A series of drowning incidents across Kashmir's Pahalgam, Bandipora, Tangmarg, and Srinagar districts have killed at least four people in recent days, including children and a father attempting a rescue. The State Disaster Response Force recorded 65 drowning deaths in Kashmir during 2025, with only 20 rescues and several still missing, prompting authorities and educators to emphasize water safety, supervision, and CPR training.

The Mountain Research Centre for Field Crops (MRCFC), Khudwani, under the aegis of Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, on Wednesday organised an Input Distribution-cum-Training Programme on Best Practices for Wheat Production under the All India Coordinated Wheat and Barley Improvement Project (AICW&BIP), Tribal Sub Plan–Wheat. The programme, sponsored by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, witnessed participation of 20 Scheduled Tribe (ST) farmers from Tangmarg village in Kulgam district. During the programme, inputs including Shalimar Bioformulation (Trichoderma) and small farm tool kits were distributed among the participating farmers.