Autumn Windfall
With more than half of the 150 thousand fresh admissions, every autumn, opting for private sector schools, the costs of educating the new generation...
The HairLooms
At a time when braid choppers have triggered a sort of crisis, Saima Bhat moved out to cover a story never touched before. She...
Chain Kooks
Son of a businessman, Nasir Amin studied management and then opted to create his own food chain in south Kashmir that is now run...
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...
Icing on Cream!
Over the years with tastes getting redefined in Kashmir, ice cream market has jumped from homemade delicacy to a branded business. Saima Bhat reports...
Radiating Carcinogens?
As Wazwan country plans massive wedding feasts - a yearly Rs 1879 crore economy, there are concerns about the source of millions of sheep...
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...
