg!

Gulmarg, Kashmir's winter wonderland, is unable to open its famous ski slopes this year, disappointing tourists. Gulmarg's bare hillsides are a barometer of changing global weather patterns. The......

Neelam-Samir's Kashmir Weekend

Neelam Kothari and her husband Samir Soni enjoyed a beautiful weekend in Kashmir, taking in the Gulmarg Winter festival, organised by the Indian Army to promote tourism in the valley. Umar Ganie......

Vidya's Day Out in Kashmir

Umar Ganie captures glimpses of Vidya Balan and Arbaaz Khan's visit to Kashmir for Rediff.com. Bollywood will definitely return to Kashmir to shoot films and bring the valley back to the silver......

PIX: When Bollywood visited Kashmir!

Kashmir has been the backdrop for quite a few Hindi movies. The breathtaking valley has also served as a favourite holiday destination for movie stars. Namrata Thakker looks at the beauty of......

Arif Khan carries the tricolour and a billion dreams in Beijing

IMAGE: India's Arif Khan leads the Indian contingent out at the opening of the Beijing Winter Games on Friday. Photograph: Olympid Khel/Twitter Indian skier Arif Khan walked out proudly with the......

India's Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing

IMAGE: India's Arif Khan will compete in the Winter Olympics in Beijing. Photograph: Reuters When India's Arif Khan steps into the Beijing National Stadium for the opening ceremony at next......

PM Modi inaugurates Khelo India Winter Games

IMAGE: Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju interacts with the snow rugby team ahead of Khelo India Winter Games 2021. Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sports Authority of India/Twitter Prime Minister Narendra......

'I want to show the world that India has potential in skiing'

'To represent one's country at the biggest stage is what drives us.''My goal is to reach the Olympics. So, Beijing 2022 it is!' All Photographs: Kind Courtesy Arif Mohammad Khan/Facebook  ......

Rijiju opens Khelo Winter Games amid cancellation calls

Amid the coronavirus scare, Union Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju inaugurated the Khelo India's first Winter Games chapter in Jammu and Kashmir's Gulmarg town on Saturday. This comes amid calls from......