Meet Taskeen-un-Nisa: Multi-talented, self-taught artist from Sopore
Sopore: Self-taught muralist, calligrapher, canvas and resin artist…that’s how 18-yr-old Taskeen-un-Nisa describes herself. Nisa, who lives in north Kashmir’s Sopore town, is a student of class 11th. She has made hundreds of artworks and won recognition from critics and customers. “I have been enthusiastic about painting and sketching since my childhood. I didn’t visit any […]
Sopore’s cyclists make record with 7-hr ride to Chohar Nag Anantnag
Sopore: Mudasir Bashir Shah along with his friend, Tariq Hassan, both residents of Sopore, made history by cycling from south Kashmir’s Gawrun Larnoo to Margan Top – Chohar Nag (four lakes) – on Sunday. This is for the first time in the history of mountain biking in the valley that someone has reached Chohar Nag […]
Sopore cyclist is on a solo cycling trip to Kanyakumari
Sopore: Manan Wani, a cyclist from north Kashmir’s Sopore, started his solo cycling trip from Kashmir to Kanyakumari on Friday. Wani, 24, will be the first Kashmiri to undertake a solo cycling trip from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, which is approximately 3,600 kilometres. He hopes to complete the trip in 26 days by covering around 140 […]
Police Martyrs Sports festival concludes in Sopore
Srinagar: Closing ceremony of Police Martyrs Sports festival organised by District Police Sopore was held at Khushal Sports Stadium Sopore. The sports festival which commenced on 22nd October 2020 concluded today at Khushal Sports Stadium Sopore. The festival was organized in order to boost the sports activities and to inculcate the sports spirit among the […]
FISHING DURING CORONA TIMES
FISHING DURING CORONA TIMES: Avoiding social contact, a Kashmiri is trying his hand on a fishing rod in Wular Lake. Photo/Bilal Dar Bilal Darthekashmirimages.com