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Mufti for increase in number of items traded along LoC

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Govt exchanges list of 72 items with PaK officials Chief Minister, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, has conveyed to the Government of India (GoI) the need for boosting the cross-LoC trade by increasing the number of trade able items. Sources said Mufti conveyed this to the team of top government officials of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) headed by Joint Secretary Kashmir Affairs, Rajit Punhani during a meeting here, last Thursday. They said J&K government has already conveyed to GoI that it intends to increase the list of trade able items…

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Cement shortage hits Kashmir

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Work on many projects comes to halt: Contractors In a concern, work on many developmental projects in Kashmir has come to a halt due to decline in the supply of locally manufactured cement. As the state-owned JK Cements Limited— which was earlier the main supply of the cement to the government projects, is witnessing decline in its production, the Valley has largely become dependent on the imported cement. “The shortage of cement has forced contractors stop work on various projects, be it in government or private sector,” chairman, Jammu and…

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J&K tour operator promote tourism products at Indore

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 ‘State government should take cue from other states for tourism promotion’ J&K tour operators and the department of tourism Kashmir promoted the state vigorously in the ongoing 31st Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) annual convention here at Indore which saw participation of over 1500 leading travel agents from India and abroad. J&K’s tour operators, however, said state government need to upgrade infrastructure for the smooth stay of the visitors. Valley’s noted tour operator Nasir Shah, who runs CNE Luxury Holidays in Srinagar, said that state government should take cue…

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Retailers flout Govt orders, sell mutton at Rs 400 kg

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Even though the state government fixed prices of mutton at Rs 360 per kilogram just three days ago, the retailers sell mutton at Rs 400 per kilogram. The consumers from many areas complained that retailers sell mutton at Rs 400 per kilogram. “When I asked the retailer why he was selling mutton at Rs 40 costlier that government approved rates, he scoffed and said government doesn’t know the actual rates of the mutton,” said a consumer Javaid Ahmad from Rainawari. The consumers from other areas also complained of overcharging from…

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Hanjura for promoting virgin tourist destinations

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Interacts with visiting tour & travel operators at Yousmarg Minister for Agriculture, Mr Ghulam Nabi Lone Hanjura said Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has a vision for Jammu & Kashmir and its people and bringing lesser known destinations like Doodpathri, Yousmarg, Gurez Valley, Aharabal and Bangus on the tourist map of the State is a part of that vision. He said the Tourism Department has been asked to make plans and programmes for the development and promotion of these virgin destinations in a big way so that more and more…

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Tourism dept promotes new destinations with FAM tour

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We want to promote lesser known destinations among travelers: Dy Dir Tourism  In a bid to promote lesser known destinations, Department of Tourism Tuesday organised a FAM tour for national tour and travel operators to Doodhpathri in Budgam district. This is for the first time that the travel companies from other states of India were visiting the place in order to explore the less known destination in their tour packages. Deputy Director Tourism Kashmir, Peerzada Zahoor Ahmad who was accompanying the delegation said it is part of an initiative taken…

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Mutton rates revised to 360 per kg

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Div com orders regular market checking to ensure price control Government on Tuesday revised the meat rates and fixed at Rs 360 per kilogram without Ugri. The rates were revised after taking due consultations and suggestions from Kothdars and civil society members. The rates were fixed in a high level officers meeting chaired by the Divisional Commissioner Kashmir, Dr. Asgar Hassan Samoon in which in which all the Deputy Commissioners of Valley, Director CA&PD Kashmir, representatives of Meat Wholesale Dealers, members of Civil Society, representatives of Traders Manufacturers and other…

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Kashmir Inc to prepare vision document for handicraft industry

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The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry shall prepare a ‘vision document’ for the upliftment of handicraft industry in Kashmir. This was revealed today by president KCCI at an event organized here where the artisans raised their issues and appealed the government for needful. The Valley-based artisan rehabilitation forum urged the state government to take effective steps for the upliftment of the handicrafts sector. The artisans along with the members of Kashmir Chamber of Commerce Industry (KCCI) held a discussion on ways to prevent the art and heritage associated with…

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Yatra resumes after highway opens for one-way traffic

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The Srinagar-Jammu highway was Monday thrown open for one-side traffic and the annual Amarnath Yatra resumed after two days of suspension. Traffic movement on the highway has been erratic for the past three days due to landslides near Kheri on Udhampur-Batote stretch. Following rains and landslides, the authorities had suspended the ongoing Amarnath yatra for two days. Sources said with movement of vehicles towards the Valley on Monday, a fresh batch of Amarnath pilgrimage was allowed from Bhagwati Nagar Base camp in Jammu. An official said the maintenance work on highway…

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3-day Jashan-e-Tosamaidan on in Khag

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Marking the first anniversary of freeing of Tosamaidan from 50 year-lease, three-day festival of Jashan-e-Tosamaidan commenced here on Saturday with people thronging the meadows in large numbers. On the first two days of the festival, thousands of people went to the meadows of Tosamaidan and enjoyed the serene ambience after decades of isolation of the places from local population. Once labelled as the ‘death meadow’, Tosamaidan now is becoming ray of hope for dozens of villages, worst hit during its 50-year lease to Artillery wing of Indian Army. Tosamaidan Bachav…

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