Waghoo is Out
With polythene foam taking over as new matting material in Kashmir, handmade Waghoo is losing both appeal and market. Shakir Mir reports the plight...
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...
