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More snowfall makes Kashmir tour operators ecstatic

SRINAGAR After the unexpected snowfall in the month of September, yet another snowfall on Friday in the higher reaches of Kashmir brought cheers among the...

Omar Abdullah cautions PAGD, I.N.D.I.A bloc against internal squabbles

Statement comes in light of the recent tussle between Congress and the Samajwadi Party. SRINAGAR Former Chief Minister and National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah has...

Gaza crisis, ceasefire violations, infiltration bids trigger J&K security concerns

Authorities fear a return of street protests in Kashmir valley, especially in Srinagar, in favour of Gaza residents. Residential houses were targeted along with paramilitary...

Amid early snowfall Kashmir witnesses record-breaking tourist arrivals

At a time when it’s still autumn in Kashmir, hundreds of tourists were taken by surprise to witness snowfall at various locations in the...

Threat of flash floods looms on Kashmir, Ladakh

Scientists and glaciology experts have already voiced their concerns about the melting of glaciers in Kashmir and Ladakh. SRINAGAR After the human tragedies due to environmental...

Farooq Abdullah for galvanizing political protests in J&K

SRINAGAR Many regional Opposition parties will hold a joint peaceful protest on 10 October in Jammu city, the winter capital of J&K, against the alleged...

Amit Shah’s meet reignites debate on possibility of J&K Assembly polls

Party president J.P. Nadda and LG Manoj Sinha also participated in the key meeting with J&K BJP leaders. SRINAGAR Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held...

CRPF’s Cobra commandos to be deployed in J&K’s forest areas

SRINAGAR CRPF’s Cobra commandos are to be deployed in the forest areas of Jammu and Kashmir, especially in the hills of Poonch, Rajouri and Anantnag...

Kokernag gunfight is bad news for foreign tourist arrivals to Kashmir

The prolonged gunfight in the forests of the health resort of Kokernag in South Kashmir is bad news for tourism stakeholders who were expecting...

LAHDC Kargil polls rescheduled after SC intervention

SRINAGAR The UT administration of Ladakh has rescheduled elections for the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC) Kargil, after the Supreme Court judgment which not...

J&K parties slam Centre’s statement on polls in Supreme Court

SRINAGAR Most of the political parties in Jammu and Kashmir, barring the BJP unit, have slammed the stand of the central government in the Supreme...

Assembly elections not in sight, J&K prepares for local body elections

Terms of municipalities will end on 15 November and for panchayats on 9 January 2024 in Jammu and Kashmir. SRINAGAR Even after many political voices...

After G-20 meeting, govt wooing foreign film crews toshoot in Kashmir

SRINAGAR After the three-day tourism working group meeting of G20 delegates in Srinagar in May this year, the government is trying to get foreign film...

MSME growth, new industrial policy bring newinvestors to J&K

SRI NAGAR The single window clearance system and healthy incentives are bringing new investors to Jammu and Kashmir and have encouraged the administration to participate...

Offbeat tourist destinations boost J&K tourist traffic

SRINAGAR A few months back, the J&K administration had started promoting 75 newly identified offbeat tourist destinations in Jammu and Kashmir. Tourist traffic has risen...

Amid urban poll preparations, politics hots up in J&K

‘There is no indication from the Election Commission or Centre to hold Assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir’. Srinagar Chief Electoral officer of Jammu and Kashmir...

J&K fast-tracks new industrial estates amid foreign investment boost

After the first foreign investment from Dubai’s Emaar group to build a Rs 60 million shopping and office complex in Srinagar, the J&K administration...

Start of NCB operations from Srinagar will help check rising drug abuse

Keeping in view the growing cross-border narcotic trade and spike in crimes linked to drug abuse, the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) is going to...

Shah accuses Congress, NC, PDP of misrule in J&K

During his latest J&K visit, Union Home Minister Amit Shah lambasted the Congress, National Conference and PDP for corruption and misrule in Jammu and...

New destinations attract tourists across J&K

Srinagar During the current year, there has been a huge rush of tourists in the known tourist spots like Dal Lake, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and...

Amarnath Yatra authorities take precautionary measures

The upcoming Amarnath Yatra is slated to start from 1 July and arrangements are being finalized from the micro level of Divisional Administration of...

J&K govt gets two more months to check Doodh Ganga River pollution

The next hearing of the National Green Tribunal bench is slated to be on 16 August 2023. National Green Tribunal (NGT) on 30 May, on...

Centre focuses on foreign filmmakers to promote J&K at international level

SRINAGAR: The G20 Tourism Working Group meeting concluded in Srinagar without any ugly incident and now the government is trying to get foreign filmmakers,...

Srinagar, Jammu under security blanket ahead of G20 meet

Additional security forces have been placed near the LoC and International Border to prevent infiltration. SRINAGAR: J&K police have issued advisories both in the Jammu...

High alert in J&K after latest intelligence inputs, Army schools shut in Jammu

SRINAGAR: High alert has been sounded across Jammu and Kashmir after the latest intelligence inputs that there could be attacks on army installations, institutions...

Security increased in J&K ahead of Srinagar G20 meet

Marine Commandos would be deployed in Dal Lake, and in other water bodies to minimize the threat to the meeting. SRINAGAR: After Friday’s gunfight in...

Kashmir’s blossoming spring ushers in unprecedented tourist influx, kindling optimism

The J&K govt has set a goal to ensure over 2 crore tourist arrivals in the current season. SRINAGAR: Right from the winter months, Kashmir...

Poonch attack triggers fresh review of security for G20 meet in Srinagar

‘Special Forces would be deployed along with aerial cover and drones for the G20 meet in Srinagar’. SRINAGAR: The Union Ministry of Home Affairs and...

Security, intelligence enhanced ahead of G20 meet in Srinagar

SRINAGAR: Union Home Minister Amit Shah recently held a high level security meet regarding Jammu and Kashmir and was given a detailed briefing by...

J&K spring tourism: Sanasar tulip garden waits for visitors

SRINAGAR: Spring tourism in Kashmir valley is at its peak with over 1.50 lakh tourists having visited Asia’s largest tulip garden so far. Encouraged...

Centre strongly behind him, LG Sinha to stay in J&K

SRINAGAR: After facing a lot of criticism and sarcasm from regional and national political parties over the eviction drive, hiring of recruitment agency banned...

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 said that the government...

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 is up to the Election...

Record tourist arrivals expectedin Kashmir this spring

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

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 tourism is picking up in...

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 the agitation mode, especially...

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” programme organised by the united leadership...

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 of protests in Jammu and Kashmir...

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 Jammu and Kashmir continued...

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 in J&K, with the...

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 issued by Commissioner Secretary...

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 which comprises of political,...

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 to local products to...

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 uniform question papers will...

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.   SRINAGAR: With new innovative methods...

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, as they expect a...

‘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 fresh constructions and repairs...

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 rest of the country....

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 as there is bumper...

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 November, the entire Union Territory of...

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