‘My brother managed to alert the Army unit stationed in Pahalgam and the Army headquarters in Srinagar about the terrorist attack’ Mysuru: Amidst nationwide outrage over the Pahalgam terrorist attack in Kashmir, a survivor from Mysuru has shared a harrowing account of survival. Prasanna Kumar Bhat, a Senior Engineering Manager and a resident of Jayalakshmipuram,…
Mysuru tourists return safely from terror-hit Kashmir Valley
April 26, 2025Mysuru: Ten tourists from Mysuru, who were visiting Kashmir, returned home safely. They arrived in Bengaluru from Srinagar by flight on Thursday at 12.30 pm, and later that night, travelled to Mysuru by KSRTC bus. Minister Santosh Lad played a key role in facilitating the safe return of several tourists, including those from Mysuru, to…
Pahalgam Terror Attack: Four suspects identified, photographs released
April 23, 2025New Delhi/ Bengaluru: A day after the horrifying terror attack at Baisaran meadows in Jammu and Kashmir that claimed the lives of 28 tourists — including three from Karnataka — the security agencies released photographs of four out of the six suspected terrorists responsible for the carnage. The attack, which occurred yesterday afternoon, is the…
“Go tell Modi” says terrorist to Pallavi. What will Modi do?
April 23, 2025Yesterday, April 22, 2025, at 2.30 pm the Pahalgam in Kashmir Valley reverberated with the sounds of terrorist gunshots killing 28 tourists — two of them foreigners and the rest Hindus. One of those killed was from Karnataka, a Shivamogga realtor, Manjunatha Rao. He was holidaying with his wife Pallavi and son Abhijit Rao. According…
A trek to twin lakes in Kashmir
September 22, 2023By D.S.D. Solanki, Tiger Adventure Foundation Kashmir, the land of saffron fields, pristine lakes, charming houseboats, meandering rivers, lush meadows, fragrant orchards, and other such natural wonders, never fails to captivate anyone. It all began after a successful expedition in Himachal Pradesh in May 2023 when we decided to shift our focus from snowy peaks…
A tourist’s view of Kashmir: Heaven on earth…! —2
December 9, 2022[Continued from Dec. 6] The ancient history of Kashmir, as narrated by me earlier in this column, is in sharp contrast to the present history of Kashmir. Except probably for the geography of the Kashmir Valley, every aspect related to human life and activity seemed totally changed from what we have read from the books…
A tourist’s view of Kashmir: Heaven on earth…! —1
December 6, 2022Om Namah Shivaya’ be the invocation because according to a book by N.K. Singh titled ‘Saivism in Kashmir’ the first religion of Kashmir was Saivism — worship of Shiva. I purchased the book at the Srinagar (capital of Kashmir) Airport on my return journey from Kashmir after a week’s sojourn, on 3rd December, last Saturday….
Whatever happened to bravehearts of Kashmir? Ask Vikram Sampath!
November 24, 2022Last month an interesting book about forgotten India — Hindustan, Bharat — was released in Bengaluru titled “Bravehearts of Bharat – Vignettes from Indian History” by the young historian Vikram Sampath. A prolific writer on subjects history, he has written a biography on Veer Savarkar in two tomes. He has also written a very good…
No question of leaving Kashmir to Pakistan: Writer Sulibele
August 8, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: Maintaining that our brave soldiers have succeeded in keeping the enemy at bay at the country’s borders, writer and Orator Chakravarti Sulibele said that there is no question of leaving Kashmir to Pakistan. He was speaking after releasing writer S. Umesh’s book ‘Kashmir Diary’ at Kalamandira here on Friday. Noting that every Hill and…
3 Mysureans among thousands stranded in Amarnath
July 9, 2022Yatra suspended following flash floods Mysore/Mysuru: Three from Mysuru, who were part of Amarnath Yatra, are stranded at Sonamarg near Srinagar in Kashmir and are seeking help to return home. The pilgrimage that began on June 30 has been suspended following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst that left at least 16 people dead…
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