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Landgrabbers encroach over 400 kanals of wetland in Kashmir, eviction notices serve no purpose

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT Wetlands comprising over 400 kanals have been encroached by land grabbers in Kashmir Valley. Despite sending scores of eviction notices, and registering police cases, the Wetlands Division of Wildlife Department Kashmir has miserably failed to retrieve...

Airlines, and ticket operators complicit in hiking airfares at will in Kashmir

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce & Industry Saturday alleged that some Airlines in collusion with bulk ticket booking operators are hiking the airfares at their sweet will in wake of the huge influx of tourists and...

Book Gondola tickets for Gulmarg only through official website of Cable Car Corporation

KASHMIR NEWS TRUST #KNT A day after a man was arrested for selling fake Gondola tickets at the tourist resort Gulmarg, the Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation Monday asked the tourists not to fall prey to any unscrupulous elements...

Illegal constructions galore in Kashmir’s Sonmarg tourist resort

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...

‘Several initiatives taken for quick revival of Kashmir tourism’

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...

Parliamentary Standing Committee recommendations must be implemented to check exorbitant airfares: KCC&I

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...

‘149.92 lakh pilgrim tourists visit Jammu in 2022’

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...

Beautification of Dachigam National Park on cards

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...

Year 2022: Over 22 lakh tourists including 18,953 foreigners visited Kashmir Valley

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...

No vehicular movement towards Thajwas Glacier, Construction activity banned in Sonmarg

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...

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