Nigeen Lake

On the banks of the beautiful Nageen Lake is the Leper Hospital housed in an old dilapidated Victorian style building of the British days. In the vicinity of the hospital is a shabby colony of single storey mud huts in crumbling state housing about 85 lepers.

The pieces are in mixed-media and were described by artist and curator, Nageen Hayat as experimental. PHOTO: MYRA IQBAL/EXPRESS ISLAMABAD: The canvas is often described as an extension of the artist, unraveling expression and emotion in layers of ...

SAS Geelani is a politician as well as a prolific writer-Urdu being his medium in the written word, as well as his oratory. He prefers Urdu over native Kashmiri, while speaking in public gatherings and seminars. His flow is mellifluous, mastery of ...

Theatre in the Capital did not offer vast variety, she says. In the 1970s, Punjabi theatre used to take place in Sapru House. They were not very good quality plays. She names as exceptions the work of Sheila Bhatia and Rekha Jain, but says, The general ...

SRINAGAR, May 16: As a part of two week long tourism festival 2013, Tourism Department Kashmir today organised cycle race for senior and junior participants. Director Tourism Kashmir, Talat Parvez flagged off the race at 8:00 AM from Zabarwan to ...

SRINAGAR, May 11: Governor N N Vohra flagged-off the 3rd Shikarathon organized by The Lalit Suri Hospitality Group at Dal Lake here this afternoon. About 100 Shikarawallas drawn from Dal, Nageen and Manasbal lakes participated in the Shikarathon.

ISLAMABAD: With the election fever at an all-time high, a documentary on women's participation in the process brought something new to the table on Friday. Screened at the Nomad gallery, the documentary is a joint venture of the gallery with UN ...

While men will never understand the purpose of big handbags, every woman knows how necessary they are. They carry anything from painkillers, sanitisers and cosmetics to planners, phones and emergency stuff like socks, cameras, snacks and of course, ...

Srinagar, May 7: Minister for Urban local bodies and Urban Development, Nawang Rigzin Jora Tuesday visited Rakh-e-Arith Bemina and took stock of various ongoing works being executed for the establishment of Rehabilitation and Resettlement Slum Dwellers of Dal ...