Kashmir Houseboats: Drowning in Plain Sight
As tourist numbers surge across Kashmir, the very houseboats that made Dal Lake world-famous are slowly disappearing. Once symbols of the Valley’s romance and...
Over 15 Students from RISE Institute Qualify for IITs in JEE Advanced 2026
SRINAGAR: RISE Institute, a coaching centre based in Srinagar, has announced more than 15 selections in the IITs through JEE Advanced 2026, continuing its...
Jammu Kashmir Bank Engages Valley Car Dealers to Boost Vehicle Finance Business
SRINAGAR: In a move aimed at strengthening retail lending partnerships and expanding its vehicle finance portfolio, Jammu Kashmir Bank on Wednesday organised an interaction...
‘I Began by Going Door to Door, Explaining What Solar Energy Could Do’
Qaiser Jaan’s journey begins far from corporate corridors, rooted instead in the narrow lanes of Srinagar downtown. Armed with a degree in biochemistry and...
Kashmir’s Street Vendors
Kashmir's street vendors, 17,950 strong enough to receive government loans, are no longer just the poor. They are the educated unemployed, surviving Kashmir's economic...
Kashmir’s Chicken Neck
Kashmir’s Rs 1,500 crore poultry industry, once largely self-reliant, is sliding into crisis as unregulated imports surge and local production nosedives. Policy gaps have...
Kashmir’s Tourism Revival Hopes
After a tourist season in 2025 marred by violence, Kashmir is looking to stitch the sector back together and regain lost momentum. If the...
Kashmir’s Kitchen Fear
Egg contamination fears in Kashmir have triggered widespread panic, collapsing demand, drawing political intervention, exposing heavy import dependence, and reviving concerns over weak food...
‘Kashmir has A Strong Demand for Studded Jewellery’
Neeraj Misra, Deputy Director General (Northern Region) of the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), explains how the national standards body is shaping consumer safety,...
Kashmir: Poison on the Plate
After an unlettered driver blew the whistle, a sweeping crackdown in Jammu and Kashmir exposed a dangerous supply chain of rotten meat, spoiled rice,...
Kashmir: From Joblessness to Jugaad
Confronted with shrinking job opportunities and rising unemployment, Kashmir’s youth are embracing entrepreneurship, not out of choice, but compulsion. From online boutiques and home...
Kashmir: The MBBS Flights
Hamstrung by limited seats across Jammu and Kashmir’s 13 medical colleges and burdened by a skewed reservation policy, nearly 1,500 aspirants migrate abroad each...
2025: Kashmir’s Silent Eid
As Eid-ul-Azha nears, Kashmir’s festive spirit is dimmed by economic hardship, subdued markets, and a steep decline in consumer spending. From silent sacrificial stalls...
Kashmir’s Summer of Silence
Rallying on the high of 2024’s sentiment, Kashmir’s tourist season opened strong in early 2025, with optimism in the air and record footfall on...
Tourism’s Fragile Lifeline
After the brutal attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir’s tourism sector plunges into crisis. With the hope of a healthy tourist season dashed, survival seems to...
