16 October 2008 Asia and Indonesia

FIRST TRAIN IN KASHMIR

On 11 October, Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh flagged off the first train in the Kashmir valley from the Srinagar station at Nowgam. Initial services, using an 8-car DEMU, will run twice daily from Rajwansher in the Budgam district to Anantnag (66 km) in about an hour at a fare of 15 rupees. Stops

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