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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 transform the fate of the region and the people. Zafar Aafaq...
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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 which now is part of Kashmir winter’s fashion statement,...
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In the Net
Despite favorable conditions and abundant fresh water supply Kashmir imports fish from Delhi and Punjab. Saima Bhat talks to the stakeholders to understand the issues It has been five years since Haji...
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Sunday Graduates
Over the years Srinagar’s Sunday market has evolved into more than a flea market. It has become an alternative source of income for educated and jobless youth. But the livelihood comes with a price....
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Downtown’s Glory
Everybody thought it was suicidal to invest Rs 6 crore in hospitality sector in otherwise hostile downtown. Mohammad Raafi talks to the brother duo who helped bust the myth Three years back when Aijaz...
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No Glitter
The recent row regarding extra one percent tax on gold by GoI has left jewellers and artisans in a fix. Syed Asma talks to valley based jewellers who fear new norms will only add to the crisis Barely...
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Kashmir’s Kota
Thanks to private coaching centres Parrypora is host to diverse aspirations generating Rs 200 crore business. Zafar Afaq reports Students waiting outside a coaching centre in Parraypora Srinagar. It is...
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Not Easy Ride
He started with manufacturing geysers for Kashmir markets. Despite lackluster response, he put his bets on a battery operated vehicle to ease passenger woes. Saima Bhat reports It took more than two...
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Waghoo is Out
With polythene foam taking over as new matting material in Kashmir, handmade Waghoo is losing both appeal and market. Shakir Mir reports the plight of those associated with its making KL Images: Bilal...
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‘Meat’ My Rabbits
For twenty years they literally lived under the shadow of guns. Since its demiltrilisation, rabbit farm in Pattan is now back in business. Shakir Mir explores the potential of rabbit’s entry into our...
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Pashmina Portal
Disturbed by the plight of artisan a young boy is out to change the system. Ubeer Naqushbandi reports the legacy of a business family and its fall and rise One afternoon in November 2007, Junaid...
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Wine Monies
Liquor is an interesting business. For a produce worth Rs 280 crore in 2015-16, the government made Rs 817 crore as taxes. Tragically the drinker paid it all. Kashmir has slightly increased its...
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Fight to Chew
He managed to complete his studies by ferrying school children in an autorickshaw after college. Then to start a mobile restaurant he literally camped outside government offices. Ubeer Naqushbandi...
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Electrifying Ambitions
After three decades of struggle with the system Naseer is happy to put Kashmir on transformer manufacturing map. Shakir Mir narrates his journey Naseer Ahmad, 56, overcame odds to realize his dream of...
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e-Bazaar
As more people carrying plastic cards are skipping the routine and making real purchases from the virtual malls from their bedrooms, a new market is taking over North India’s vibrant consumer economy....
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Legacy Lasts
For decades Babademb’s walnut factory has helped many destitute and needy women to survive the onslaught of circumstances and society. Syed Asma takes a look at Azad brothers’ work and legacy Every...
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Poppy Pop Up
Marijuana is outdated. Now poppy cultivation is popular in Kashmir because it yields better, faster, is less labour intensive and has a niche market where prices do not matter. Masood Hussain details...
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A Distant Casualty
As a major consumer market in northern region, Kashmir sources its requirements from across the region. With the curfew-strike combine taking over the routine for a month now, the manufacturing sector...
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Quick Sale
With unrest 2016 rooted down-south, the worst fears were about the fate of apple, the main mover-and-shaker of the peripheral economy. Challenges were Himalayan but the growers fought to ensure that...
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Currency Chaos
As Prime Minister Modi shocked India by reducing twin currency notes to mere pieces of paper, Tasavur Mushtaq details the turns and twists of the policy shift at Kashmir’s ground zero People waiting in...
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