Strong winds hit Kashmir from Thursday night into Friday, causing extensive damage across the region. Trees and branches were ...

Chinar wood is prized and sought after for carving ... Dismissing the reports, district authorities said that they were cutting dry branches of the trees. “It has come to our notice that ...

District Floriculture Officer Anantnag said only pruning of dried and hazardous branches of old Chinar trees was carried out at Ranibagh Park with due authorization to ensure public safety.

Navneet Chowfla, an environmentalist from Chamba, is on a mission to promote Chinar tree plantations for enhancing local tourism. Despite support for his efforts, local officials assert that ...

Story continues below this ad 3. As part of the initiative, metallic QR codes have been placed on chinar trees. When scanned, these codes will provide information about each tree across 25 parameters.

Environment activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat said the felling of Chinar trees was carried out under the garb of pruning branches. "Chinar trees in the middle of Rani Bagh in Anantnag have been ...

The chinar leaves turn shades of red, orange and yellow during autumn [Getty Images] ...

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 ...