Similar actions taken for Pakistan should also be taken for Turkey: HP LoP Jairam ThakurJairam Thakur supports Himachal Pradesh apple growers' demand. They want a ban on Turkish apple imports. Growers cite Turkey's perceived an...
16 May, 2025, 09.00 AM IST
Apple, at the centre of climate crisis, faces a new threat from WashingtonIncessant rains and landslides are threatening to wipe away the apple crop in Himachal this year, even as the farmers are still figuring ou...
29 Jul, 2023, 09.49 AM IST
Demand for J&K, Himachal apples rises as Turkey quake hits supply"The severe earthquake that rocked Turkey last month has impacted exports of apples from the country to India. The domestic demand is now b...
06 Mar, 2023, 12.41 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
Quarantine requirements keep many buyers away from Apple markets in Himachal PradeshApple harvesting has begun in Himachal Pradesh and will start in a month in Kashmir. The desperate apple trade is seeking government procur...
27 Jul, 2020, 09.40 AM IST
Declare apple crisis in Kashmir Valley as nation calamity, demands AIKSCCThe delegation noted that horticulture, which is the backbone of the state's economy, has suffered a double thrashing this season. Just whe...
16 Nov, 2019, 04.39 PM IST
I had no idea my son would decide to join militancy: Ashraf Sehrai, interim chairman of Geelani’s party"Easiest and most democratic way to resolve the Kashmir issue is through internationally acknowledged right to self-determination of people...
02 Apr, 2018, 10.57 AM IST
Why an eye for an eye won’t help in restoring normalcy in Kashmir"Youngsters in Kashmir are seeing dignity in death. That is not good for all of us and shows that they are being wronged," PDP’s youth lead...
23 Apr, 2017, 01.40 AM IST
Kashmir crisis yielding indirect benefit for Bhutan’s AppleAt Siliguri fruit wholesale market, veteran trader B. Burman said, “The rise in demand for Bhutan stock is indirect effect of shrunken supp...
22 Sep, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir economy hit, losses touch Rs 6,000 croreMohd Yasin Khan, president of Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Federation, told TOI the sector is bleeding by approximately Rs 135 crore e...
24 Aug, 2016, 12.33 PM IST
It may take years for Kashmir to restore flood-hit economy“The most harrowing experience I had during these floods was the sight of Veshu washing down complete apple orchards with trees and fruits."
20 Sep, 2014, 04.52 AM IST
It may take years for Kashmir to rebuild economyAs Kashmir tries to come out of its worst floods, one question people in Srinagar ask each other is: how many years will it take to get Kas...
19 Sep, 2014, 08.27 PM IST
- 60 international buyers in Srinagar busy negotiating deals with handicraft exporters
There are sixty buyers from across 20 countries currently negotiating deals with handicraft exporters in Srinagar, thanks to the fourth Kas...
15 May, 2012, 10.30 PM IST
- Corporates make brisk purchase as apple prices drop
A bumper harvest in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradeesh has pushed down prices by a fifth over last year.
25 Oct, 2010, 01.10 AM IST
- Poor irrigation likely to hit J&K paddy, wheat production
A net deficit of 5,234 cusecs of water is preventing J&K from irrigating vast swaths of the land that could grow paddy and wheat.
24 Aug, 2009, 05.04 AM IST
- Shopian panel report adds fuel to Valley fire, strike to go on
Justice (retd) Muzaffar Jan’s report, completed in record time, has raised more questions and, by making certain observation, added to the ...
13 Jul, 2009, 02.29 AM IST
- J&K strike on for 2nd day, PDP calls for march to Shopian
With troops deployed and all roads leading to apple township of Shopian sealed off, Kashmir remained on protest strike for the second conse...
03 Jun, 2009, 02.37 AM IST