News Topic:J&K Department of Tourism
Kashmir
Tourism Directorate plans to train 100 female tourist guides
Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir has decided to register more female tourist guides and impart professional training to them to upscale their skills.
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Travel
Kashmir tourism stakeholders concerned over soaring airfares
Several tourism stakeholders have expressed concern over the soaring airfares which they say have dampened the tourist inflow with the arrival of the peak season.
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Travel
Costs of traveling to Kashmir in summer are rising
A trip to Kashmir from Delhi, Gujarat or Mumbai becomes costlier for any visitor than visiting any South Asian country which has become worrisome for tourism players.
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Jammu
CBI arrests KAS officer, lecturer in graft case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday arrested a Chief Accounts Officer (KAS) of Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation and a lecturer.
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Kashmir
Tourism Department organizes saffron festival at Pampore
The Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir on Tuesday organized a saffron festival in Karewas of Pampore.
J&K
Kashmir sees record 1.62 crore tourist arrivals this year
The arrival of tourists in Jammu & Kashmir has broken all old records as more than 1.62 crore tourists visited different places in the UT since January this year.
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Travel
Doodhpathri: A new travel destination in Kashmir
A new travel destination Doodhpathri in Budgam district has been introduced in the Kashmir valley from efforts by the Tourism department of Jammu and Kashmir.
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J&K
1.5 crore tourists visited J-K in first six months of 2022: Union Minister
Union Minister for Tourism, G K Reddy on Monday said that 1.05 crore tourists have visited Jammu and Kashmir in the first six months of the year 2022.
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