The Government denies that it is a new infection. It advised the orchardists to follow the departmental guidelines to stop and eradicate this insect. SHOPIAN โ Asif Ahmad Lone, an apple farmer from Reshipora in the southern Shopian district, did not notice a cocoon-like web on his apple trees. However, he did take note of…
She may be known for her museum of love, but Atiqa Bano of Sopore was more than a curator of the past. She was an unassuming philanthropist and the community crisis manager who silently fought destitution till her death. A decorated gallery of awards and recognitions makes it a wall of fame. But beyond this…
โIf the government is serious about reviving the film industry, it should focus on developing the infrastructure and provide funding and concessions to promote regional films.โ SRINAGAR โ Jammu and Kashmir Administration, led by New Delhi appointed Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha, on August 5 launched Jammu Kashmir Film policy 2021. The policy promises to offer…
Apple farmers fear that high-density farming may imperil the apple industry in Kashmir. Shopian โ Orchardists in the southern Shopian district who had invested in high-density apple farming and were hoping for bumper returns are hopeless as the market rates for this variety have plunged to the lowest ever in recent years.ย They lament that…
Shopkeepers urge people to shop locally to help keep Kashmir businesses afloat. Srinagar โ As the business establishments in Kashmir valley struggle to stay afloat due to three years of the crisis caused by political upheaval and pandemic, the traders in the region are grappling with evolution in spending habits of people, something they find…
With the Taliban takeover once again making analysts predict a speculative storm, a bygone Afghan arrival had only touched countless lives in Kashmir. At the foothills of the Chinar-dotted postcard peak in Bandiporaโs Chekreshpora village, a saintโs school, sanctum, seminary and shrine are speaking about Kashmirโs spiritual Afghan legacy.ย The sacred signposts defy the treacherous…
On International Literacy Day, Mountain Ink brings out the story of the two young girls from Kashmirโs situational-hit families who chose earning over learning. Her home is a piecemeal world of woes where sheโs slogging to bring some smiles on the situation-stricken faces.ย But the perpetual pathos that has come to define the indoor life…
โKashmiris are not afraid of Indian forces. Too many Kashmiris have given their lives for them to accept a relationship by force.โ SRINAGAR โ Kashmiris will not forget Delhiโs repeated โbetrayals,โ especially that of former Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru, contends veteran Congress leader Prof. Saifuddin Soz. The former union minister also believes that…
โGeelani was a father figure, a centre of gravity and a measure of morality for resistance politics in more than one way.โ SRINAGAR โ The death of nonagenarian Hurriyat patriarch Syed Ali Geelani is being seen as a big setback to the resistance politics in Jammu and Kashmir. There is none within the rank and…