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...
Nostalgic aroma
As Café Coffee Day’s entry in Kashmir brews up the competition with the few existing outlets, Shazia Yousuf traces the history of the coffee...
Hope at last
With broken marriages, children out of schools and penury, the ill-fated CONFED employees lost everything including esteem. Many attempted suicide, some lost their mental...
Flowery Success
She left a secure government job to wade into unknown waters only to open up career vistas for many in Kashmir. Ibrahim Wani reports
When...
Insured growth
The entry of private life insurance companies has boosted the growth in this sector. Haroon Mirani reports.
The life insurance sector in Kashmir has been...
Aspiring Asparagus
A highly nutritious vegetable that grows in Kashmir and has huge demand in the West. Owing to government apathy, asparagus is on the verge...
A Dutch man in Kashmir
A Dutch man is living in Kashmir for five years, making and selling Dutch cheese. Hamidullah Dar meets Chris Zandee to find out what...
Unrealised dreams
Kashmir has often seen slogans for self reliance, both recently as well as in the past. But the slogans have never moved beyond a dream...




















