News Topic:Apple Harvest

Apple grading machines are transforming Kashmir’s Horticulture

The variety of apple produce has earned Kashmir a world-wide fame and it is witnessing a transformation due to apple grading machines.

PhD scholar sells apple fruit online inventively

SHOPIAN — A PhD scholar from south Kashmir has decided to take Kashmir apples to every corner of the world by setting up a...

Relief for Apple Growers: 50% subsidy for carriage & storage in cold stores announced

SRINAGAR — In a major relief to apple growers of J&K, 50 per cent of transport from cold chains or orchards to markets and...

MIS for apple procurement in J&K approved for 2020-21

SRINAGAR — Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved the extension of Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) for apple procurement in Jammu and...

Grower acquires first ever Apple Grading Machine in Pulwama

PULWAMA — A fruit grower in south Kashmir's Pulwama district has acquired an Apple Grading Machine on Wednesday, which is the first ever in...

Hailstorm damages crops in Pulwama

Bad weather has plunged orchardists in south Kashmir’s Pulwama district into desperation as the crop has been severely damaged due to intermittent hail and windstorms.

‘Apple produce worth crores set to rot if lockdown continues’

SRINAGAR — The apple growers in Jammu and Kashmir have expressed concern that their produce may get rotten in the cold storage units if...

Where is compensation, ask orchardists of south Kashmir

Orchardists in south Kashmir are a worried lot at present as they are yet to receive compensation for the damage caused to the fruit and other crops.

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Kashmir’s 2019 experience should be a warning for India: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti urged Indians to defend constitutional rights, saying Jammu and Kashmir’s experience after the 2019 changes should serve as a warning.

Muslims should not have to prove their patriotism: Farooq Abdullah

Farooq Abdullah criticised the BJP and RSS over questions about Muslim patriotism and alleged voter deletions in Uttar Pradesh at a New Delhi gathering.

J&K Agriculture graduates call off 42-day strike after talks with minister

Unemployed agriculture graduates in J&K have called off their 42-day strike after Agriculture Minister Javed Dar discussed recruitment and cadre merger proposals.

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NC govt lacks political will to free youth facing incarceration, says Waheed Para

Waheed Para said that the current NC-led government has the power to drop cases against young people who are imprisoned, but they lack the political will to do so.

When ‘come back tomorrow’ becomes a public service failure

We often treat accessibility as a feature of a building or website. But access is also a question of responsibility, in case of public service.