Srinagar’s iconic tulip garden opened for public
A record number of 17 lakh tulip bulbs have been planted in the garden sprawled over 55 hectares. Five new varieties of tulips have been planted, raising the total number of varieties to 73.
A record number of 17 lakh tulip bulbs have been planted in the garden sprawled over 55 hectares. Five new varieties of tulips have been planted, raising the total number of varieties to 73.
Sheikh Fayaz said that Tulip Garden, recently included in the World Book of Records, is a pride for the Floriculture department and has greatly enhanced the tourism sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
Multiple landslides triggered by incessant rains blocked the strategic Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Saturday.
Srinagar-Jammu national highway was open for two-way traffic on Sunday while Srinagar-Leh and the Mughal Road remained snowbound and closed.
The Lt Governor directed officials to complete 10 blocks comprising 240 residential units by 20 March.
Choudhary was finance secretary and also chairman of the Chenab Valley Power Projects Ltd and is now principal secretary, agriculture.
In Srinagar every season has its own charm.
Eleven more accused were subsequently arrested in this case who were involved in sloganeering and hooliganism inside the Jamia Masjid and at the gate.
This heritage conservation project hosts several excavated figurines in the form of two large monolithic rock Shivalingas, seven Gandhara style sculptures
Reports said that the fire started from a houseboat and engulfed the adjacent ones. Locals and police vainly tried to douse the flames but the houseboats were gutted before the blaze was brought under control.