Day: March 18, 2026

AI generated imaged used for representational purposes only By Girdhari Lal Raina This winter marks the seventh straight year of snow scarcity in the valley.  Overall precipitation has dropped 65 percent below normal, and February alone fell short by a staggering 89 percent. The mountains that should be draped in white lie bare and brown. It…

Srinagar Mar 17: The Department of Botany successfully concluded two week-long entrepreneurship training programmes on “Nursery & Post-harvest Management of Commercially Important Ornamental Plants” and “Cultivation and Commercialization of Edible and Medicinal Mushrooms in Kashmir.” Vice-Chancellor Prof. Nilofer Khan emphasized that such skill-based programmes play a vital role in…

Jammu, 17-03-2026: In view of the heavy influx of devotees traveling for darshan of Mata Vaishno Devi during the upcoming Navratri festival, the Jammu Division of Northern Railway has decided to attach an additional sleeper coach to Train No. 13151/13152 (Kolkata–Jammu Tawi–Kolkata Express). The facility will remain available from March 20 to April 02,…