Road Disruptions
For two days, Kashmir was restive over the inordinate delay in the passage of apple-laden truck convoys on the ailing old highway. While the...
The Cherry Story
The major cherry belt in central Kashmir was afflicted by a disease in 2003 which had brought down the production. However, with government coming...
Sunday Graduates
Over the years Srinagar’s Sunday market has evolved into more than a flea market. It has become an alternative source of income for educated...
Nun Chai Samavar
Now when electric power and a whole range of innovations have started impacting the traditional ways of cooking and serving Kashmir foods and tea,...
Baby Boom…
Every month two test tube babies are conceived in Kashmir after infertile couples undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment at Rotunda Hygeia, state’s first and...
Mission Commercialised
Running from government leased land, ‘charitable mission’ schools in Srinagar charge huge amount from students in the name of education. Syed Asma reports the...
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...
Rs: 1000000000000 Setback!
The most distressing part of the crisis is not only that the entire business is smashed but the debilitating impact it has on the...
A ‘Ghost’ Market
In 2003, the Mufti government took over SKIMS, the Gupkar Nursing Home and Dr Ali Jan Shopping Complex from a Trust that the National...
Towards Crisis
For the first time, the judiciary has stepped in and stayed the election results of the valley’s apex trading body, Kashmir Chambers of Commerce...
No respite
The government has refused to pay compensation to artisans affected by the ban on fur trade saying they don’t know who the ‘real’ fur...
Cost of protest
Strikes have been the most common feature of separatist struggle since 1989. Hamidullah Dar reports the price that people and institutions pay for paralyzing...
Mission Saffron
Dwindling yield has pushed Pampore’s saffron growers to a new low and sections within the government wish they start producing corms that are required...
Survival on a prized craft
Despite growing demands of Khatamband ceilings, not many artisans are eager to pass on the craft to their children. Surviving on the prized craft...
Dizzying Inflation
The steep rise in the cost of goods in Kashmir is making it increasingly difficult for the common man to manage two square meals...