TRENDS
One month on, Kashmir multiplex has seen some non-starters, some hits
The experience of watching a film on the big screen returned to Kashmir last month, after 23 long years. But it seems Bollywood's declining fortunes have singed the brand-new multiplex, too.
BUSINESS
How Kashmir’s almond trade is fading rapidly
Official show that in 2006-07 the area under almond cultivation in Kashmir was 16,374 hectares; it declined to 4,177 hectares in 2019-20. Almond production fell from 15,183 tonnes in 2006-07 to 9,898 tonnes in 2019-20.
BUSINESS
J&K government allows department stores in urban areas to sell beer
The decision is expected to enhance the state’s revenue collections, although some citizens have expressed concern over the easy availability of beer
TRENDS
Central Vista Redevelopment: 12 Kashmiri carpets to adorn the walls of the new Parliament building in Delhi
The newly designed Parliament in the national capital will be adorned with traditional Kashmiri carpets that are being weaved in Budgam district of Kashmir.
BUSINESS
Amid harvest season, transportation hassles put Kashmir’s apple industry in peril
Officials say the trucks have been stranded on the national highway due to mudslides. But growers, traders and politicians allege the highway blockade is an attempt “to crush the industry”.
BUSINESS
Kashmir’s walnut industry is cracking under pressure. Here’s why
The current rate for 40 kg of walnut is Rs 4,500 in the local market compared to Rs 11,000 in 2017-18. Imports, lack of high-quality walnut planting, unorganised orchards, and a long gestation period have taken a heavy toll on Kashmir’s walnut farmers
TRENDS
Kashmir’s first multiplex to open soon
The multiplex in Sonwar locality will have three screens an a combined seating capacity of at least 520,
BUSINESS
Apple growers stare at losses in Kashmir following hike in packaging costs
Carboard and wooden boxes in which Kashmir's famous apples are packed after being picked off the orchards become prohibitively expensive.
TRENDS
This papier mâché-on-cloth map of Srinagar took two years to make
Jan wants to see his map work displayed in the Indian Parliament, or a famous museum, to give a “boost to artisans... (and) also tell the world about our glorious past”.
ENVIRONMENT
Climate change: How a double whammy of rising temperatures and scanty rainfall has hit Kashmir's saffron industry
Climate change and extreme weather events are affecting yield. And farmers are reducing the acreage under saffron, as the yield shrinks over time.
AUTOMOBILE
Meet the Srinagar engineer who turned his 1988 Nissan Micra into a solar-powered EV
Mir's car runs on the electrical energy generated by the monocrystalline solar panels.
TRENDS
Why a bumper cherry crop in Kashmir is bringing cheer to apple orchard owners
In Kashmir, apple growers plant cherry, apricot and plum trees in their orchards - for variety as well as supplemental income in-between apple harvests.
TRENDS
This 102-year-old shop in Kashmir is still making rose water the traditional way, with Koshur gulab
Answers to questions like how is rose water made and uses of rose water in skincare and Indian sweets, and traditional remedies, including adding a dash to your kahwa to soothe a sore throat.
TRENDS
8 great places to visit in Kashmir, if you love homestays
See the Aharbal waterfall, ancient springs in Lolab, Mughal gardens in Nishat, in addition to experiences and flavours that only homestays can offer.
TRENDS
Rouf, Kashmir’s folk dance performed on occasions like Eid, is dying slowly
Rouf is now limited to just marriage celebrations, as the new generation of Kashmiri women takes little to no interest in learning or performing it.
TRENDS
Mahatta & Co, India's longest-surviving photo studio, has framed 107 years of Kashmiri art, crafts, people and politics
In 1915, the Mehta brothers started a photo studio on The Bund, a Jhelum river embankment in Srinagar. The studio continues to run 107 years on.
TRENDS
Ramadan 2022: The place of rice in Kashmiri cuisine
Whether it is Sehri (pre-dawn meal) or Iftar (evening meal), rice - locally known as “Batt-e” - is eaten throughout the month of Ramadan in Kashmir.
TRENDS
Kashmir witnesses record breaking tourist arrivals in spring 2022
During the first three months of 2022, more than 3 lakh tourists arrived in Kashmir to enjoy the snow in Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam followed by the spring tourism around Srinagar’s Dal Lake.
TRENDS
In Pics: Asia’s largest tulip garden now open in Srinagar
Asia’s largest tulip garden, at the foothills of the Zabarwan range in Srinagar, is now open to tourists.
TRENDS
Spring is here: Srinagar's Badamwari is bustling with tourists again
For centuries, the Badamwari has been the first to reverberate with life with the onset of the spring season in J&K.
BUSINESS
Women's Day: South Asia’s ‘only peace psychologist’ is a 34-year-old from Kashmir
Ufra Mir weaves together learning from varied disciplines, and provides psychological support to people who have been affected by conflicts in different countries.
BUSINESS
'We are scared and helpless’: Kashmiri students trapped in war-torn Ukraine
Students stuck in various cities of Ukraine said that sirens were sounded across Ukraine while explosions were reported in cities such as Kyiv, Kharkiv and Lutsk among many others.
TRENDS
‘World’s largest igloo cafe’ in Gulmarg, Kashmir, attracts tourists
Built against the backdrop of the picturesque Pir Panjal mountains, the igloo café will probably last till mid-March.
POLITICS
Pulwama attack: How did it change Kashmir?
It led to a massive crackdown on militancy in the Valley, reduced instances of stone-pelting and restricted movement of civilians. Some even attribute the attack and the government's response as reasons for BJP's landslide victory for a second term.
