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Saturday, October 19, 2024

Careers

What are the career options for young men and women, is the focus of this section. Apart from profiling different role models from diverse fields, this section also features expert advice and opinion.

The KAS Case

Kashmir’s participation in the state civil services has remained phenomenally low, historically. This year of the 51 candidates, who cracked the examination, only 13...

Thank you, Korea! After PhD, a Kashmiri scholar puts his appreciation on record

Schooled in a modest privately run school at Kanipora, the resident of Shurat in Kulgam did his graduation from the degree college in South...

Dubai Dreams

Job consultancies that have mushroomed in Kashmir are preying on the lower middle class and making quick millions. In absence of a regulation system,...

Dancing Diva

Her father came to Srinagar as a tourist but could not go back. Before he passed away, he told his daughter to teach the...

AK 90

Amjad Khan was an engineering graduate when he obliged his parents and flew to US for further studies. Holding a responsible position in the...

Pushed Out

Tens of thousands of students seeking higher studies in various professional colleges are put to severe problems in absence of private education set up...

Hard-work Pays

When she failed to crack MBBS, she didn’t curse her luck, rather stayed focused and prepared for a tougher challenge. In recently declared UPSC...

Fashionable Journey

His dream is to reinvent Kashmiri traditional attires and make them fashionable again. Aabid Hussain talks to this young fashion designer from Pulwama about...

Following Heart

Instead of following the obvious he chose to follow his heart. Aabid Hussain tells his story On December 21, 2016, Tabish Gulzar, 22, travelled to...

For Nature’s Sake

Inspired by his surrounding picturesque Zabarwan range Shahnawaz, a veterinarian, chose to follow his heart. He recently qualified Indian Forestry Services. Zubair Sofi tells...

Fashionable Walk

The decision to open a multi-brand showroom after earning an MBA in UK met resistance from friends and family. But Adnan, a part-time model,...

Wazwaan @ Doorstep

Now Kashmiri Wazwaan is just a click away. After they quit their less paying jobs, two brothers decided to tickle people’s taste buds by...

Care @ Doorstep

Pained by the sufferings of patients in Kashmir a young hospitality graduate quit his job to introduce care at door-step.  Heena Muzzafar reports In 2015,...

Number Game

The coming together of five brothers gave birth to Srinagar’s most reliable financial consultancy. Heena Muzzafar  tells their story Eleven years back when Mushtaq Ahmad...

Khaki Dream

A social worker turned jailer is happy to help make lives of inmates comfortable. Heena Muzzafar reports her journey  In 2012, when Saba Shawl, now...