Amid continuing curfew and shutdowns, the backbone of Jammu and Kashmir’s economy – Rs 8,000-crore apple industry — is caught in a crisis with the government and separatists urging the fruit markets to follow their schedule. Kashmir’s biggest fruit market at north Kashmir’s Sopore town is shut for the past three days following the killing of a youth in the area. The government wants them to operate from 9 am to 6 pm while separatists want them to remain closed and follow their shutdown calendar. Dozens of youths, backed by…
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