Foot Falls
As bad TV used abusive lung power to defame Kashmir, it impacted a promising tourist season. With hotels running empty and luxury transport grounded,...
Risky Job
The debate over Gogoi gets louder after his ‘human shield’ act fetched him an award. Saima Bhat looks at the other side of the...
Not Chickening Out
He left a lucrative job to start something on his own. But the business he chose has stigmas attached. Heena Muzzafar tells how Aamir...
Offline Kashmir
Government’s decision to squeeze internet and ban social media sites has left the tech savvy generation in a fix. From researchers to e-commerce businesses,...
CPEC Impact?
Kashmiri expats in Dubai admit the CPEC is a major development in the region and may impact Kashmir but insist the golden glass emirate...
Cashmere in Dubai
Hundreds of Kashmiris toiled hard in Middle East’s coastal desert to become part of Dubai’s golden-glass growth story. Belatedly, they started following other expat...
“The future of car business lies in rural Kashmir”
Irfan Ahmad is an engineer who has been into car selling for 27 years. As a principle player in Kashmir’s car market, he tells...
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...
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...
Turmoil Turbulence
On July 9, suspension of mobile and internet services proved fatal for businesses who couldn’t reach their clients and vice-versa. A number of deals...
A Mandi Undone
For most of the season, the dominating discourse was whose writ runs large. By the time, the government agreed against interrupting the new routine...
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...
A Distant Casualty
As a major consumer market in northern region, Kashmir sources its requirements from across the region. With the curfew-strike combine taking over the routine...
Poppy Pop Up
Marijuana is outdated. Now poppy cultivation is popular in Kashmir because it yields better, faster, is less labour intensive and has a niche market...
Wine Monies
Liquor is an interesting business. For a produce worth Rs 280 crore in 2015-16, the government made Rs 817 crore as taxes. Tragically the...
