Beyond the Beauty: Kashmir’s Tourism Industry Faces Growing Pains

Beyond the Beauty: Kashmir's Tourism Industry Faces Growing Pains

On Friday, the Director General of Tourism Manisha Saxena led a stakeholders conference in Srinagar, where representatives of various tourism bodies flagged their issues While commending the government’s efforts to enhance tourism infrastructure in Kashmir, tourism industry stakeholders in the Valley raised concerns over sustainability and called for regulations on the number of tourists. On Friday, Director General of Tourism Manisha Saxena led a stakeholders conference in Srinagar, where representatives of various tourism bodies in the Valley raised their concerns. “With trains reaching Srinagar soon, we are expecting greater influx…

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Omar Abdullah Slams Amendments in J&K Reorganisation Act: ‘People Deserve Better Than a Powerless CM

Omar Abdullah Slams Amendments in J&K Reorganisation Act: ‘People Deserve Better Than a Powerless CM https://kashmirpost.org/2024/07/omar-abdullah-slams-amendments-in-jk-reorganisation-act-people-deserve-better-than-a-powerless-cm/

Through amendments in the act, the government has given more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of the Union Territory. Jammu and Kashmir deserves better than a ‘powerless’ chief minister, ex-CM Omar Abullah said on Saturday, after the central government amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019, giving more powers to the Lieutenant Governor of the Union territory (UT) through the amendments. Jammu and Kashmir deserves better than a ‘powerless’ chief minister, ex-CM Omar Abullah said on Saturday, after the central government amended the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019,…

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Kashmir Takes the HADP Crown: Kathua District Emerges Victorious!

Kashmir Takes the HADP Crown: Kathua District Emerges Victorious!

Jammu: Kathua district, being in news for disturbing developments for some time, has earned for itself a place of pride by procuring top slot in district-wise ranking of J&K government’s ambitious Holistic Agriculture Development Programme (HADP) evaluation report. Kulgam and Anantnag districts bagged second and third ranking respectively. On the whole, Kashmir districts performed better than their Jammu counterparts with Pulwama (4), Bandipora (5), Shopian (7), Budgam (8) and Ganderbal (9) figuring in the ranking of first ten districts. From Jammu region, Udhampur district and Rajouri district scored sixth and…

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Boosting Business in J&K: Government Approves Land Transfer and New Business Rules

Boosting Business in J&K: Government Approves Land Transfer and New Business Rules

New industrial estates to come up in Anantnag, Shopian, Budgam MHA notifies amended Business Rules of J&K Srinagar: In a significant move to boost industrial growth and create employment opportunities, the Jammu and Kashmir government has approved the transfer of 836 kanal 5 marla (approximately 104.5 acres) of land to the Industries and Commerce Department for the development of industrial estates in the Kashmir division. This decision, outlined in Government Order No 79-JK (Rev) of 2024 dated June 25, 2024, aims to establish industrial estates in the Anantnag, Shopian, and…

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