Srinagar, March 20 (IANS) Around 250 stakeholders, including 20 states, from across the country will participate in the Kashmir Travel Mart-2026 being hosted by the Jammu and Kashmir government on April 14-15, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on Friday.Office of the Chief Minister said on X, “J&K Tourism is set to host the Kashmir Travel Mart-2026 on 14-15 April, bringing together around 250 stakeholders from over 20 States across the country.”“The event will highlight the region’s im…
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Seoul, Feb 25 (IANS) The South Korean government unveiled Wednesday a series of measures aimed at promoting inbound tourism across South Korea, including easing of visa rules and expanding entry points at regional airports. The measures were announced during an expanded national tourism strategy meeting held at the presidential office Cheong Wa Dae and chaired by South Korean President Lee Jae Myung, with the attendance of officials from relevant ministries, Yonhap News Agency reported. Under th…
Srinagar, Feb 3 (IANS) Both maximum and minimum temperatures improved across Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, with Srinagar city recording 2.8 degrees Celsius and Gulmarg ski resort minus 5.3 degrees as the night’s lowest temperature.The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said a weak Western Disturbance (WD) is presently active over the union territory. Under this influence, generally cloudy weather with rain and snow at many places is likely to occur.From February till the evening of Febr…
Jammu, Feb 1 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Lt Governor Manoj Sinha on Sunday hailed the Union Budget 2026-27, saying that it charts a path to a $5 trillion economy milestone within a few years, and added that the budget also takes the initiative to generate fresh employment opportunities and invigorate the tourism industry with renewed vigour.L-G Manoj Sinha hailed the Budget 2026-27 as pragmatic, which he said will prioritise economic acceleration, create future-ready infrastructure, sustain growth …
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) Pakistan’s ISI brought together the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (ISKP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba to wage a battle in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) – against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which has become the country’s worst security nightmare till date.However, the situation on the ground looks very different.The ISKP-Lashkar combine appears to be doing very little work, and the strikes are all being carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF). Under the pretext of fight…
Srinagar, Dec 26 (IANS) The minimum temperature in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar city rose above the freezing point, while at Gulmarg ski resort and Pahalgam hill station it remained below the freezing point on Friday.The Meteorological (MeT) Department officials said, “Seasonal precipitation (October 1- December 25) remained -44 per cent (Kashmir Division) departure from normal, which is a deficit and -9 per cent (Jammu Division), which is normal. A spell of light snow (higher reaches) and lig…