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SRINAGAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to provide a momentum to BJP’s election campaign in Jammu and Kashmir, with at least three major rallies planned next week.BJP general secretary for the UT, Ashok Koul, told reporters that two of the PM’s rallies will likely be held in Jammu, and one in Srinagar.Home minister Amit Shah would also visit the Kashmir region to boost the morale of BJP candidates and supporters during his two-day visit to Jammu on Sept 6-7, Koul said.“Yesterday (Wednesday), when our candidates filed their nominations in Srinagar, a large number of people came out to support them. It shows that people in Kashmir have faith in the Modi govt, and support BJP for the assembly elections,” he added.According to sources, one of the PM’s rallies is expected to be held i...

Back in 2005, 54-year-old Mohammad Rajab, like others in Bridhaji village in Pahalgam, left maize cultivation and planted apple trees on his 4.5 kanals of land. Apple farming had brought prosperity to many of his neighbours in the village of 150 households, after many of them converted their maize fields into apple orchards from 2000 onwards. Rajab would arrive early in the morning to tend to his apple trees. He would regularly spray them with pesticides and nutrients and employ scientific techniques such as maintaining 10-20 feet distance between them. When the fruit was ripening, he would stay the night at the orchard to protect it from wild bears. “I nurtured the orchard like a child,” says Rajab, in the hope that it would fetch him quality yield and profit. Over the past three years, h...

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PM Modi to boost BJP’s J&K poll campaign next week with 3 rallies – Times of India

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