Author: Sumit Kumar

HUNDERMAN, KARGIL: It’s been 23 years since Pakistan Army intruders tried to cut off Kashmir from India. While Kargil bore the intensity of the war, with our brave jawans thwarting the enemy’s evil designs, the villagers of the last village on the Line of Control recall the nights when they had to take shelter in […]

  HUNDERMAN, KARGIL: At first impression, Hunderman looked like a haunted village with abandoned houses. But on a careful look, one can find that the last village on the Indo-Pak Line of Control, just 10 kms from the city of Kargil, carefully preserves the memories of the 1971 war. The village houses a one-room museum […]

DRASS/ KARGIL: More than two decades later, Mohammad Yusuf Lone’s memory is still fresh as morning dew. The former army man from Khandial in Drass was tending his animals at Tololing Hill when he first spotted the presence of Pakistani troops. Lone’s instinct quickly sensed the possibilities and he promptly informed the presence of enemies […]

DRASS/KARGIL: From the rubble of the war, the Government Higher Secondary School in the border village of Pashkum rose like a phoenix to become a symbol of undying resilience in the face of adversity. More than two decades later, the school paid homage to the martyrs of the Indian armed forces who laid their lives […]

DRASS/KARGIL: Rakhi is meant to celebrate the beautiful relationship between a brother and a sister. But for Asha Ahluwalia, Rakhi brings the painful memories of her heroic brother Major Sudhir Walia who fought during the Kargil War. While Major Walia survived the war, he died a month later fighting the terrorists in the jungles of […]

DRASS/KARGIL: A lot had changed since 1999 when Pakistan cast its evil eyes on India. However, the memories of the Kargil war still linger in the minds of the locals, many of whom provided logistical support to the brave Indian soldiers who faced the bullets of the Pakistan army intruders. The New Indian visited the […]

UDAIPUR: Even as the life crawling back to normalcy in Udaipur after the June 28 horrific murder of Kanhaiya Lal Teli by two Muslim men, the people in the town that attracts tourists from across the globe says that the business of tourism took massive hit following the incident. Acknowledging that the incident had shook […]

UDAIPUR: Accusing the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan of doing vote bank politics, Union Minister of Jal Shakti Gajendra Singh Shekhawat slammed the Rajasthan government for deteriorating law and order conditions in the state. Shekhawat, who met the family members of Udaipur Horror victim Kanhaiya Lal Teli, also said that the people of Rajasthan are […]

UDAIPUR: Iqbal Saqqa, who has brought laurels to the country through his miniature arts including one on the Constitution, condemned the brutal killing of Kanhaiya Lal Teli in Udaipur. He also urged the people to bring peace and work for the development of the country. Speaking to The New Indian, Saqqa, who has about 90 […]

UDAIPUR: After the horrific killing of a Hindu tailor by two Muslim men on Tuesday, June 28, there is an expected shock and despair that marred the community in Udaipur. While the city took steps towards returning to normalcy, with the administration giving four-hour relaxation to people, a sense of fear and anger gripped the […]