Exotic Delights
Many exotic fruits are being grown in Kashmir adding variety to Kashmir’s fruit basket. Syed Asma reports on some of the ‘new fruits which...
Chickening out
Even with a readily available market, poultry farmers sometimes suffer losses due to frequently fluctuating rates as the market here is controlled by deep-pocketed...
Speed-breakers not allowed
Water skiing, surfing and adventure sports are gaining popularity and with the tourist inflow expected to rise, the business is in for some sunny...
MESS OF A TRADE
Ten months after Prime Minister Singh promised to make trans-LoC trade ‘more viable and hassle-free’, President Zardari termed it a ‘pioneering CBM’ on Kashmir....
More Stars for Kashmir
A five-star hotel conceived by Sheikh Abdullah and businessman Khawaja Saif-ud-din Baba took more than thirty years to complete. With a management contract with...
The Proud Farmer
Dr Gazalla Amin gave up a career in medicine to venture into farming and turned a successful entrepreneur. Ikhlaq Qadri reports.
She cherished her childhood...
On the decline
Nadur has been relished in Kashmir for centuries. However, there has been a decline in its quality and production in recent years, Syed Asma reports.
Nelumbo...
Flowering business
Many people are taking up floriculture as business and some are doing well, though a lot needs to be done to improve the trade...
Summer woes
While the government is working overtime, and perhaps going overboard in trying to avert a Summer unrest, common people have their fingers crossed. Many...
Apple of Kashmir’s eye
How would you like a sweet, aromatic apple with long shelf-life. Kashmir had it but lost it because of lack of access to Middle...
The faded king
Kashmiri craftsman used to make the best Shahtush shawls – considered one of the finest fabrics in the world. A ban on trade of...
Missing paper trail
The art of producing one of the most long-lasting and durable papers was mastered in Kashmir long before the advent of paper mills. But...
Taking risk pays
On vacation from his job, Umar Nazir Tibetbaqal thought of starting a business that would keep his retired engineer father busy, however, a turn...
Facing a washout
Washing shawls is a specialised art, and for centuries, washermen on the banks of Jhelum in Srinagar have been engaged in the profession. Many...
‘Industry should be exempted from curfews and strikes’
Shaqeel Qalander has been head of Federation Chamber of Industries Kashmir (FCIK) from 2005, first as a caretaker chairman then as elected one for...
