Srinagar, Sept. 17 -- Kashmir's apple industry, the backbone of its rural economy, is once again under siege. Not from pests, blight, or unpredictable weather, but from something far more shameful-mismanagement, road blockades, and a glaring absence of governance. Yesterday, Shopian town, the so-called "Apple Bowl of Kashmir," turned into a parking lot for thousands of fruit-laden trucks. Growers, already reeling under rising costs of production and falling margins, watched helplessly as their produce sat idle in traffic jams stretching for hours. For a perishable crop like apples, every wasted hour on the road translates directly into financial loss. A Recurring Tragedy, Not an Accident What happened in Shopian yesterday is not an accide...