Day: September 1, 2020

Another year of gloom for Kashmir’s famed apple industry

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Farmers primarily engaged in growing apples in Kashmir said they are likely to face another year of losses due to the ongoing Covid-19 situation Shuja-ul-Haq Kashmir’s famous apple industry is looking at another year of gloom as several factors including Covid-19 pandemic contributed to lower production so far. Farmers who grow apples said they are facing issues since 2019 when Kashmir was shutdown after the abrogation of Article 370. This year, too, farmers are worried as their harvest is substandard.Ali Mohammad, an apple farmer in central Kashmir, feels his crop…

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China controls 1000 Sq Km of area in Ladakh

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The official revealed that in Depsang Plains, from patrolling point 10-13, the scale of Chinese control of India’s perception of the LAC stood at about 900 sq.km. About 1,000 square kilometres of area in Ladakh along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is now under Chinese control, intelligence inputs provided to the Centre suggest. China has been amassing troops and fortifying its presence along the LAC since April-May. Twenty soldiers were killed on June 15 in the Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in violent clashes with China’s People’s Liberation Army…

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535 Fresh corona-virus cases reported from across J&K, 10 more fall victim to pandemic

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With Kashmir division witnessing a dip in Covid19 cases and Jammu seeing a spike, 535 total positives were reported in J&K on Monday. In the past 24 hours, 10 more people lost lives after they had tested positive for the viral respiratory infection. As the cases in J&K accumulated to 37698, the death toll reached 720. A 25 year old man from Machil Kupwara was admitted at Badami Bagh Cantonment Hospital with an injury, an official said. He said the patient was tested for COVID19 and was found positive, although…

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MeT predicts another wet spell on Sep 3&4

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Rains lashed Kashmir on Monday bringing down temperatures sharply even as the Meteorological Department (MeT) predicted another wet spell on September 3 and 4. MeT in its fresh weather forecast said: “Light to moderate rain is likely at scattered to fairly widespread places of J&K mainly during September 3 and 4.” Director MeT, Sonam Lotus said during this period occasional heavy showers were likely at some places in Jammu region. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) weather forecast issued for various states has also predicted rains in parts of J&K from…

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Scores feared dead as minibus falls into Chenab in Ramban

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Nine persons were feared dead after a Tempo Traveller rolled down into the Chenab in the Mehar area of Ramban district this evening. According to the police, the driver of the Tempo, which was on its way to Ramban from Udhampur, lost his control over the vehicle, resulting in its fall in the river. “The lone survivor in the mishap said they were just 1 km short of Ramban town when the accident took place around 4.30 pm,” a police official said. Deputy Commissioner Ramban Nazim Zai Khan said the…

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