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Hope rises for Sharada corridor between two parts of Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Recently, when Union Home Minister Amit Shah virtually inaugurated the Sharada Devi Temple at Teetwal in North Kupwara, he...

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Opposition parties back rising clamour for J&K Assembly polls

‘Unpopular decisions’ by J&K administration have given impetus to political parties. SRINAGAR: While the BJP has already said that it...

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Record tourist arrivals expected
in Kashmir this spring

In the first two months of this year, over 2.5 lakh have visited Kashmir. SRINAGAR: The government of Jammu and...

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Spring tourism picking up in Kashmir valley

‘The Tulip Garden would be more attractive this season as four new varieties have been imported from Holland’. SRINAGAR: Spring...

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Property tax order adds to eviction drive ‘anger’ in J&K

SRINAGAR: The latest decision of the government to impose property tax in Jammu and Kashmir has given further churn to...

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Voices rise demanding statehood for Ladakh, special status under Sixth Schedule

‘Delhi Chalo’ programme demands constitutional safeguards under the Sixth Schedule for the people of Ladakh.   SRINAGAR: The “Delhi Chalo”...

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J&K demolitions trigger political protests, return to stone pelting

In Jammu, cops have booked many youth for stone pelting, while scores of youth are absconding.   SRINAGAR: After scores...

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Protests in J&K as government ‘retrieves’ state land from ‘encroachers’

SRINAGAR: Even as thousands of people have been protesting in the Jammu region, authorities in every district of UT of...

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J&K govt to push commercial floriculture activities

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir is in the process of giving a huge push to commercial floriculture activities...

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J&K sees protests against clearing of state land by authorities

SRINAGAR: After a lull in protests for several years, Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing protests against the recent government order...

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Key Ladakh citizens’ group to protest in Delhi for statehood, special status

SRINAGAR: The Leh Apex Body (LAB) and Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA), a united citizens’ group of entire UT of Ladakh...

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GI tagging, scientific interventions boost J&K’s rural economy

SRINAGAR: Many local products and produce recently got GI tagging in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, giving a huge push...

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J&K parents, teachers, students upbeat on new assessment plan

SRINAGAR: Students, teachers and parents are looking forward to the implementation of Student Assessment and Evaluation Scheme (SAES), under which...

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Kishtiwar, South Kashmir to get tourists as authorities keep Sinthan Pass open

The Sinthan Pass used to remain closed due to heavy snowfall and used to be open only for summer months....

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Garana Wetland of Jammu being retrieved

SRINAGAR: The Wildlife Department of Jammu region is trying to retrieve Garana Wetland in R.S. Pura Tehsil of Jammu District,...

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‘Influential hoteliers exerting pressure to get nod on Sonmarg constructions’

SRINAGAR: On 29 November 2022, chairman, Building Operation Controlling Authority (BOCA), of the Sonmarg Development Authority held a meeting for...

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Railways working to connect Kashmir with rest of country

SRINAGAR: The Indian Railways has intensified work on all the bottlenecks to connect Kashmir valley by railway link to the...

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GI certification, indoor cultivation boost Kashmir saffron industry

SRINAGAR: This season after autumn, people in the saffron rich township of Pampore in Pulwama district are brimming with happiness...

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Ladakh on stir mode for statehood, other rights

‘There would be more protests if the Centre does not pay any heed to four demands’.   SRINAGAR: On 2...

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Winter tourism to spread in border areas, off-beat destinations in Kashmir

SRINAGAR: Encouraged by the healthy footfall of tourists during the current autumn season, the J&K administration has decided to open...

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Higher education in J&K to see global tie-ups

SRINAGAR: The J&K government has recently reconstituted the Higher Education Council by getting its members from reputed institutions to give...

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Govt takes measures to boost heli-tourism market in J&K

SRINAGAR: The Government of Jammu and Kashmir, with the help of the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation, is trying to...

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Autumn sees tourists visiting Kashmir in droves

Hoteliers and houseboat owners have seen 100% bookings in October.   SRINAGAR: According to stakeholders and the Kashmir Tourism Department,...

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Trucks halted, Kashmir’s apple industry faces huge losses

The Kashmir economy is heavily dependent on the horticulture sector, especially the apple industry.   SRINAGAR: Hundreds of fruit growers...