The Lidder Valley or Liddar Valley is a Himalayan sub-valley that forms the southeastern corner of Anantnag district in Indian-administered Kashmir. The Lidder River flows down the valley. The entrance to the valley lies 7 km northeast from Anantnag town and 62 km southeast from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 40-km-long gorge valley with an average width of 3 km. Geography The Lidder Valley is situated within the
Universities Matrika Auditorium of SMVDU, Katra There are two central universities and nine state universities in the Indian UT of Jammu and Kashmir. Universities in Jammu and Kashmir University Location Type Established Specialization Sources University of Kashmir Srinagar State 1948 General University of Jammu Jammu State 1969 General Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology
Literature of Kashmir has a long history, the oldest texts having been composed in the Sanskrit language. Early names include Patanjali, the author of the Mahābhāṣya commentary on Pāṇini’s grammar, suggested by some to have been the same to write the Hindu treatise known as the Yogasutra, and Dridhbala, who revised the Charaka Samhita of Ayurveda. In medieval times, philosophers of Kashmir Shaivism include Vasugupta (c. 800), Utpala (c. 925), Abhinavagupta, Kshemaraja, and Anandavardhana. If we talk
Kulgam (Urdu pronunciation: ), known as Kolgom (Kashmiri pronunciation: ) in Kashmiri, is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of 67 km (42 mi) from the summer state capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar. The city is divided into 16 electoral wards that has a population of 23,584, of which
Kupwara district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 10 districts located in the Kashmir Valley Division of Indian administered Kashmir. The Pohru River (originating in Lolab Valley and flowing from east to west) and Mawar river are two main rivers in the district. Both of them meet Jhelum river in Baramulla district. History The district was carved out of
Kupwara (English: /kʊpˈwɑːrə/ pronounced as “kup-wah-rah”) is a city, District headquarter and a municipal council in Kupwara district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Municipal council Kupwara is an Urban Local Body with elected members which administers the city Municipality. Demographics Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1981 3,072 — 2001 14,857 +8.20% 2011 21,771 +3.90% Source: [1] As of 2011 India census, Kupwara had a population of
Kus Bani Koshur Karorpaet (transl. Who will Become a Kashmiri Millionaire) is an Indian Kashmiri-language television game show based on Kaun Banega Crorepati. It premiered on 29 April 2019. It had its finale episode aired on 6 July 2019. It is hosted by Rayees Mohiuddin. The show is broadcast on Doordarshan Kashir. On 3 July 2019, muppets Chamki and Grover from the Indian adaptation of Sesame Street, Galli Galli Sim Sim which
Kathua district is an administrative district in the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir . It is surrounded by Jammu to the northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the north, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan’s working boundary to the west. Its terrain is diverse, consisting of rich agricultural areas along the Punjab/Kashmir border, plains sweeping eastward to the foothills of the Himalaya,
Kathua is a city and municipal council of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The city is the headquarters of Kathua district and is divided into 27 wards which constitute the Kathua Municipal Council. It is situated along NH-44 The city has a bustling industrial area and an army cantonment adjoining it. Being a transit hub for industrial activity in the state, the city has a large industrial
Khelo India Winter Games are the national level multidisciplinary grassroot winter games of India. Events include skiing, alpine skiing, nordic skiing, snow rugby, Ice stock sport, snow baseball, mountaineering, snowshoe running, ice hockey, figure skating and speed skating. It was decided to hold the first Khelo India Winter Games in 2020 after the success of multiple editions of the Khelo India Youth Games. Venues The first Khelo India Winter Games were held