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Vol 9 | No 03 | APRIL 15, 2016 ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ ﻈ म ﻟ ो ا ﻦ स ﻣ म त U N IR IV M ER H MERC TIMESSITY OF KAS MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE, UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR APPLES INSTEAD OF ALMOND Inside Buthgam, the safe haven for the Brick Conference on kiln and Sand Horticulture chaired by SPOUT IN FAST FOOD MERC Maﬁ a industry Khurshid Ganai OUTLETS M P2 P3 P5 Times } ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ ﻈ म ﻟ ो ا ﻦ स ﻣ म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 03 | APRIL 15, 2016 2 Buthgam, safe APPLES INSTEAD haven for Brick OF ALMONDS v Bintul Huda cumbersome to grow apple orchards and Sand Maﬁ a but we cannot afford low profit, we BUDGAM: Kashmir is known for its get by growing almonds”, explained production of quality almonds, but, Majid Hilal , apple garden owner. in Budgam the recent conversion While speaking to MERC Times of almond orchards into apple Dr. Fayaz Ahmad Banday, Head gardens has put a question mark Division of fruit science SKUAST-K, on its viability . It has now become Shalima said, “The main reason for a common maxim of every orchard low produce of fruits is obsolete and owner that “doing almond business traditional early blooming varieties is to embrace misfortune”. of almond plants farmers are Mohammad Razaq, an almond growing. garden owner of Hayat pora village, He further added that “Our Budgam , complains that agricultural department is doing extensive technology has made huge research to produce late blooming advancement worldwide. Farmers varieties, We have produced are using genetically modified and some late blooming varieties like high yield varieties of saplings which “Maqdoom”, “Waris”, “Shalimar” boost both quality and quantity of and “parbat” but these are not v Munawar Hussain until and unless the administration the fruit, and unfortunately we are still apt for climatic conditions of stops receiving a prodigious amount growing same species of almonds Kashmir as they bloom only few Budgam: Once referred to as one of revenue”, said Yawar Hussain, a from many decades. days after traditional early blooming of the serene and ravishing districts local resident. He further added, “The varieties and also Horticulture of Jammu and Kashmir, Budgam, According to district Geology and unprecedented focus of horticulture department has not been able to the abode of Nund Reshi is now on mining department, an amount of RS department towards apple gardens keep these late blooming varieties the threshold of environmental 9.918.682 lakh have been collected in and their indifferent approach available in the market. disequilibrium. His quote “Aan the year 2013-2014, which is the 9th towards almond orchards have Dr Muzaffar Husain, official Poshi teli yeli wan poshi” which most in the 22 districts of Jammu and created this situation. of Agriculture department said, inspires the whole world to protect Kashmir. The revenue collected Unlike almond tree apple gardens though 70% land in Budgam is the environment, unfortunately, in district Budgam comes mostly need irrigation system, regular sustainable for “wader”. We are now doesn’t seem to have any impact on from brick kilns and sand excavation insecticide spraying and huge in coordination with Horticulture Budgam residents. industry. investment at the starting but despite to provide adequate seeds and There are around 207 brick kilns “The smoke that comes out that people are showing keen interest provide proper education regarding functioning all over the district while from these chimneys contributes in growing apple gardens. “It is production of Almond tree. at ground level the number rises to significantly to particulate matter 300-350, an official sources said. which remains suspended in the air. “The district administration does The air we breathe in then causes not seem to be concerned about these bronchial infections and disturbs alarming figures at all and it will not, respiratory quotient” Dr Muzzafer, an expert said. “With no check and control, everyone can and is allowed by administration, for some perks, The smoke that to excavate soil and sell it for petty comes out from amount of money” Asif Ali, a local these chimneys habitant said. contributes This uncontrolled loot of natural significantly to resources not only destabilizes particulate matter environmental balance but has given which remains birth to too many challenges as well, suspended in the district is facing, he added. the air. The air we On being asked about breaking of norms, Farooq Ahmed khan, Head breathe-in then of Department of Mining said, we causes bronchial are keeping an eye on it, but, we also infections and generate good revenue from it. We disturbs respiratory lack proper technology, but, we have quotient put our demand to government. In future we will get all this done and problem will be over ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﺖ ا ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ ﻈ म ﻟ ो ا ﻦ स ﻣ म UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR त U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 03 | APRIL 15, 2016 3 v Wajahat shabir high density plants and root stocks by importing material from Europe, he added. SRINAGAR: In order to boost farmers and to discuss the We demand more steps for bettering the aspect of issues for promoting Horticulture sector with various seeds, adequate storage and more suitable marketing stakeholders, a one day Horticulture conference was facilities, said Isfaq Majeed, a local farmer. held in Srinagar under the Supervision of Advisor to Joint Secretary Ministry of Agriculture said,” Director Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai. Agriculture Kashmir should deploy concerned officers Informing the stakeholders and farmers Advisor to for specialized trainings so that they can work at newly developed spice park coming up in the month of July. Six mobile soil testing Vans and five soil testing Conference on laboratories have been set up at the grass root level to help out the farmers. Also Horticulture regarding the National Mission on Saffron, it was said that production is chaired by being taken up on modern lines through National Horticulture Board, said an Khurshid official source. Director Horticulture P.K Gupta, Director Agriculture Ganai Governor Khurshid Ahmad Ganai said, for developing Kashmir Showkat Ahmad Beig, Director HPMC, MD its apprehension capability under public sector RS. Agro Industries Development Corporation, MD SIDCO, 60 Crore have been provided to the Department of MD National Horticulture Board, other officers and a Horticulture. large number of fruit growers and entrepreneurs from While RS 4.75 crore has been provided for developing all over the valley attended the conference. RS 4.75 crore has been provided for developing high density plants and root stocks by importing material from Europe Media and South Asia: bridging the gap v Saba Khan on the sectors in which Jammu and Kashmir as a state has under performed, Srinagar: Jindal University organizes including of primary healthcare acess, dialogue on Economic Development infant mortality rates levels and income Growth. Experts debate kashmir’s inequalities. Economic problems and opportunities. Panelists in this event felt that Sonipat-based OP Jindal Global economic data collection methods need University conducted a day-long seminar to be made more rigorous in order in the Kashmir University Campus to inform betterpolicy making in the in Srinagar on Sunday, April 10th, on state .the panelists also agreed that the theme of “Economic Growth and trans –border trade in energy and the Development in Kashmir” other goods and services would create a The experts debated on Kashmir enterprises for resolving the rapidly disempowering local insititution and massive economic boom in the Kashmir . Economic problems and opportunities. increase in the unemployment problem people . The Panelists included Professor They talked about the infrastructure in in kashmir ,where almost 40% of the Dr Javed Iqbal spoke on the energy Rajeev Malhotra of Jindal School the Kashmir . The deliberations focused existing labour force is currently crisis in Kashmir where almost 25%of of Government and Public Policy on policy inadequacies and failures employed in the government sector . He the total state population still lives ,Professor Kathleen Modrowski of in the state of Jammu and Kashmir also that we have our own traditional without electicity. He emphasized Jindal School of Liberal Arts and with regard to key problems such as , skills in the valley . how critical it is for the state to invest Humanities, Professor Sreeram Chaulia Physical Infrastructure, Socio-economic Mr shakeel added. Locals should be in micro –hydropower projects and and Professor Deepanshu mohan of inequalities, energy crisis ,educational encouraged to acquire these skills from improve the royalty sharing on power Jindal school of internationals affairs Paradigm and the flawed development outside the state and add value by setting purchase agreements signed between .Prominent Kashmiri intellectuals who models that have failed to solve problems up local business across the valley. centre and the state. spoke at this event included. Mr Noor of kashmiris. Dr Peer Suhail criticized the national Professor Rajeev Malhotra said on Ahmed Baba,Professor Gul wani,Dr. Mr Shakeel Qalandar emphasized Hydro power Corporations land this occasion that the Chief Minister Ms Muhammad Maroof shah ,Mr shakeel on the need to develop the small scale accquistion policies,saying that they are Mehbooba Mufti will do better to focus Qalandar and Dr. Peer suhail ﻮر य ﯽ اﻟﻨ गम ﻟ ोत ﺖ ا ,MEDIA EDUCATION RESEARCH CENTRE ﻤ ٰ ा ﻠ ﻈ म ﻟ ो ا ﻦ स ﻣ म त UNIVERSITY OF KASHMIR U N IR IV M ER H SITY OF KAS Vol 9 | No 03 | APRIL 15, 2016 4 Unbeaten Tra c Rules Ignored Performance: in Downtown Wadoo v Hayat Manan ‘We have become victims of the masses to adhere to traffic of the double standards of the rules and regulations for the v Adnan Hilal Srinagar : Once called the government.

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