Owing to the enhanced freight rates, the fruit growers have decided not to export fresh crop to outside the mandis. In a statement, Kashmir Valley […]
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Unrest mars harvesting season; No truckers for Kashmir apple
Apple growers are grappling with lack of labour and transport this season. The Army says it is facilitating movement of 1,500 trucks out of the […]
Fruit growers across Kashmir battle Closed Mandis, Storage due to unrest
As per the data of the Horticulture Department, there has been a three-fold rise in fruit consignments to various markets outside the state this month. […]
City markets re-open in evening
City markets re-opened today evening after 11 days, during the relaxation period announced by joint resistance leadership. As the clock ticked to 6’ O’ Clock, […]
Protest Hits Kashmiris Hard, State Tourism Industry Suffers Rs 3000 crore loss
Tourism sector in Kashmir has suffered a loss of around Rs 3,000 crore as the 77-day ongoing unrest in the valley resulted in sharp decline […]
‘Prohibitive’ fares hamper fruit export from Kashmir
The apple growers/suppliers in Kashmir are presently a worried lot. Reason, the exorbitant transportation cost amid ongoing unrest in Kashmir is proving prohibitive for sending […]
Harvesting Time: Demand for local labourers grows in Kashmir hinterland
With non-local labourers nowhere around due to the ongoing unrest in Kashmir, local labour is in large demand in the current harvest season in this […]
Shortage of labourers hit dev projects in Valley, Jehangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover to miss June 2017 deadline
The ongoing unrest has affected the developmental projects in Kashmir especially Jahangir Chowk-Rambagh flyover. The flyover may miss the June 2017 deadline as its construction […]
Dal vegetables suffice Srinagar’s demand
At the break of dawn, there is a hustle in the interiors of Dal Lake as scores of boats carrying vegetables gather at a point […]
Unrest lands Valley’s wazas in soup
Abdul Gani, 52, a wazwan chef, has done no business this season. After the unrest started in Kashmir in the second week of July, he […]