April 28, 2020 | Kashmir POST

#Lockdown: Apple industry in shamble, as millions of cartons are lying in cold storage waiting for buyers

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Editor

The nationwide coronavirus lockdown has badly hit apple farmers in Jammu and Kashmir. As the farmers are not finding market for their produce, over three million cartons of apples are lying in cold storage. They are rather paying Rs 35 per box per month as storage charge, and Rs 100 as packing and grading fee to save their produce from rotting. They fear incurring more loses than the value of their produce if lockdown continues as there are no buyers due to the market conditions. The lockdown has added to…

Are gulf ties being jeopardised by Hindutva hatred?

April 28, 2020April 28, 2020 Editor

In his six years as prime minister, Narendra Modi has expended more time, effort and commitment to cultivating ties with the Gulf region than any of his predecessors, and India’s initiatives have been fully reciprocated by his regional counterparts. These interactions have been assiduously promoted with frequent exchanges of visits, warm expressions of personal goodwill, even affection and several agreements to impart substance to the relationship in political, energy and economic areas. Now, when the world is grappling with the extraordinary challenge posed by the coronavirus pandemic, relations shaped, elevated…