The first girls band named Pragash is rocking the Kashmir Valley and recently received a standing ovation from the young crowd at the Kashmir Music Festival.

In a first attempt of its kind, three young girls- Huma, the lead vocalist and guitarist, Aneeka who plays base and Farah, who is the drummer, came together six month ago to form the band and want to pursue their career in music

"Girls are usually shy and the only reason we are here is because we have the support of our families...

The screening of 'Ocean of Tears', a documentary by a Kashmir filmmaker which was scheduled to be held today at University of Kashmir was not allowed by the police here.

The movie which is supported by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India was scheduled for its first public screening at university's convocation hall today.

Talking to Kashmir Dispatch, Bilal Ahmad Jan, said: “We had scheduled to screen this documentary in the university today but soon we were called...

No sooner than Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children premiere show here got over on Monday evening in Kerala, it sparked a row for showing a map of India without Jammu and Kashmir. The film in its first screening has also sparked a row for showing former prime minister Indira Gandhi in poor light.

State Cinema Minister K.B. Ganesh Kumar's estranged father and former Kerala minister R. Balakrishna Pillai shot the first salvo by saying that it should not have been screened because it shows former...

A 2-day seminar on “Kashmiri Drama” organized by Sahitiya Academy New Delhi in collaboration with Kashmir Theater Federation started at Sri Pratap College here today.

A galaxy of eminent Theater, Radio and Television artists of the State attended the seminar and deliberate upon the revival and reformation of the theater and Kashmiri Drama in State. Speakers stressed for restoration of past glory and fame of Kashmiri drama which used to highlight the basic issues of the common people of...

In an effort to promote Kashmiri, the state is contemplating to issue directives to all government and private schools to conduct the admission interviews of children in their mother tongue.

Participating in a TV program, which was tele-casted from Doordarshan on Sunday, Minster for Higher Education Abdul Gani Malik said:"Government was seriously considering to ask school  administrations for conducting the interviews to children seeking  admission in native languages."

The minster was...

J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages is organising a 2-day Conference on Kashmiri language – challenges and opportunities from October 31st 2012 during which experts and scholars will read out research papers on different topics related to the subject matter of the Conference.

Secretary JKAACL, Khalid Bashir Ahmad said that the Conference would be inaugurated by the minister for finance, Abdul Rahim Rather.

Prominent writer and critic, M.Y. Taing will deliver the keynote...

In a yet another step of Radio Kashmir to 'enhance its reach and provide good source of entertainment to people' of Kashmir Valley, a new FM radio station was launched here Saturday by the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah.

The 10 megawatt FM station which is available for listening on 103.6 MHz frequency will air programs on youth,  social issues, education, etc.

After launching the station, Omar gave full credit to Radio Kashmir and Doordarshan Kendra, Srinagar for braving challenging...

A senior school board official in Jammu and Kashmir was suspended after an inquiry indicted her of receiving ‘a business project' from government broadcaster Doordarshan as a private producer.

On receiving preliminary report of the inquiry panel, Chairman of Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education, Dr Sheikh Bashir Ahmad, today ordered suspension of Academic Officer (English), Naila Neelofar, an official said.

He said the officer was suspended on the prima facie established charge...