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Apples fetching lowest prices in decade

Shopian: Alarm bells of heavy losses in horticulture sector are ringing loud this year again due to low rates for Kashmir apple in outside...

Added woes for apple farmers as non-local truckers moved out from south Kashmir

SHOPIAN: Apple farmers and traders here say problems for them have compounded manifold after government moved out all non-local truck drivers from the area. The...

No flowers in sight, saffron farmers brace for another dismal year

Pampore: Saffron farmers in Pampore and adjoining areas are staring at yet another bleak harvest despite hopes raised by some rain. At the onset of...

J&K Bank to continue RBI’s banking business in UTs of JK, Ladakh

SRINAGAR: J&K Bank shall continue to act as an agent of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to conduct its agency banking business in the...

Kashmir situation takes toll on Umrah packages

SRINAGAR: The prevailing shutdown and communications lockdown in the Valley has taken a toll on numbers of Umrah pilgrims from Kashmir. Travel operators say that...

KCCI expresses concern over ‘malicious campaign’ against J&K Bank

SRINAGAR: Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industries (KCCI) on Saturday expressed concerned over the “malicious campaign” launched against the J&K Bank, and urged people...

ETT lab in Zakura to boost lamb production

SRINAGAR: Embryo Transfer Technology (ETT) Lab in Zakura will boost lamb production from 1-3 lambs per year to 50. Principal Secretary Animal, Sheep and Fisheries...

‘Safe zones’ hurts growers as transport charges increase

Shopian: The secured zones established in Shopian after the three killings has resulted in additional costs to growers hurting the apple trade. The three killing...

Internet blackout leaves smartphones useless

SRINAGAR: One such user is Muhammad Younis, whose smartphone is gathering dust at a shelf in his home. Younis cannot access his phone since...

Lockdown months see huge dip in traffic challans

SRINAGAR: Traffic violations, or the registering of cases pertaining to traffic violations, have seen a huge dip in the months of lockdown in Kashmir...

CS clears Rs 459 Cr industrial projects in 44th APCC meet

SRINAGAR: In the 44th meeting of Apex Projects Clearance Committee (APCC) held under the Chairmanship of Chief Secretary, BVR Subramanyam, industrial projects with an...

Consumers unable to receive LPG subsidy amid internet blackout

SRINAGAR: The internet shutdown has hit LPG consumers in Valley who are unable to book the cylinder online besides receiving subsidies into their accounts...

Amid internet blockade, J&K sets up panel to encourage digitisation of payments

Jammu: (PTI) The Jammu and Kashmir administration has constituted a 10-member sub-committee to suggest measures to encourage digitisation of payments and enhance financial inclusion. As...

Pen drives make comeback after internet blackout

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: With the internet blackout hitting third month, pen drives have once again emerged as the main carrier of data in...

Tax rumours spoil MIS procurement in Budgam

Srinagar: Panic has gripped farmers in central Kashmir’s Budgam district after rumours spread about taxes on apple boxes sold to National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing...

Absence of non-local buyers hit apple prices

SHOPIAN: The price of C-grade apple has fallen sharply due to the absence of non-local buyers, which is causing a concern among the orchardists,...

6170 apple boxes procured under MIS in Shopian

Shopian: With mandis shut and local and non-local traders absent, Government's market intervention scheme has received 6170 apple boxes from Shopian district of southern...

Communication blackout, shutdown takes toll on Sunday market

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: The vendors at Srinagar’s Sunday market say that communication blackout and continuous shutdown has taken a heavy toll on their earnings as...

Communication blackout adds to woes of orchardists

SHOPIAN: The orchardists in south Kashmir have been hit by communication blackout, which has added to their woes as they are unable to contact...

‘JK’s GST returns at par with National Average’

SRINAGAR: Jammu and Kashmir is showing upward trend in filing of Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns which is at par with National Average...

Scab infection attacks apple crop in south Kashmir

RAASHID HASSAN SHOPIAN: A scab infection is attacking apple crop in south Kashmir, adding to woes of farmers, who are already facing a terrible...

Free passes no more at Kashmir’s toll plaza

Suhail A Shah Anantnag: The government seems to have gone back on its promise of toll tax exemption for people living in the vicinity...

‘Inflated’ carriage charges add to apple farmer’s woes

RAASHID HASSAN SRINAGAR: The shutdown and communication lockdown has created a dearth of transport trucks for apple crop, with farmers in southern Kashmir complaining...

With truck unions shut in Kashmir, south Indian truckers face communication barrier

Srinagar: Several truckers from south India who had been visiting Kashmir to procure and ferry apples have been stuck here, facing a communication barrier,...

In harvest season, farmers hit hard by shortage of migrant labourers

Suhail A Shah Anantnag: Amidst the harvest season in Kashmir, farmers and orchardists are facing an acute shortage of workforce, most of which used to...

Vendors along Foreshore road hit by shutdown

AASIM BASHIR BHAT SRINAGAR: The vendors along northern Foreshore road on Habak-Nishat stretch have been hit by continuous shutdown, which has diminished their earnings and...

J&K Bank opens new business unit, ATM at TalliMorh

SRINAGAR: J&K Bank Monday commissioned a new Business Unit (BU) along with an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) at village TalliMorh in R S Pura...

55,000 apple box procured under MIS

NEW DELHI: As many as 55,000 boxes of apples have been procured by NAFED under market intervention scheme from farmers in Kashmir till October...

Communications blockade affects work in government offices

SRINAGAR: The two month long communications shutdown affecting mobile and internet has severely hit work in government departments. Power Development Department, Horticulture, Irrigation and Flood...

Jamia Millia extends admission date for Kashmir students to Oct 10

Srinagar: The Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi has extended the last date for admission formalities for students from Kashmir to October 10. The relaxation has been...

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