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...
The Cow Divide
For nearly 200 years, beef was a whisper and not the talk. Then, hearths would go up in flames with homes and the human...
Gen-X Kashmir Discovery
As improved situation restored their confidence, second generation banks entered J&K quite recently. Within shortest possible time, they accelerated competition, created their own space,...
Securing Future
Around 42,000 claims worth Rs 2000 crore settled post floods by top four insurance companies making it one of the biggest claims in Asia....
Solid Sopore
It proved costly for Sopore to jump from being apple town to the rebel town. Inducing poverty and impacting public infrastructure, the image-shift decimated...
Renting Rides
It took bike enthusiast Basharat Ayaz Gilkar two years to convince authorities that renting bikes is legal in Kashmir. With already 40 bikes in...
Brand Cashmere
On the occasion of sixth Kashmir Expo that Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry hosted for nearly 70 buyers from 21 countries, R S...
