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Ladakh experiments with saffron cultivation in high-altitude cold desert

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Himalayan cold desert of Ladakh is experimenting with saffron cultivation on a large scale, with the Union Territory administration planting Iranian saffron corms on land that... Read More


Big-ticket cricket returns to Kashmir, reflecting changing security landscape

New Delhi, Oct. 1 -- After a hiatus of nearly four decades, big-ticket cricket has returned to the Valley, with the Sher-i-Kashmir Cricket Stadium in Srinagar hosting a face-off between Jammu and Kash... Read More


Pakistan-based LeT commander Mohammad Asif killed in encounter in central Kashmir

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- A Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) commander, Mohammad Asif alias Hashim Moosa, was killed in an overnight encounter with security forces in a forested area of central Kashm... Read More


J&K shifts Sewa-I hydropower project from stalled public funding to private development model

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Jammu and Kashmir is considering shifting the proposed 9.5 MW Sewa-I hydropower project to a private investment-led model after the project failed to take off under a government... Read More


SKUAST recommends Best Agrolife fungicide Tricolor for Kashmir apple orchards

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) has recommended Best Agrolife Ltd's patented fungicide Tricolour for use in apple cultivation, advisin... Read More


From safety net to market risk: J&K apple growers face greater price exposure

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- The withdrawal of the Market Intervention Scheme has changed the way Jammu and Kashmir's apple growers manage price risk, shifting the burden from an institutional procurement m... Read More


J&K Assembly adopts resolution seeking early restoration of statehood amid BJP walkout

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Amid a walkout by BJP legislators, the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly on Monday adopted a resolution seeking the early restoration of full Statehood to the Union Territo... Read More


From LoC trade to tourists, can Salamabad rebuild its lost livelihoods?

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- For Mukhtar Ahmad, Salamabad in north Kashmir's Uri was once a workplace where the movement of trucks provided a regular livelihood. As a loader at the Trade Facilitation Centre... Read More


J&K Assembly descends into chaos after CM moves resolution seeking restoration of full statehood

New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- Jammu and Kashmir Assembly proceedings descended into chaos on Friday after Chief Minister Omar Abdullah moved a resolution seeking restoration of full statehood to the Union Te... Read More


J & K's poultry paradox: Expansion plans amid shrinking industry

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government plans to rapidly expand poultry production, but the industry said the first challenge is to prevent existing commercial farms from shutting down... Read More