Srinagar, Sept. 15 -- Lieutenant Governor Shri Manoj Sinha on Monday flagged off the first dedicated Parcel Train service from Budgam to Adarsh Nagar, New Delhi, marking what he called a "new era of trade and business" for apple growers and traders in the Valley.

Expressing gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Lieutenant Governor said the freight service would "significantly reduce transit time and increase income opportunities for thousands of farmers, giving a major boost to the agricultural economy of the region."

Congratulating the Indian Railways for launching the dedicated freight service, Sinha said, "This is a big step for the apple growers of the Union Territory to transport their produce to different parts of the cou...