‘Can yield three times more than traditional varieties’
Pampore: Director Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) Central Institute of Temperate Horticulture (CITH) Mahendra Kumar Verma visited almond orchards at Chandhara village of Pampore, where he interacted with farmers.
Verma was accompanied by Sajad Ul Nabi, scientist, plant pathology ICAR CITH, Kissan Advisory Board member, Irshad Ahmad Dar and other farmers. He also
Srinagar: Police have claimed to have busted a vehicle lifters gang involved in the theft of seven cars in Srinagar.
“During the last eight months some car lifters had stolen seven(7) Maruti 800/wagon R vehicles during the Friday prayers and other religious occasions from Dargah Hazratbal,” a police official said.
In order to crack the theft cases, he said, a team was