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

A preliminary census of majestic Chinar trees in Jammu and Kashmir has enumerated 18,000 trees with at least one third of them found diseased or damaged which may be lost in next 10 years prompting a ...

“In past, a stranger entering any village of Chitral would pause for a while to look for a house with a tall tree of chinar by its side where he could find shelter to take rest for a short while or an ...

For Kashmiri environmental activist Raja Muzaffar Bhat, witnessing the axing of 500-year-old Chinar trees was a moment of profound distress. Some of the centuries-old trees, revered as symbols of ...

What was believed to be the oldest Chinar tree, was planted some 700 years ago and is located at Chetturgul Chaadoora in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. It has a girth of 14.78 metres (over 48 feet ...

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 ...

“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, ...

Srinagar: 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 database of the ...

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 ...

The government taken up a programme of conservation of chinars. Chinar has stood testimony to the ever-changing history in Jammu Kashmir for so many decades. But over the years their numbers have been ...