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Yatra restrictions hit Kashmir tourism: TAAK

Travel Agents Association of Kashmir (TAAK) has taken a strong note of the harassment and problems being faced by the local, leisure and adventure tourists.

Schools asked not to plan excursions to Gulmarg on weekends

The Chief Executive Officer of Gulmarg Development Authority has written a letter to the Director of School Education Kashmir.

Foreign tourist arrivals to Kashmir dip by 95 percent

In the past three years, the foreign tourist arrivals in Kashmir Valley have dipped by almost 95.22 per cent. However, the domestic tourist arrival increased.

₹1.42 lakh Cr J-K’s annual budget to cover all sections: LG Manoj Sinha

Jammu and Kashmir’s Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Friday said that Rs 1.42 lakh crore J&K budget for the year 2022-23 will cover all sections.

J-K sees 72 lakh tourists since September 2021: G Kishan Reddy

More than 1.43 lakh tourists visited J&K in December 2021 and the number of tourists who visited since September 2021 is over 72 lakh, the Tourism Ministry said.
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Yousmarg to entice tourists with snowbikes

The J-K's Department of Tourism is trying to entice tourists to visit the famous tourist destination of Yousmarg in Budgam by bringing in snowbikes.

COVID-19 cripples Tourism sector in Jammu & Kashmir

The pandemic of COVID-19 has badly hit Tourism sector in Jammu Kashmir. There are no tourists at present in the Valley owing to the lockdown.

In Kashmir, Asia’s biggest Tulip Garden blooms to attract tourists

Asia's largest tulip garden, which overlooks the famed Dal Lake here, opened to the public, kicking off the new tourism season in Kashmir.

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Kashmir political leaders accuse authorities of arresting their workers

J&K political leaders, including Sajjad Gani Lone and Altaf Bukhari, have raised concerns over the arrest and harassment of workers ahead of the polls.
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OGW held, arms and ammunition recovered in Bandipora

Security forces claimed to have arrested a militant associate along with huge arms and ammunition from the forest area of northern Kashmir’s Bandipora district.

Govt thrusting ‘political Ikhwan’ in J-K: Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday levelled critical allegations on the government, saying “political Ikhwan is being thrusting in Jammu and Kashmir.

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Kashmir political leaders accuse authorities of arresting their workers

J&K political leaders, including Sajjad Gani Lone and Altaf Bukhari, have raised concerns over the arrest and harassment of workers ahead of the polls.
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Flash flood hits Tenghar village in Pulwama

In a harrowing ordeal for the residents of Tenghar village in southern Kashmir's Pulwama district, a sudden flash flood wreaked havoc, inundating over a dozen homes.