February 12, 2021 | Kashmir POST

Govt asks Gulmarg hoteliers to cancel tourist bookings to accommodate Khelo India Crew

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Editor

In a bizarre move, the administration has directed the hoteliers at Gulmarg to cancel all the pre-bookings done for February 25 to March 2, 2021, to accommodate VVIPs, VIPs, athletes and media persons for second Khelo India national winter games. The directive has come at a time when hotels at Gulmarg were pre-booked till mid-March owing to the huge rush of the travellers to Kashmir over the past few months. An order to this effect has been issued today from the office of the District Commissioner Baramulla asking the sub-divisional…

Shutdown in Kashmir to mark JKLF founder Maqbool Bhat’s 37th death anniversary

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 Editor

Normal life was affected in Kashmir on Thursday due to a shutdown to mark the 37th death anniversary of JKLF founder Mohammad Maqbool Bhat, who was hanged in New Delhi’s Tihar Jail on this day in 1984, officials said. Most of the shops, fuel stations and other business establishments were shut in Srinagar, while public transport was largely off the roads, they officials said. However, the officials said, private cars, auto-rickshaws and cabs were plying in the city. The officials said similar reports of shutdown were also received from other…