Making Pharma Relevant
Lured by a liberal industrial policy to the Jammu plains, pharma majors want policy makers to initiate change that will make the sector suit...
Other Side Of Paradise
Natives of Pahalgam, allege that the Master Plan for development and environmental conservation has ignored their right to basic needs while laying out rules....
Taking Kashmir to the world
As e-commerce gains popularity throughout the world, Kashmir has produced its own version of the flipkart and e-bay albeit with a different USP. JUNAID...
‘I’ve a dream’
The journey from a small time shopkeeper to an entrepreneur demanded a lot of hard work, perseverance and a dream. Mosin Iqbal had all...
High Tea @ LoC
Traders at Chakan da Bagh in Poonch have been regularly interacting for almost two years now, but India and Pakistan finally permitted the maiden...
Batting For Second Life
The cricket bat industry of Kashmir has seen better days. As Shams Irfan reports, it’s a blend of all the wrong ingredients that’s leading...
Advancing Gold
Having a loan processed from a commercial bank can be both harassing and time consuming. But, banks have now started accepting gold as mortgage...
No Fishy Business
The exotic rainbow fish is providing employment avenues in Kashmir, where joblessness dogs hundreds of thousands of youth. Inam ul Haq reports.
Kaleem Ahmad Bandey...
The Winter Market
The traditional Pheran and Kangri may still be the most sought allies to beat the severe cold, but rising incomes and access to modern...
Dying art
The beautiful Panjrakari that for centuries decorated Kashmir’s mosques, shrines and some government buildings may soon be a thing of past as very few...
Tethwan: A depleting treasure
Kashmir is losing its rich biodiversity to unplanned development, however, a programme by KU’s botany department is helping revive some medicinal plants. Baseera Rafiquee...
Milky business
A mix of high-yeilding cross-bred cows is ushering in the White Revolution in Pulwama district bringing along economic prosperity. Javaid Naikoo reports The consistent...
Warming Up To Wool
J&K sells 70 per cent of its wool in raw form for lack of processing units. Consultants engaged by the government suggested market intervention,...
Sweet growth
He took premature retirement from government service to set up an apiculture business and turned into a successful entrepreneur. Mudasir Majeed reportsPrompted by his...
A golden story
The traditional gold market in Kashmir is resistant to hallmarking and transparency, leaving enough space for branded outlets and banks. An unconcerned government and...
