With the rising demand, Lavender cultivation across Jammu and Kashmir has amplified. Hundreds of farmers are shifting to lavender cultivation in the Pulwama district of South Kashmir which has proved very profitable. Farmers traditionally in J&K grew cereals such as maize, rice and millet which didn’t provide great returns but after lavender cultivation, their earnings have gone up several times. The Kashmiri unemployed youth has also started practising lavender farming as it helps to generate revenue at a high level and they are happy with farming of unconventional aromatic plants. Jammu and Kashmir’s lavender cultivation is changing their fortunes.
31 July,2023 01:26 PM IST
Looks like the stars are not really favouring Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi. Amidst tension and confusion over seat sharing with BJP ahead of the Bihar polls, Manjhi today faced another trouble after his car collided with a Delhi doctor near BJP President Amit Shah's residence in Akbar Road of the national capital.
14 September,2015 03:45 PM IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday interacted with the Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of Fortune 500 companies while on his visit to New York.
25 September,2015 11:59 AM IST
A trained donkey named Pannalal, is drawing public with its fortune telling skills in Karnataka’s Kalaburagi. The show typically starts with people paying a sum of merely 20 rupees to book their ticket while patiently waiting in the queues. The spectators would then circle the show area, with Pannalal and its owner Khaleel Ahmed Khan in the middle. The Pannalal show has been leaving spectators awestruck for years now and as per reports, Pannalal’s show is a regular program during annual fairs in Kalaburagi.
13 August,2018 05:00 PM ISTADVERTISEMENT
