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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


Lifestyle Pressure Fuels Household Debt Crisis in Kashmir

Srinagar, Aug. 7 -- He borrowed Rs.8 lakh from a bank and another Rs.2 lakh by pawning the only gold left in the family. The flowers faded in two days, the band stopped playing by midnight, the guests... Read More


Why Property Buyers in Kashmir Are at Risk

Srinagar, Aug. 4 -- That protection doesn't exist in Kashmir. Nearly a decade after RERA was passed by Parliament to rein in India's notoriously chaotic real estate sector, Kashmir remains outside it... Read More


Money Matters: Why Kashmir Needs a Financial Literacy Movement

Srinagar, July 29 -- Salaries are spent within days. Loans are taken to meet ceremonial obligations. Credit cards ease momentary pressure but silently pile on future burdens. And when medical emergen... Read More