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Transport dept forms special teams to check soaring apple freight charges

Srinagar: In a bid to curb the soaring freight charges for apples, the Transport Department has constituted special enforcement teams to monitor...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Over a dozen excavators, 50+ earthmovers deployed to clear Srinagar-Jammu highway: Nitin Gadkari

Srinagar: Transport Minister of India Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday chaired a meeting with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and senior...

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Jammu & Kashmir

‘Deliberate attempt to dent Valley’s economy’: MP Ruhullah slams highway closure

Shopian: Member of Parliament Aga Ruhullah on Tuesday expressed strong concern over the continued closure of the Jammu-Srinagar highway at a time...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Govt’s apathy ‘shameful’: Mirwaiz on stranded fruit trucks, growers’ protest

Srinagar: Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on Monday expressed anguish over the plight of protesting fruit growers and orchardists whose consignments...

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Fruit mandis shut across Kashmir, growers threaten valley-wide protests

Growers warn of valley-wide strike; ask elected government to resign if it cannot save fruit industry, emotional scenes at Sopore Mandi Sopore:...

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Agriculture

In photos: Floods, highway closure hit apple growers with estimated ₹700 crore loss

Srinagar: Apple growers in south Kashmir are staring at huge losses this season after floods and highway closures hit the harvest. Large...

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Jammu & Kashmir

KCCI hails daily parcel train linking Kashmir apples with Delhi markets

Srinagar: The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) has welcomed the Government’s announcement regarding the launch of a daily parcel train...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Railways to launch daily apple parcel train from Kashmir to Delhi from Sept 13: GoI minister

Srinagar: The Railway Minister of India on Thursday announced that Railways will begin a “daily parcel train service” from Kashmir Valley to...

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Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar-Jammu highway blockage chokes Kashmir’s ₹12,000 crore apple industry

Srinagar: The Kashmir apple growers have been expressing deep concern over the prolonged closure of the Srinagar-Jammu highway, warning that the transport...