Hoping for business as usual: A period of relative peace has given new hopes to Kashmir’s business landsca

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Hibban, says Shah, is hooked to the e-gaming zone at the complex..

There are no protests, no loss of work days, says Umar Jan Wani, a Srinagar-based distributor of companies like Hindustan Unilever and Parle besides a local brand called Banday Impex that manufactures food items, spices and saffron..

In Sopore, 45 km northwest of Srinagar, apple trader Zahwoor Ahmad says militancy in Kashmir has seen a rapid decline, and apple trade has been flourishing in recent years..

Yes, there has been some semblance of normalcy in Kashmirthere has been a decline in the incidents of stone peltingbut that does not mean people should be deprived of their own elected representatives, he says, adding that it is unfortunate that the Supreme Court had to step in and order elections to be held by September...

Everything cant be left to the Centre-appointed lieutenant governor and bureaucracy, he says.. The political process that could unfold in the next few months will tell if Sahnis and Kashmirs concerns will be addressed..

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