India to face apple crunch as heavy rain hits productionHeavy rains have not only damaged farms, but also destroyed roads, power lines and infrastructure worth $550 million in Himachal Pradesh, w...
24 Jul, 2023, 11.32 AM IST
Parties threaten protests if smooth transportation of apples from Kashmir is not ensuredFruit growers and traders in the Valley have alleged that the fruit-laden trucks were deliberately stopped along the Srinagar-Jammu highway...
28 Sep, 2022, 01.36 PM IST
Apple export from Kashmir dips by 1.35 lakh metric tonnesThe dip in apple exports so far this year comes amid communication blockade, restrictions and protests after the Centre revoked special sta...
17 Oct, 2019, 11.37 AM IST
Apple traders worry about advance paid to J&K growersThe government has asked the Nafed to procure apples in the wake of terrorists threatening growers.
16 Sep, 2019, 11.38 AM IST
Violence in Jammu & Kashmir bruises Kashmiri appleChairman of Kashmir Fruit Growers Association, Bashir Ahmed, alleged that the security forces stopped truckloads of fruits at different ent...
03 Sep, 2016, 12.11 PM IST
Jammu & Kashmir to develop Mahore as a modern walnut zoneSharma also gave a lowdown on modern techniques for producing grafted walnut plants in low-cost green house to raise walnut production.
16 May, 2015, 03.40 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir government to import high density fruit plants, root stockingsJammu and Kashmir government has earmarked Rs 150 crore to develop horticulture sector and will import high density fruit plants and root s...
06 May, 2015, 08.24 PM IST
Floods caused Rs 1,000-crore loss to apple crop in Kashmir: AssochamThe floods have caused a loss of Rs 1,000 crore to the apple crop in Kashmir, threatening a collapse of the horticulture industry in the st...
20 Sep, 2014, 02.32 PM IST
- Talks with separatists is a necessity and not curfew: Omar
Government should initiate talks with separatist leaders in Kashmir valley on priority basis rather than using excessive force as this may ...
24 Aug, 2008, 03.02 PM IST
- Three killed in police firing at Bandipora in J&K
Three protesters were killed and five injured in police firing at Bandipora in Kashmir on Tuesday morning, according to official sources.
12 Aug, 2008, 11.50 AM IST
- Cops thwart PoK march bid in the Valley; 2 killed
Two persons were killed on Monday and 150 others injured in police firing and clashes between security forces and protesters who tried to m...
11 Aug, 2008, 04.55 PM IST
- Bid to march towards PoK capital thwarted
Police fired in the air to thwart a bid by fruit growers to march towards Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).
11 Aug, 2008, 10.58 AM IST
- Patil reassures Valley, denies blockade
Home minister Shivraj Patil has said the Centre was hopeful of resolving the crisis that has gripped Jammu and Kashmir following the land t...
11 Aug, 2008, 02.51 AM IST
- Separatists in Kashmir announce march to Muzaffarabad
The separatists in Kashmir valley threatened on Saturday to stage a march to Muzaffarabad in Pakistan- occupied Kashmir on Monday with frui...
09 Aug, 2008, 10.19 PM IST
- Kashmir apple trade seeks industry status
Farmers across the valley accuse the government for not doing enough to safeguard the declining horticulture sector.
23 Sep, 2007, 04.30 PM IST
- J&K govt to implement market intervention scheme
Jammu and Kashmir government has asked state officials to implement market intervention scheme (MIS), which provides market support to frui...
28 Aug, 2007, 05.00 PM IST
- J&K apple trade in shambles: growers
Apple farming may be one of the major sources of revenue in Jammu and Kashmir but fruit growers say unless their trade is granted an indust...
25 May, 2007, 11.15 AM IST