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Kashmir's Future Lies in Budshah's Art of Flood Control

Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- Today, his wisdom feels more urgent than ever. The medieval monarch saw the Jhelum for what it was: life and danger flowing in the same vein. In fifteenth-century Kashmir, the r... Read More


What the Dogras Knew About the Jhelum That Kashmir Has Forgotten

Srinagar, Sept. 4 -- They watched the river swell with snowmelt each spring and spill over its banks. And instead of trying to resist, they gave it room. Floodplains were left untouched. Swamps and m... Read More


Why Kashmir's Government Employees Hold a Hidden Investing Edge

Srinagar, Sept. 1 -- These doubts are born out of a culture where saving has long been favored over investing. The fixed deposit in a bank still feels safer than the stock market. Yet there is an iro... Read More


Kashmiris Turn to Regulated Gold Amid Rising Fraud Risk

Srinagar, Aug. 26 -- The family had fallen into debt and wanted to sell. Bashir weighed the pieces, deducted making charges, and quoted a figure. The husband objected: "But gold is at Rs.75,000 per 1... Read More


From Rs 3,000 to Crores: Inside Kashmir's Half-Century of Real Estate Growth

Srinagar, Aug. 22 -- Today, those same plots fetch Rs 2 crore or more. Ahmad Nagar's 90-foot road, once a sleepy byway, now pulses with construction activity, shops, and new homes. For early investo... Read More


Turning Rs.5,000 into Rs.1 Crore: A Kashmiri Tale of Patience and Wealth

Srinagar, Aug. 20 -- For a young Kashmiri stepping into the workforce, or a small entrepreneur trying to make sense of fluctuating markets, financial choices are urgent, practical, and deeply personal... Read More


Kashmir's Ancient Crafts Hold the Key to Its Future

Srinagar, Aug. 16 -- Communities thrived because honesty was an everyday practice, and artisans created not just objects of beauty, but the very fabric of social harmony. The roots of this enduring t... Read More


The Secret That Once Held Kashmir Together

Srinagar, Aug. 14 -- In villages, milk was poured by the eye, not the scale. The measure was trust, not precision. Bakers slipped an extra loaf into the bag of a struggling family without calling atte... Read More


Rotten Meat Scandal Revives Kashmir's Appetite for Traditional Food

Srinagar, Aug. 11 -- The trigger is the now-infamous "rotten meat scandal," in which sacks of decomposed mutton were seized from a cold storage in Srinagar. What might have been dismissed as a routin... Read More


Kashmir's Missing Owners Become Soft Targets for Property Scams

Srinagar, Aug. 8 -- A retired government employee, now living in Delhi, says it has become a magnet for uninvited attention. At first, the visitors were polite, presenting themselves as neighbours of... Read More