Realising a dream
Starting from one room of his house with financial help from friends, Abdul Rashid Dar set up Henna Agro Industries that sells 20 metric...
GI registration and beyond
Kashmir artisans heaved a sigh of relief after Chennai based GI Registry awarded them an ownership of the craft. Bureaucratic hassles are, however, putting...
Small car, big hitches
The Tata’s small car is luring people at the lowest ebb of middle class, but concerns are growing whether infrastructure and environment in Kashmir...
More life for fruit
Kashmir apples are gaining a longer life, courtesy a Controlled Atmosphere Storage facility installed by Fungicides India Limited. Haroon Mirani reports on the prospects...
Identify sector wise requirements
Recession is hitting hard Kashmir’s handicraft sector, a major foreign exchange earner which employs thousands of people. Right now the sector would require handholding to an extent that various players at different levels are confident enough to keep the processes going unhindered.
We at the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have already written to the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) that a new package envisaging certain concessions and relaxations be drafted in consultation with the government to help the handicraft sector sail through the turbulent times.
We at the Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) have already written to the State Level Bankers Committee (SLBC) that a new package envisaging certain concessions and relaxations be drafted in consultation with the government to help the handicraft sector sail through the turbulent times.
Drabu’s antidote for PSUs
A committee on PSU reforms lead by Dr Haseeb Drabu has undone the recommendations of Godbole committee set up in 1998. While Godbole recommended...
A Tweed Tale
Weavers in Inder and Badibagh villages of Pulwama once sold tweed to international markets in Europe and America. Second World War dealt the first...
Surveys can save our investment
Iqbal Trumboo
Out of the thousands of registered industrial units in the Valley very few are doing well. Most of them are ailing and sick, some struggling and many more defunct.
Out of the thousands of registered industrial units in the Valley very few are doing well. Most of them are ailing and sick, some struggling and many more defunct.
An LCD TV assembled in Kashmir
Get a world class LCD TV at cheapest rates. That is what Srinagar based Global Electronics Industries (GEI) promises. A long way from manufacturers...
Self sustained development of sericulture
Bilal Ahmad Kawoosa
Sericulture continues to be an occupation for about 22000 families in the state. Most of these families belong to economically backward section...
Food for thought
Started in 2005 with an aim to provide quality confectionary to customers in Kashmir, the Hattrick chain has had an impressive growth. Haroon Mirani...
Bond is calling … r u there?
The Scottish have promoted and protected Harris Tweed, and made it the most sought after tweed in world. While Kashmir Tweed matches its European...
Tackling recession
NASEER SHAH
Recession has started taking its toll and the artisans in Kashmir’s handicraft sector are becoming instant targets of falling sales abroad. A Rs...
Securitizing Autonomy
A new law empowering banks to dispose off mortgaged assets of a defaulter to realize its money clash with state subject laws in J&K....
Two Young Men And A Tango
Liquor baron and owner of one of India’s major airlines Vijay Mallya, was excited to revive UB Groups hops and a pharmaceutical project that...
