
1.6 Million Tulips Bloom at Kashmir Garden
The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills in Srinagar opened for the public on Sunday.
The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden, Asia’s largest tulip garden, ensconced between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan hills in Srinagar opened for the public on Sunday.
Besides 15 lakh tulips of various colours and hues, the garden, also known as Siraj Bagh, has other spring flowers, such as hyacinths, daffodils, muscari and cyclamens, on display.
This week’s INKISHAF is on the free-flow of pesticides into the drinking water in Kashmir. Many farms located near drinking water sources – streams, canals and ponds – are posing a big health threat to public health.
Blossoming of almond trees at Badamwaer marks the arrival of spring in Kashmir. Spread over 300 kanals of land, the place has become an important tourist attractions of Kashmir over the time.
This week’s INKISHAF is on ire triggered by Aptech, a blacklisted company hired to conduct exams for government jobs. The educated-cum-unemployed youth of Jammu and Kashmir are protesting the move at a time when administration is scrapping selection lists to upload “transparency”.
As the spring is gradually ending the chilly winter in Kashmir, the iconic almond garden in the old city has already bloomed with the festive flowers.
Architect Hakim Sameer Hamdani’s book release function Saturday saw participation of who’s who in Srinagar. The event witnessed reviews and expert talks on the subject and it’s significance in Kashmir history.
This week’s INKISHAF is on the unhindered movement of leopards in Srinagar outskirts. The situation is giving sleepless nights to residents and prompting many to believe that the posh urban pockets have now become new habitat for the wild cat.
Schools in Kashmir reopened Wednesday after remaining closed for three months on account of winter vacations.
This week’s INKISHAF is on the government’s inability to make the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 operational in Jammu & Kashmir despite mental health problems escalating in the region.
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