News Topic:Horticulture
Kashmir
Parched Peaks: 65% rainfall deficit sparks fears for J&K’s agriculture
Jammu and Kashmir has recorded its seventh consecutive winter rainfall deficit, with the December 2025–February 2026 period ending 65 per cent below normal.
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Health
From Kashmir to Kanyakumari, one man walks for a purer India
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.
Kashmir
Horticulture Department recommends urgent fungicide spray for hailstorm-hit apple orchards
Amid growing concerns among farmers due to recent incessant rains and hailstorms in South Kashmir, the HDO Shadimarg has issued urgent recommendations.
Kashmir
High-density apple farming boosts Kashmir’s horticulture
High-density apple cultivation continues to revolutionise Kashmir's horticulture sector by offering farmers good returns compared to traditional varieties.
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Ladakh
Ladakh’s apricots gain global recognition as orchards flourish at foothills of Tiger Hill
Tiger Hill is more than the jackboots and camouflage; its foothills produce some of the best quality apricots in the world.
Business & Economy
Kashmir resumes apple exports to Bangladesh as political situation stabilizes
With the political situation in Bangladesh showing signs of stabilisation, Kashmir's fruit industry has cautiously resumed its apple exports to the country.
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Kashmir
Dry Spell: Leaf miners, red mites wreak havoc on Kashmir’s apple orchards
Amid the ongoing dry spell, apple growers in Kashmir are deeply concerned as a leaf miner pest continues to infect their orchards for the fourth consecutive year.
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Kashmir
Kashmir fruit growers concerned as dry spell and heatwave threaten horticulture
The ongoing dry spell and heatwave in Kashmir have left fruit growers deeply concerned, who fear severe impacts on the region's horticulture sector.
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Traffic restored in Beerwah after flash floods washed away Sukhnag diversion
Vehicular traffic through Beerwah town in central Kashmir's Budgam district was restored on Saturday after remaining suspended for four days.
Overseas Job Fraud: EOW chargesheets accused who duped youth of lakhs
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW), Kashmir, of the Crime Branch, Jammu and Kashmir, has filed a chargesheet in connection with an alleged overseas job fraud.
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