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Kashmir Walnut Harvest Turns Deadly: Four Workers Die in Tree Falls as Safety Concerns Grow

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Kashmir Walnut Harvest Turns Deadly: Four Workers Die in Tree Falls as Safety Concerns Grow

Kashmir’s Walnut Harvest Turns Deadly Again: Four Workers Die as Farmers Demand Safer Orchards By: News Desk | 03 September 2026 Four fatal falls in Qazigund, Tral, Uri and Pulwama at the start of the 2026 walnut season have revived a long-standing question: why does harvesting one of Kashmir’s most valuable crops still require workers to climb trees 40–75 feet high with little protection? Srinagar: The first walnuts of autumn should normally signal the beginning of one of Kashmir’s most important agricultural seasons. Instead, this year’s harvest has opened with…

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Modernisation Vs Mountains: Fragile Highways and Broken Promises in Kashmir

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Modernisation vs Mountains: Fragile Highways and Broken Promises in Kashmir

In Kashmir’s hinterlands, promises of connectivity lie buried under landslides and bureaucratic neglect. What began as a lifeline now ends in mud, rubble, and unanswered questions. By: Javid Amin | 23 September 2025 A Lifeline Turned Liability In Kashmir, every road is more than just asphalt. It is a lifeline. The 270-km Srinagar–Jammu National Highway (NH-44), once hailed as an engineering marvel linking the Valley with the rest of India, today stands as a cautionary tale of modernisation without foresight. What was once a nine-hour journey has turned into a…

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