Greater Kashmir

Kashmir experienced a spell of unsettled weather on Saturday, with temperatures remaining above normal at several stations even as hailstorms battered apple-growing areas of south Kashmirs Shopian and Kulgam districts and heavy rain inundated parts of north Kashmirs Kupwara district. The hailstorm struck nearly a dozen villages in Shopian, including Pandoshan, Mandujan, Feripora, Kanjiullar, Ramnagri and Kaprin, leaving apple growers worried about further losses during the crucial harvesting sea

Srinagar, Aug 22: The Kashmir Trade Alliance (KTA) has strongly opposed the latest electricity tariff hike approved by the Jammu and Kashmir Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC), terming it an additional burden on consumers, traders and businesses at a time when the economy of Jammu and Kashmir is already passing through a difficult phase. In a statement issued, KTA President Aijaz Shahdhar said the tariff increase could further weaken economic activity and hurt businesses that are already s