Tourism

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT Sonamarg Development Authority has miserably failed to stop the illegal construction work going on at the tourist resort Sonmarg and Lashpatri. Sources said that some unscrupulous elements are violating masterplan and are adding to the size of...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT For the last two years, Jammu Kashmir has been receiving a record number of tourists. Though domestic tourists are coming in large numbers, foreign arrivals have also picked up. An official from the Department of Tourism told...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry has expressed concern over the uncertain exorbitant airfares which have been adversely affecting the tourist business of Jammu and Kashmir and the travel movement of sick, aged, students and...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT After refusing to divulge the information about the total number of tourist arrivals in the Jammu region last year in 2022 under RTI, the tourism department finally revealed the total numbers after the applicant submitted another...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT The beautification of Dachigam National Park in Srinagar outskirts is on the card as district administration Srinagar has passed a slew of measures in this regard. Official sources told the news agency Kashmir News Trust that the...

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT Over 22 lakh tourists have visited Kashmir this year, Director Tourism Fazl-ul-Haseeb said on Tuesday. “Since January 2022 to December 21st this year, 22,59,569 tourists have visited Kashmir Valley. These include 22,40,616 domestic tourists and 18,953 foreign...

Kashmir News Trust #KNT Sonmarg Development Authority has imposed a blanket ban on the construction of activities and plying of vehicles towards Thajwas glacier area. The order has been issued in compliance with the court directions that came up in 2017. Besides...

Kashmir News Trust #KNT Much against the wishes of the administration, the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) didn’t open the Z-Morh Tunnel on a trial basis on Tuesday in wake of several safety technical parameters. Earlier, District Development...

Kashmir News Trust #KNT Despite Government assurance of keeping the Sonmarg tourist destination open during winter, the hoteliers are reluctant to take advance bookings from the tourists. People associated with the hotel and tourism industry say the prospectus are not bright...

Kashmir News Trust #KNT Former Sadr-i-Riyasat of Jammu and Kashmir, Dr Karan Singh who is camping in Kashmir capital Srinagar Saturday appealed to the State Government to preserve world famous Dal Lake and dismantle all the encroachments found in and...