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Business

This section contains the most exhaustive reportage on the state, status of business in Jammu and Kashmir.

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....

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...

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...

Naya Cashmere Designs

Two and half decades of conflict inspired many youngsters to take art as a medium of expression. Two youngsters from Srinagar are redefining traditional...

Voices of Despair

Pahalgam was apparently crowded because of the pilgrims in July but Umar Khurshid moved away from the road to talk to the stakeholders in...

2-Wheeled Orchestra

Once made popular by the Bollywood, the complex two-wheelers are making a gradual comeback to the Kashmir road after a brand new showroom makes...

Global Outlook Local Solutions

A group of like-minded men came together to start a software company with an aim to educate youth in the IT sector. Saima Bhat...

White Revolution 

There is much more than border and barbed wire to this frontier district of Kupwara. A small village is spearheading a white revolution to...

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...

Belling The Cat

The state government has set up a monitoring committee to evaluate the infrastructure of private coaching centers and accordingly revise their registration annually. While...
Goats being sold for sacrificial purpose on Eid-ul-Azha - Photo:Bilal Bahadur.

Meaty Needs

As the faithful Muslims throng markets in Srinagar to purchase sacrificial animals on the eve of Eid-ul-Azha, it is the beauty and elegance of...

Panun Kart.com

Driven by the sense of creating a niche in online shopping, an engineering graduate from NIT Srinagar has come up with an online portal....

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...

Not Easy Ride

He started with manufacturing geysers for Kashmir markets. Despite the lacklustre response, he put his bets on a battery operated vehicle to ease passenger...

Resolute in Aim

Disappointed over the lack of Chip Design sector in Kashmir, electronics engineer Kashif Khan has embarked on himself to change the status quo. Ibrahim...