Resolute in Aim
Disappointed over the lack of Chip Design sector in Kashmir, electronics engineer Kashif Khan has embarked on himself to change the status quo. Ibrahim...
A chick and egg tale
His efforts to make valley self sufficient in poultry are not new. Since 1978 when Nazir Ahmad Tramboo’s tryst with the egg started, he...
A lease of life
An integrated cold chain storage facility inaugurated last week has taken Kashmir’s cumulative CAS capacity to 13800-mts with the avowed objective of giving a...
A bag full of business
The ban on polythene carry bags has given fillip to sales of alternatives like paper bags, most of which are prepared locally. Majid Maqbool...
Cementing a future
Despite huge limestone reserves, J&K relies heavily on the cement import from outside states. A new advanced plant hopes to bridge the gap. Haroon...
Tanning a fortune
Until now, raw hides produced in Kashmir were exported directly to tanneries outside the state, and then imported back as finished leather. Now, a...
Clean Sweep
It remains central to every innovation or enterprise. It not only rules in the domains of science and technology but drives the business world...
Baby Boom…
Every month two test tube babies are conceived in Kashmir after infertile couples undergo in-vitro fertility (IVF) treatment at Rotunda Hygeia, state’s first and...
Olympic Prize
He wanted to ensure the comfort of his parents, every genuine facility to his family and a helping hand to his own people. This...
Successful entrepreneur, empowered woman
Mir Javeed profiles the success story of Nuzhat Maqbool, a young and successful entrepreneur, who is the only female distributor of Fast Moving Consumer...
Empowering Kashmir
The 12 MW Athwatoo Hydro Power Project commissioned last week marks the beginning of private sector’s venture into J&K’s small power projects. Built by...
Woman with determination
In a society where women entrepreneurs are unheard of, Shazia Khan profiles a young and successful entrepreneur Shahala Ali Sheikh who has carved a...
A biscuit for health
As entrepreneurship in Kashmir takes roots, a businessmen is in the process of manufacturing biscuits from water chestnuts. Haroon Mirani reports.
A Srinagar based company...
Tale of Empowerment
Ameen, once a student of History and Commerce, has moved far ahead of the times when he would vend dress materials cycling through the...
A Sweeping initiative
His initiative is not just an employment opportunity, it is social cause. Owais Shafi Bhat is responsible for the maintenance of hygiene at 10...
