‘Pathogen’ Solution to Garlic Scare
An otherwise antibiotic and antioxidant, Garlic coming through the trans-LoC trade has become a headache for the government of India. R S Gull reports...
A growing car avan
Car manufacturers are competing for market share in Kashmir as bank finances ensure that more and more households can own one. R S Gull ...
Countering Recession
J&K Bank has came out with four products including the revised DastKaar Finance, a product launched a few years back. Avowed objective for the...
A CBM Hijacked
Lured by waived custom duties, Delhi based traders are trying to infiltrate Cross LoC trade meant only for the two sides of Kashmir. Hamidullah Dar reports.
The cross LoC trade in Jammu & Kashmir is experiencing a ‘hijack’ by traders from Delhi. That is at least what traders from Kashmir were contesting, forcing the custodian officer of Trade Facilitation Centre at Salamabad in Uri to send back 33 vehicles to Chakoti TFC on May 6.
The barter trade initiated between the two parts of Kashmir last year exempts traded goods from customs duty. Experts say that these tax concessions are luring the Delhi based traders to exploit the opportunity while keeping the locals at bay.
Interlacing mulberry silk
A breakthrough in carpet weaving technology in Kashmir is set to revive the ailing silk industry besides enabling Kashmir to trade in high end...
Recession blues: unrest ahead
Global Recession has not spared Kashmir in spite of its isolation, but experts say the real impact is still in offing. Some two to...
Floating in turbulence
Mushtaq A Punjabi
The world is under heat of recession that has affected almost all the big economies; slightly or considerably. Our valley is...
A Sweeping initiative
His initiative is not just an employment opportunity, it is social cause. Owais Shafi Bhat is responsible for the maintenance of hygiene at 10...
Warming Up Kashmir Homes
An engineer is working hard to warm up Kashmir homes by incorporating a customised central heating system. Rise in living standards is helping make...
I Can Walk English…Talk English…
English mania is a global phenomenon, though English is no mania; It is a necessity. So how can Kashmir lag behind. SHAZIA YOUSUF reports.
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