News Topic:Farmers

Growers from Pulwama and Shopian said modern plantations have enabled them to make better use of limited land while reducing the waiting period for substantial returns.

The recovery of suspected sub-standard pesticides and fungicides from multiple locations in south Kashmir's Shopian district has sparked outrage among farmers.

Parts of J&K are expected to witness thundershowers, hailstorms, and gusty winds beginning Friday afternoon, with the Kashmir region likely to see the most activity.

In a major crackdown on white-collar crime, the Economic Offences Wing (Crime Branch Kashmir) has registered a formal case against a man from Anantnag.

Farmers and residents of Nownagri village in Kashmir’s Pulwama district have raised strong objections to the allocation of grazing land for a security establishment.

As dawn broke in Kashmir, Mr Gaurav Tyagi with an unwavering resolve took steady strides southward, echoing a purpose that transcends borders, languages, and beliefs.

Thousands of kanals of paddy land in Pulwama are on the verge of facing drought as farmers said the water meant for downstream areas of Lar stream is diverted in Shopian.

As an unrelenting heatwave scorches the Kashmir, farmers from north to central and south Kashmir are battling a crippling water crisis that threatens entire paddy crop.