
Bandipore: Teachers in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipore have generated a renewed interest in education among children. This has been possible because of the six teachers from Noida, who shared their experiences and ideas in a play school training in the village. While six teachers from the Bandipore village enhanced their teaching skills by spending time with children at the Step by Step school in Noida last...

10:31 AM, May 25, 2012

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday asked the state's Medical & Education Minister to quickly upgrade facilities at Srinagar's only children's hospital GB Pant. Omar said that the hospital's budget would be raised and more ventilators would be provided to the hospital. This after CNN-IBN reported how lack of medical care has led to the death of as many as 62 infants in 3 months. The...

01:31 PM, May 16, 2012

Srinagar: Over 62 newborns have died in the past three months at Srinagar's only paediatric hospital GB Pant. The hospital is facing an acute shortage of trained staff and medical equipment. The sole paediatric hospital in Srinagar has literally become a death trap. In the past six weeks alone, 30 infants have died due to doctors' negligence and inadequate health equipment to tackle the crisis. The doctors say they are...

08:30 AM, May 16, 2012

Srinagar: Three weeks after CNN-IBN showed how hotels were coming up in Srinagar's green zone, another environment violation has come to light. This time, it is a bureaucrat's bungalow that is located right next to a protected sanctuary. A farmhouse belonging to Farooq Renzu, a senior bureaucrat close to the Omar Abdullah government, is right next to the Dachigam National Park. It is yet another example of how the Lakes...

10:13 AM, May 14, 2012

Srinagar: The waterfront near Srinagar has begun to look like Venice thanks to the newly-launched water taxis. They are expected to hit two birds with one stone, easing road traffic on the one hand and luring in more tourists on the other. The taxis have been launched on the Jhelum to ferry office goers who want to avoid traffic snarls. The eight-seaters will run from Lal Chowk zero bridge to...

08:01 AM, May 06, 2012

Srinagar: Three hotels located in a high-security zone in Srinagar have come under the scrutiny. CNN-IBN has accessed the documents that show a gross violation of green norms. The hotels are hazard not just for the environment but for VVIPs like Chief Minister Omar Abdullah who live in the area. The documents with CNN-IBN reveal that the caretaker Lakes Authority had approved the construction despite caveats by both the urban...

07:01 AM, Apr 29, 2012

Breswana is dusting off its inertia and making connection. And a frail 30-year-old woman is its link to outside. Sabbah Haji is the village's new ...

11:29 PM, Apr 27, 2012

Doda: The family of Sabbah Haji, which left a comfortable life abroad to come home to Kashmir and make a difference, have set up a school in a remote village of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir. Situated in the remote village of Breswana in Doda district, the school is the dream and hard work of Sabbah Haji. "This is my home, this is my family and we had a family...

09:52 AM, Apr 23, 2012

Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government's plan to gradually remove CRPF bunkers in the valley took a serious hit last week when a policeman was allegedly shot dead by a terrorist. While many say the strike was a message, the state government feels there is no connection between the two. The murder was definitely not a good start to the Omar Abdhullah government's peace programme. According to the plan, 40...

07:30 AM, Apr 23, 2012

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association members have demanded that the association chairman Aslam Goni, who is accused of embezzled BCCI funds, should be sacked and its members should seek re-election. The members held a closed door meeting with JKCA President Farooq Abdullah where they expressed their apprehension of Goni continuing as Chairman despite the allegations. Sources said that Abdullah assured JKCA members that the BCCI would audit JKCA accounts...

01:32 PM, Apr 10, 2012

Srinagar: It's been 12 years since the alleged horrific fake encounters in Pathribal in Kashmir. But the wait for justice is still not over. Five men were picked up in March, 2000 by army men and were later found dead. CNN-IBN met with the family of one of the victims who are still waiting for justice. Roshan Jan has been in mourning for the last 12 years. But tears and...

08:50 AM, Mar 25, 2012

Marcos, an Argentinian football coach who gave the game a facelift in Kashmir has been sacked unceremoniously. ...

10:34 AM, Mar 23, 2012

Srinagar: After the cricket scam, a multi-crore temple land mafia scandal has hit the Jammu and Kashmir government. Properties of the erstwhile Dogra dynasty are gradually slipping into the hands of an organized land mafia that includes temple trusts, revenue and judicial officials. Acres of prime land belonging to Mahavir Ji temple in Srinagar and owned by the Sanathan Dharam Pratap Sabha have been sold off, by a leading Jammu...

07:36 AM, Mar 19, 2012

It took two years of research for the Kashmir scientists to clone the goat. ...

10:10 PM, Mar 17, 2012

Srinagar: National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah is on the backfoot in the Jammu and Kashmir cricket scam after CNN-IBN accessed a bank letter that exposed his claim that he had no knowledge of what was happening. The opposition in Jammu and Kashmir is on the offensive too, alleging Farooq Abdullah was the main benefactor of the multi-crore scam. An indignant Abdullah has rubbished allegations that he is involved in the...

09:29 PM, Mar 12, 2012