The Rs 40,000 Crore Meeting
For three days, last week, a series of close door interactions took place around Zabarwan Hills in Srinagar as the 13th Finance Commission team led by Dr Vijay Kelkar visited Srinagar. Its award, expected...
A first for Ladakh
The first hydel power project in Ladakh continues to provide 24-hour supply to a small population for nine months of the year. Shams Irfan reports.
Around 25 kilometres from Leh on way to Manali is...
Militarisation hurts
by Dr Shujaat Bukhari
At the outset I would like to congratulate the FCIK and IYCN for organizing the three day seminar dealing with vital issues concerning the Jammu and Kashmir state. As for the...
Budget 2011-12: Budget In Classroom
Revenue Receipts : are all those receipts, which do not incur repayment liability. These include, in addition to the State’s own revenues (Tax and Non-Tax), share in central taxes, grants from the Central Government...
Outsource the burden
Faced with absence of manpower management, proper technology and the adequate dumping sites, state policy makers see outsourcing the solid waste management a way-out, reports Aliya BashirAdmitting that the state lacks manpower management and...
Venturing, Jointly into Chenab valley
To tap the hydro-electric potential of Chenab, the state has entered into a joint venture with NHPC and NTPC for implementing three projects with a combined capacity of 2120 MW. A Kashmir Life report.
Conceived...
Additional Resources Mobilization (ARM)
I am reminded of several quotes about taxation. One of them says that, “taxes, like Mothers-in- law, are often misunderstood”. The other quote says “taxes are your contribution for living in a civilized society”....
Artisans to Artists
The cultural industries of Kashmir can become the harbinger of an enterprising future for commerce, says Haseeb A Drabu.
Handicraft is not any odd enterprise or ordinary business for us in Kashmir. It is the...
Indelible Impressions
From Samarkand to Srinagar, Ashiq Hussain narrates the 600-year-old journey of stylish Samovar to the snow-bound valley of Kashmir through the Silk Route.
The use of copper for cooking ware in the households of Kashmir—irrespective...
A Design Perfected
Using the same resource again and again is a good idea. The PDC has done a fine job by running three power stations on the same water, of course with the help of favourable...
Budget 2011-12: Industrial units
The industrial units registered within the State have been enjoying the benefits of exemption from payment of GST under the specified conditions and for the specified period as per the package of incentives applicable...
The Dream Wrap
Kashmir shawls are known for their intricacies, variety, material, designs and that exquisite look. It has entered the pages of history and has had an association with emperors and kings, queens and kingdoms. Sometimes...
Chiseled to perfection
Even though the beating looks haphazard it is important in this job, the more the beating the better the work. Syed Asma reports.
This is how most of the copper utensils have to go through at...
The challenges Ahead
We must recognize that the biggest challenge before us is to boost our economic activities to catch up with national growth rate and per capita income.
We must control large scale flight of capital for...
Lower Jhelum: Before It Roars
After traversing most of Kashmir, the Jhelum leaves the Vale generating cheapest bulk energy at Gantamula, reports SAMEER YASIR
The Lower Jhelum Hydel Power Project (LJHP) has a distinction. It is the last power project...
