Kashmiri wazwan fest tickles Delhi’s taste buds (Eating out with IANS)

NEW DELHI - Kashmir may be a political hotspot but its signature wazwan cuisine - a spread of at least 40, mostly spicy, non-vegetarian dishes - can make any bitterness dissipate and leave you licking your fingers.

Flames of Kashmiri chinar still glow on her face (Feature with images)

SRINAGAR - Fahmida, 39, sweeps dry leaves of the chinar tree to gather them into a heap with her broom. Her husband Razak, 43, then quickly moves to set fire to the heap. The crimson blaze creates a magical glow on Fahmida’s face.

Finally, a film on Kashmir minus terrorism

MUMBAI - A Kashmiri by origin, Tariq Tapa was tired of films being made on Kashmir that revolved around terrorism. Having studied filmmaking in the US, he finally made his directorial debut at the ongoing Mumbai Film Festival (MFF) with “Zero Bridge” on life and people in state.

In Kashmir, pizza culture smokes out family meals

SRINAGAR - The joys of homely Kashmiri food spread over a ‘dastar khwan’, cloth on the floor, and eaten with the entire family are fast disappearing here. It’s the call of pizzas, pastas, French fries and burgers in the valley now.

‘Kashmiri youngsters aren’t oiling AK-47s’

MUMBAI - “Chalo America” director Piyush Jha is now ready with “Sikandar”, a serious film on militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, and says it will clear the myth that youngsters in the valley want to be terrorists.

Kashmir wooing Bollywood back

NEW DELHI - Sparkling rivers, regal Chinar trees, flowering meadows and snowcapped peaks - the beauty of Kashmir had been depicted in several hit Hindi movies like “Aarzoo”, “Kashmir Ki Kali” and “Betaab” until insurgency hit the valley. After a long hiatus, filmmakers are once again going there and Piyush Jha’s “Sikandar” is the latest to capture the state’s picturesque landscape.

In Leh, you can shop till you drop (Feature with images)

LEH - Breathtaking Leh, this predominantly Buddhist region bordering China, is not just a pilgrimage place for many, a trekking idyll but also, strangely, a shoppers’ paradise.

‘Sikandar’ shows Kashmir problem through children’s eyes: Director

NEW DELHI - Filmmaker Piyush Jha insists that his “Sikandar” is not just another film set in Kashmir. He says the movie tries to present the situation in the trouble-torn Valley through the eyes of children living there.

Shaky coalition expected as India’s monthlong election ends; results due Saturday

NEW DELHI — India’s monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government. While results were not being announced until Saturday, Indian media polls indicated the Congress party-led ruling coalition could be narrowly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance.

India’s monthlong election ends; Indian media says ruling coalition holds slim lead

NEW DELHI — India’s monthlong election ended Wednesday, with tens of millions of Indians casting ballots in a vote widely expected to usher in a shaky coalition government. While results were not being announced until Saturday, Indian media exit polls indicated the Congress party-led ruling coalition was narrowly ahead of the opposition Hindu-nationalist alliance.