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Tourism Industry eyeing Tulip Festival 2021

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India celebrates the Kashmir Tulip Festival each year during spring. The main venue for this festival is the Kashmir Tulip Garden. The festival is held in the Kashmir Tulip Garden which is named after former Indian Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi. Enjoy stunning views of Kashmir’s Dal Lake from this terrace garden which was constructed with the sole aim of promoting tourism in Kashmir. The famous tulip garden in Srinagar is gearing up to surprise its visitors during the upcoming tulip show in 2021. As per the plan, 1.5 million Tulip…

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New Year with New Hope: Kashmir abuzz with tourists

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After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and other areas of the valley for the New Year. After a lull of nearly one-and-a-half years, Kashmir was again abuzz with tourists as thousands of people from different parts of the country descended on the picturesque Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and other areas of the valley for the New Year. As tourist arrivals spiked, the region witnessed huge traffic jams. The situation…

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New Year enthusiasts flocking towards ‘Freezing Kashmir’

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Undeterred by the intense cold wave sweeping through the valley, scores of adventure sport lovers and new-year enthusiasts have been rushing to Kashmir, as minimum temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh remained below the freezing point on Friday. Among these New Year enthusiasts are also honeymoon couples who are thronging the famous ski resort of Gulmarg, with the minimum temperature dipping to minus 5.6 degrees Celsius. Hotels, huts and other accommodations are all sold out at the ski resort, as authorities are engaged in ensuring comfort for the arriving tourists.…

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Snowfall brings new hopes to suffering tourism industry

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Amid the pandemic both domestic and foreign tourists have started to land in the Valley to welcome 2021 in the snow filled meadows of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to locals and hoteliers, the hill station is witnessing an abrupt flow of the tourists as the New Year is getting closer. Amid the pandemic both domestic and foreign tourists have started to land in the Valley to welcome 2021 in the snow filled meadows of Gulmarg in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. According to locals and hoteliers, the hill…

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#KashmirChalo: Tour operators gear up to welcome tourists in Kashmir

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In a bid to revive the tourism industry in the valley, the tour operators here in Jammu and Kashmir are gearing up for the upcoming winter season amid the COVID-19 outbreak. As the coronavirus cases are slowly declining in the Union Territory, tour operators are hoping that tourism activities will improve in Kashmir. “We all know, how due to COVID-19 global trade has suffered. As things are improving, we are hoping that tourism will pick up. The tourism industry seems to be getting back on track in the last two…

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After Year’s slump, recent snowfall unlocks Kashmir Tourism

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After witnessing a slump for more than seven months due to outbreak of Covid-19, there is a ray of hope for Kashmir’s ailing tourism sector as the fresh snowfall in higher reaches is attracting tourists once again. Gulmarg in Baramulla district, which recorded almost 2 feet of snowfall since Saturday, has come to life as tourists have started thronging this popular ski-resort. On Sunday, as many as 574 tourists arrived at the Srinagar International Airport from different cities, mostly Bengaluru, Kolkata, Chennai and Mumbai to spend their ongoing Diwali vacations…

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Kashmir Economy loses Rs 5 Cr per day due to highway blockade: KTMF

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The business in Kashmir faces a loss of Rs five crores per day due to frequent blockade of Srinagar–Jammu highway, the data provided by Kashmir Traders and Manufacturers Fund (KTMF) has revealed. The highway remains frequently closed due to the ongoing blasting of mountains for highway expansion and adverse weather conditions, having a far reaching effect on Kashmir economy. According to reports, the highway has remained blocked for more than fifty days this year alone. The blocking of Srinagar-Jammu highway results in decline in the quality of fruits due to…

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LTC facility for central govt employees extended for two years to visit J&K, Ladakh

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The government today said it had extended the facility that allowed its employees to visit Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and the northeast while availing leave travel concession (LTC) facility by two more years till September 25, 2022. According to a statement issued by the personnel ministry, the eligible Central government employees get reimbursement of tickets for to and fro journey, besides paid leave, when they avail the LTC. Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said an entitled government official could avail the LTC for…

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Bollywood making a comeback in Kashmir Valley

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Even as life is gradually limping back to normal amid the Covid threat, a Punjabi song was shot in the Valley that was once considered the second home of Bollywood. Impressed with the locales, the crew urged the Bollywood and Punjabi film industry to renew their Kashmir connection. “This is the most beautiful place I have ever seen in my life and I would love to visit the Valley for shootings in future as well. Kashmir is the perfect place for film shootings and I want that more Bollywood and…

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Economic package for J&K on cards: LG Manoj Sinha

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Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Monday said the government will soon be announcing an “unprecedented economic package” which will cover not just the trade fraternity but all the sections in Jammu and Kashmir that have been affected by the downturn caused by the uncertainty. “This package will include everyone including the business community. I can assure you that this would be an unprecedented economic package which earlier has never come for J&K,” Sinha said. Addressing a press conference here, Sinha said the committee constituted to suggest a package for the…

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