Living on edge
They extract stones from mountains to derive their livelihood, and in many cases, the quarries they work in, end their lives. Saima Riyaz peeps...
Businessman with a heart
His customers often leave their contact numbers and identity proofs to get expensive medicines on credit. But in most such cases, he knows, he...
Developing software
Irfan Mushtaq completed his engineering degree in computer sciences in 2005. Today, he is CEO of iKraft, a software company based in Kashmir. Ibrahim...
Vying for the pilgrim pie
With an estimated value of 100 crores, Hajj and umrah services is emerging as a big market in Kashmir, boosting the entry of private...
Guiding the industry
EDI programme is trying nurture industrial consultancy firms in J&K to boost the developing sector. Haroon Mirani reports.
To plug the lacunae of professional consultants...
Weathering a storm
When circumstance left her husband incapacitated, Shamima turned to Pashmina weaving, and went on to set up an enterprise that helps thousands of women...
Realising a dream
Starting from one room of his house with financial help from friends, Abdul Rashid Dar set up Henna Agro Industries that sells 20 metric...
A vanishing aroma
Abdul Aziz Kozgar inherited the craft of making rosewater manually, but is unlikely to pass it on to the next generation. Shazia Yousuf talks...
Food for thought
Started in 2005 with an aim to provide quality confectionary to customers in Kashmir, the Hattrick chain has had an impressive growth. Haroon Mirani...
I help you land a job
Madina left a plum job to start a career consultancy to assist applicants from valley to get jobs in the private sector. Today her...
Inspiring empowerment
Left to fend for her six children after her husband‘s death Khatija turned to the spinning wheel. Weaving a living, she ended up empowering...
Flowery Success
She left a secure government job to wade into unknown waters only to open up career vistas for many in Kashmir. Ibrahim Wani reports
When...
Skewed, Skimpy SKEWPY
Billed as a landmark, the government’s employment and welfare programme is mostly a cocktail of existing schemes with some more doles thrown in. Many...
Aspiring Asparagus
A highly nutritious vegetable that grows in Kashmir and has huge demand in the West. Owing to government apathy, asparagus is on the verge...
A Dutch man in Kashmir
A Dutch man is living in Kashmir for five years, making and selling Dutch cheese. Hamidullah Dar meets Chris Zandee to find out what...
