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Business

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

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...

No Glitter

The recent row regarding extra one percent tax on gold by GoI has left jewellers and artisans in a fix. Syed Asma talks to...

Downtown’s Glory

Everybody thought it was suicidal to invest Rs 6 crore in hospitality sector in otherwise hostile downtown. Mohammad Raafi talks to the brother duo...

Sunday Graduates

Over the years Srinagar’s Sunday market has evolved into more than a flea market. It has become an alternative source of income for educated...

In the Net

Despite favorable conditions and abundant fresh water supply Kashmir imports fish from Delhi and Punjab. Saima Bhat talks to the stakeholders to understand the...

Market Massacre

Zainakadal in Srinagar’s downtown has witnessed and withstood brutalities, massacres, regime changes, kings and occupiers, without losing its essence. But that was before the...

Cap Camp

Serendipity is part of human nature and not a purely scientific phenomenon. Three decades ago, an unknown old city tailor had his Eureka Moment...

Romancing The Hammam

The sudden surge for the Hammam’s in homes has led to some innovations in the way Kashmir tries to fight winter. Saima Bhat reports...

The Chameleon Bukhari

For centuries Kashmir survived winters with a focus on its hearth. Once it started hunting for alternatives beyond the mountains, it returned with a...

Not Compensated!

Instead of elevating their living standard NMDFC beneficiaries are left struggling to repay the loan to avoid recovery calls. Syed Asma reports the post-flood...

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...

Big Brother Around

After taking off from Salal, NHPC emerged as India’s hydropower behemoth but could never disconnect itself from J&K. Even in Baglihar, it had its...

The Walnut Fudge

By Syed Asma   Have your ever tasted a Walnut Fudge! If not, then you are surely missing one of the most talked about exclusivity of...

Baking is In

The traditional bakery in Kashmir is going through a generational shift. The takeover is putting young and enthusiastic entrepreneurs’ raise the bar in a...