Rising Kashmir celebrated its second anniversary on Wednesday. Top politicians from the mainstream and separatist camp, civil society members, literati, top police officials, members of business community and students attended the function at SKICC. Farooq Javed / Rising Kashmir

Flowers in bloom signal the arrival of Spring in Kashmir. The temperatures, both minimum and maximum, have been on the increase for the past few days in the Valley. Farooq Shah / Rising Kashmir

SCHOOL CHALE HUM Children queue up for their classes as schools in Valley reopened after a long winter vacation on Monday.

A woman works in a brick kiln in Jammu, the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, a day ahead of the International Women's Day (IWD) on 8 March. The IWD is a global day celebrating the economic, political and social achievements of women past, present and future. In some countries like China, Russia, Vietnam and Bulgaria, IWD is a national holiday. The first IWD was observed in 1911. Next year is IWD Global Centenary 1911-2011. Mir Imran / Rising Kashmir

Kashmiri boatmen row a Shikara (gondola) through the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Sunday was mostly sunny ending a long spell of cold weather. The weathermen have predicted that Monday would be partly sunny. Farooq Javed / Rising Kashmir

A Kashmiri boatman row a Shikara (gondola) through the waters of Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday. Sunday was mostly sunny ending a long spell of cold weather. The weathermen have predicted that Monday would be partly sunny. Farooq Javed / Rising Kashmir