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After Oranges, Kashmirs now claim growing Lemon

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Growing lemon is commercially not viable: SKUAST After oranges, now some people have started growing lemon in Kashmir for last few years. Few families in Tengpora, Magarmal Bagh in Srinagar and Pinglish, Naibasti area in Tral have got the lemon yield also. Earlier, some families in Srinagar and Rajouri had grown oranges in their kitchen garden. Rukhsana Bakshi of Magarmal Bagh in Srinagar, Srinagar has been growing lemon at her farm in Tengpora.  “Everyone is surprised to see lemons in our farm. We have been cultivating Kashmiri lemons since 2012.…

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‘Despite floods income tax collections in Kashmir showing upward trend’

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Principal Commissioner, Income Tax department (J&K), Sangeeta Gupta, said the tax collection in Kashmir is satisfactory with J&K Bank being the highest taxpayer in the state. Talking to us, Gupta said JK Bank continues to be the highest taxpayer in the state. “Our collections from Kashmir have increased considerably,” she said. “Despite floods our collections in Kashmir are showing upward trend,” she said, adding that in this quarter the department had collected Rs 43.5 crore tax in the state as compared to Rs 29.3 crore during the corresponding period last…

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‘Travel Advisories mar Kashmir tourism industry’

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“Our state despite all its physical beauty is not the top tourism destination across India and the reason is that we are lagging behind in certain areas such as infrastructure and lack of professional Starting from a small time travel agent to a national tourism award winner, Managing Director, Centre Tour and Travels Bashir Ahmad Karnai states travel advisories to Kashmir by some foreign countries are hindering growth of tourism in the Valley. Karnai who was recently awarded national tourism award for being among leading travel agents of India who…

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Falling Prices spell trouble for walnut industry

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In this bustling village on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad highway, dozens of walnut kernel traders are a worried a lot these days due to falling prices this year. Traders said the prices had decreased by at least half compared to last year after India allowed imports from other countries, including the US, China and West Asia. The J&K Government said it was a serious issue and it would take it up with the Central Government. “We have the best quality walnut as it is organic. That was the reason we had high…

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CM to promote Aru as Lavender Village

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Chief Minister, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, Friday morning took a quick round of Pahalgam resort to take a firsthand appraisal of works on the ongoing projects related to tourism and other sectors, an official statement said. According to the statement, the CM visited the Circular Road, which has recently been macadamised, and various parks maintained and developed by Pahalgam Development Authority (PDA) and the Floriculture, Gardens & Parks Department. Secretary Tourism, Farooq A. Shah, Deputy Commissioner, Anantnag, Muneer-ul-Islam, CEO PDA, Riyaz Ahmad, besides several other senior officers accompanied the Chief Minister.…

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Taj Group, Indigo airlines organize FAM Tour to Valley

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Taj Group and Indigo airlines arranged yet another Familiarization ‘FAM Tour’ to the Valley. This time the tour operators and travel agents were majorly from Mumbai and other western region which is a major potential market for the valley. During their stay at Vivanta by Taj Dalview Srinagar from Sep 29 to Oct 1, the group visited SKICC to understand the MICE opportunities in Kashmir, where a complete product brief was given about the convention Centre. The group also did a show around of the RSGC to promote golf tourism…

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Tourist slump due to negative publicity: Altaf

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Minister for R&B, Altaf Bukhari Sunday said the tourist arrivals have declined in Kashmir mainly due to negative media coverage. “I must admit that media failed us as far as tourism is concerned,” he said speaking at the World Tourism Day celebrated at SKICC here. Bukhari, who was the chief guest on the occasion, said the tourist arrivals witnessed a decline in Kashmir due to negative publicity of various events. “If something is happening on Line of Control 200 kilometers away from Srinagar that is shown as if the entire…

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World Tourism Day celebrated at Patnitop

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Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh visited Patnitop and participated in the function organized by the Tourism Department regarding the celebration of World Tourism Day. Deputy Chief Minister, Dr. Nirmal Singh was the chief guest on the occasion Programme was attended by MLA Chenani, Dina Nath Bhagat, MLA Ramban, Neelam Langeh DC Udhampur Dr. Shahid Iqbal Choudhary, Director Tourism, Jammu, R. K. Verma, ADDC Udhampur, Arvind Sharma, SSP Udhampur. Suleman Choudhary, CEO, Patnitop Development Authority, Rakesh Sarngal, CEOs of Bhdaderwah and Kishtwar Development Authorities and other senior officers of the…

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Non-local population crosses 6 lacs in Kashmir

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From masons to beggars, they’re all ‘imported’ Kashmir is fast losing its local skilled and unskilled resources as thousands of migrant workers are replacing its indigenous manpower. These non local workers have been coming to Kashmir since decades and the trend is rising day by day. As per census 2011, Valley’s population has increased to around 70 lakh and government estimates put non-local population around 5-6 lakhs. It means that for every 14 locals, there is one non-local in Kashmir. “Right from north to south, they have marked their presence…

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Rain affects harvesting season in Kashmir

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Incessant rainfall since Monday night has marred the harvesting season in Kashmir with farmers worried over the damage to their crops. “It was a nice season so far. We were almost done with harvesting of the paddy crop. Now this rain will not only delay the process but also damage the harvest,” said a farmer at Narbal in central Kashmir’s Budgam district. The Met department has predicted light to moderate rainfall during next 24 hours.

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