Was it pruning or felling? The alleged chopping of centuries-old chinar trees in Indian-administered Kashmir has sparked outrage, with locals and photos suggesting they were cut down, while the ...

Srinagar, Jan 23 (PTI) A "Digital Tree Aadhaar" programme has been launched by the Jammu and Kashmir government for conservation of the majestic Chinars which will see creation of a comprehensive ...

The authorities in the valley have taken a unique initiative of geo-tagging Chinar trees. The project, spearheaded by the J&K Forest Research Institute (FRI) of the J&K Forest Department, involves geo ...

When does something become so important that it gets the same value as of a human? While there is no one answer, as that 'something' is subjective to everyone. However, for the people of Kashmir, the ...

“It was a moment of panic for the tourists,” says Fayaz Ahmad, the head clerk of Shalimar Garden, recalling the incident when a 300-year-old Chinar tree toppled over in September 2024. “Fortunately, ...

The majestic maple trees of Jammu and Kashmir — better known as Chinar or locally as boonyi — now have their own ID cards. In a novel initiative by the J&K Forest Department in partnership with the ...

The ongoing census and geo-tagging of Kashmir’s majestic Chinars have brought to fore the existence of trees that are much older and larger than what were currently believed to hold these records in ...

Srinagar: The Kashmir Valley witnessed a surge in tourist footfall during the autumn (October-November) and most of the visitors turned up to behold the magical hues of the season called Harud by the ...

If successful, Kashmir’s famed but deteriorating island ‘Char Chinar’ (four chinars) in the middle of the Dal Lake, may get a new lease of life after the hectic transplantation of chinar trees was ...