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1.37 lakh metric tonne fresh fruits dispatched from Kashmir in 10 days: Div Com

Srinagar: Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Anshul Garg, on Monday said that 1.37 lakh metric tons of fresh fruits have been dispatched from the...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Leaf miner pest infests apple orchards in Baramulla, growers fear major losses

Rafiabad orchards suffer 30-40% damage; orchardists advised to use recommended sprays Baramulla: Apple growers in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district are grappling with...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Strong winds damage fruits in Shopian, growers reiterate crop insurance demand

Orchardists say they face repeated natural calamities, urge govt to safeguard their livelihood Shopian: After facing hailstorms, crop diseases, and an extended...

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Crime

Apple plant scam: Bail denied to Anantnag man, multiple locations searched in multi-crore fraud case

‘Court rejects bail plea of accused’ Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) on Saturday carried out searches at several locations...

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Crime

Man booked for duping people of crores on false promise of high density apple plants: Crime Branch

Srinagar: The Economic Offences Wing of the Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday said it has registered an FIR against a man accused...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Despite drip irrigation facilities, dry spell delays high density apple picking in Kashmir

Lack of sufficient rainfall slows growth, ripening process, say growers Srinagar: The persistent dry spell has delayed the apple picking process and...

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Economy

Protest in Sopore Mandi: Loaded fruits rot on highway due to ‘stoppage of trucks’, say traders

Srinagar: Scores of traders on Monday held a protest demonstration in Asia’s second-largest fruit Mandi in Sopore area of north Kashmir’s Baramulla...

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Agriculture

Apple industry witnesses huge dip in production, growers worried

Srinagar: The people associated with globally known apple industry of Kashmir on Friday said that the apple production has witnessed a huge...

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Crime

Apple trees chopped down mysteriously in South Kashmir again, orchardists worried

Anantnag: Unidentified persons on Wednesday chopped the branches of over three dozen apple trees in Mattan area of south Kashmir’s Anantnag district,...