ARIF SHAFI WANI

A postgraduate in Mass Communication and Journalism, Arif is the executive editor at Greater Kashmir. He has reported extensively on Kashmir.
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ARIF SHAFI WANI
Tscoont Kol [The Famous Dal Lake's Back Channel], passes through Gaw Kadal and finally ends up in the river Jhelum is getting chocked day by day.
In wake of extensive damage to the J&K’s fragile environs due to polythene, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in 2006 had imposed complete ban on the entry, use and sale of polythene bags at tourist places and healthcare institutions.
In absence of conservation measures, the lagoon is on the verge of extinction with unabated pollution and extensive encroachments.
Weeds have engulfed a large expanse of its waters. The water body has been extensively encroached upon on the Baba Demb side.
Koshur melodies in USA
The art of cakery
‘Kashmiris treated me as their daughter’
Greater Kashmir
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