Stand Still Lives
Burhan Wani’s killing literally froze Kashmir in a time capsule. And public transport was no exception. But the plight of hands behind the wheels...
Sunday Shopping Gala
At the crack of dawn on Sundays, a mile-long stretch in Kashmir’s summer capital, Srinagar, turns into a lucrative space where transactions worth millions...
Food on the Go
Not everybody can afford glitzy restaurants and fast food joints that now dot Srinagar city. There are thousands who still throng city’s famous Food...
Vying for the pilgrim pie
With an estimated value of 100 crores, Hajj and umrah services is emerging as a big market in Kashmir, boosting the entry of private...
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...
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...
Formalizing Business
In wake of the crisis over the quality of medicines that government purchases for its hospitals in Kashmir, Omar Abdullah government revived Congress’s plan...
Brands don’t Matter
Brand consciousness may be on the increase in Kashmir but when it comes to car fuels people still prefer the normal ones over the...
Eating away imports
Despite institutions meant to improve agricultural production, the state imports almost half of the rice requirement. Hamidullah Dar reports.
The inability of the government to...
Dirty Nexus
The alleged involvement of a top Congress leader in the supply of spurious drugs to government hospitals not only speaks of the failing standards...
Clash of interest
Breaking the tradition the winter vacation of schools has been cancelled evoking criticism from various quarters – the latest from coaching centre owners who...
Kashmir’s Kota
Thanks to private coaching centres Parrypora is host to diverse aspirations generating Rs 200 crore business. Zafar Aafaq reports
It is 5:25 pm and uptown...
SHOPIAN’S APPLE BASKET
Seasonal blues and scant rainfall this year dealt a severe blow to the apple farmers of south Kashmir’s Shopian belt. With poor infrastructure in...
A Hot Winter Market
Come winter and a wide range of heating appliances fill the markets in Kashmir. While innovation in heating technology has brought variety to the...
Sand Storm
At the peak of internet blockade, UT administration e-auctioned around 100 sand blocks along the Jhelum river and some of its tributaries. Most of...