GI Tagging And Online Platforms Can Trigger A Major Shift In Kashmir Crafts
After being associated with handicrafts for many years before qualifying the administrative service, Mehmood Ahmad has finally been appointed as Director Handicrafts. He told Kashmir Life about the challenges that the sector faces and the opportunities which are within rich Kashmir Life (KL): What…
Covid-19: Bits of Vital Information
by Dr Tasaduk Sultan Khan Now that you are in the eye of the second Covid storm if you will,…
Two CASO’s, Two Stories
SRINAGAR: The cordon and search operations (CASO) have came in sharp focus in the last few days. While in one…
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Why Ramzan Is A Basket Full of Blessings?
by Aadil Hussain Fasting helps in the consumption of the extra glucose, which otherwise results in augmentation of blood sugar…
Why Jailing A Teacher Is A Tragedy For A Society?
by Dr Masoon Ahmad Beig I have received hundreds of such slaps from my teachers, but thanks to all of…
Before joining as Jammu and Kashmir’s Principal Secretary for Industries and Commerce, senior IRTS officer, Ranjan Prakash Thakur has held…
Virtual Trade
With the Covid-19 pandemic dictating a new regime, most of the activities of life are getting into virtual mode. Owing…
A Covid Spring
A year later when the economic forces are fighting to undo the impact Kashmir took in the last two years,…
Rendered Jobless
As non-local mining concerns bagged most of the mining works across Kashmir, tendered at the peak of internet shutdown, thousands…
Biscoe’s Kashmir 1935
Missionary educationist, Cecil Earle Tyndale Biscoe (1863–1949) was a key player in pushing Kashmir to modern education and a better…
Government Initiatives April 18-24, 2021
Education For Entrepreneurship The Jammu and Kashmir Government is going to train 5000 young professionals this year, and equip them…
Government Initiatives April 11-17, 2021
Helping Farmer Flourish The Jammu and Kashmir government launched a High-Density Plantation drive aimed at introducing high yielding horticultural varieties…
SRINAGAR: The wreath-laying event of the two paramilitary men who were killed a day before in Lawaypora militant attack was…
A Carriage Chronicle
The early twentieth century, horse-driven Tonga became the main public transport for Kashmir. Then the horses would come from Kabul…
Against All Odds
Despite losing his right arm at 10, Sayer Abdullah, 23, now drives an SUV and goes on off-road trips, reports Khalid Bashir Gura…
Darul Khair Distributes Relief Among Fire Victims Of Haft Chinar Srinagar
SRINAGAR: Expressing deep grief and sorrow over the death of a mother-son duo (wife of Ghulam Muhammad Sheikh and a…
Tanga Passengers
In the twenty-first century when faster transportation is abundant, a section of the population still prefer the slow motion, eco-friendly…
Why Kashmir’s Tehzeeb Mahal Has Been A Jinx Throughout?
by Khalid Bashir Ahmad In January 2013, when the then Secretary Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages…
Briefing April 18-24, 2021
GULMARG Bollywood’s new heartthrob, Sara Ali Khan daughter of Saif Ali Khan, spent days holidaying in Kashmir with mother Amrita…
Playing With Ice
Shakir Ashraf meets the Kashmir ice skater who represented India in Europe Basharat Ahad Mir, 17, a Parimpora (Srinagar) resident, became…
Behind Back-Channel
Halt to sugar-cotton imports from India has not stalled the India Pakistan peace process. While the two sides are engaged…
Melody In Music
Mixing modern melody with prose and poetry, Kashmir’s new-age singers and musicians have resurrected folk songs in a different way.…
New Politics
Political forces moving out of the PDP are reshaping the two new parties and making them the ‘new’ mainstream writes, Zahoor…
In the book, Beyond Covid’s Shadow: Mapping India’s Economic Resurgence, Haseeb A Drabu makes a case and suggests an alternative.…
Mission Kashmir
Last week when the film Mission Kashmir’s cast celebrated 20 years of the ‘landmark’ film, a federal investigator raided the…
Exceptional Carver
One of Srinagar’s oldest craftsmen, Ghulam Nabi Dar’s designs on the wood remain unmatched for their intricacy and detail, reports…
Understanding Ceasefire
Not a single shot was fired anywhere on the LoC after the two armies implemented the ceasefire on February 26…
Zoom Courts
Forced to go virtual, the courts in Kashmir found the going tough during the lock-down in 2020, reports Saima Bhat In…
SARFAESI Sales
Properties acquired by wilfully bank defaulters were always auctioned through protracted judicial processes, a system that SARFAESI law simplified. As…
Plant Collectors In Kashmir
While studying Botany, students hardly spare a thought about the processes and the people who gave their lives to identify…
The Tulip Hands
As thousands of people enjoy the colourful Tulips bloom in millions amid high-cost celebrations, the din prevents garden managers from…
Beigh’s Ghar Wapsi
The Peoples Conference’s rise in the north will further fragment the political landscape of Kashmir, writes Riyaz Wani Ever since the…
Bitter Harvest
The political turmoil of the past eighteen months has hit Kashmir’s apple industry hard. The entry of the NAFED and…
Tourists Return?
After 18 months of hiatus, the tourist footfalls have started surging in Kashmir. Insiders in the hospitality sector believe that…
