After requests from Kashmiri traders and weavers alike, the CCMB team has come up with the world’s first DNA diagnostics technology to identify shahtoosh and pashmina shawls. The method is unique .

The test analyses mitochondrial DNA from wool fibres to solve a longstanding problem: pashmina and shahtoosh are both animal fibres made of keratin, and look almost identical.

Hundreds of Kashmiri Pandits have gathered at Tulmulla in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district to participate in the annual Kheer Bhawani Mela, an age-old festival symbolising Kashmir's rich ...

Kashmiri apples now closer than you think: Third time's the charm for Mungpoo Cinchona Directorate Samuel Rai, director of the Cinchona and other Medicinal Plants Directorate, which functions under ...

Israel-Iran tension: Kashmiri students in Iran feel ‘traumatised’, parents seek PM’s intervention J&K CM Omar Abdullah said he was in touch with the Ministry of External Affairs regarding ...

Stranded Kashmiri students being shifted out of Iran’s capital Tehran to safer areas, say parents A J&K Students Association spokesperson says students of Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ...

Pashmina goats' wool is prized for its warmth and softness At least 600 rare Himalayan goats that provide the soft wool for Kashmir's prized Pashmina shawls have died of starvation, officials say.

MIRPUR: An eight-member delegation comprising Kashmiri leaders and human rights activists has left for Geneva to attend 59th session of the Human Rights Council (UNHRC), it was officially said.

Noon Cha, or Kashmiri pink tea, is a traditional salted brew made with green tea leaves, baking soda, milk, and a hint of spice. Its warm, creamy texture and subtle flavour make it the perfect ...