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400-year-old Panzath festival in Kashmir revives community spirit and river conservationVillagers in Qazigund, Kashmir, are reviving the Panzath festival. This ancient tradition involves cleaning the Panzath Nag stream and ritu...
Mamata Banerjee, Omar Abdullah agree on increased coordination in industry and tourismWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee met with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in Kolkata, urging the central governmen...
Kashmiri Pandits begin journey to Kheer BhawaniHundreds of devotees have arrived in Kashmir Valley to participate in the annual Mela Kheer Bhawani festival in Ganderbal on June 3. Despit...
Locals, tourists celebrate Christmas with Kashmir's Christian communityA group of local Muslims visited a Catholic church in Srinagar to celebrate the festival, which they said will send a message of communal h...
Kashmir to host 6-day festival to celebrate arrival of spring, promote tourismA host of activities, including cultural shows and musical evenings, will be held during the festival and national-level and local artists ...
India chalks out roadmap to revive its tourism in 2021In the days ahead, many significant measures shall be announced to bolster the tourism initiatives in India. Here are top newsmakers.
Foreigners gather in Leh to celebrate Ladakh FestivalLadakh festival is the first celebratory gathering in this sensitive region after diplomatic tensions eased between India and China in wake...
Jammu and Kashmir safest for tourists: Mehbooba MuftiThe chief minister said that her government would offer exciting packages to the tourists and invited them to visit the state along with th...
Jammu and Kashmir as safe as any other place in the world: Farooq ShahJammu and Kashmir government said the state is the "best" destination for travellers in the country and it is as safe as any other place in...
National Ski championship to be held at GulmargKashmir will promote ‘Winter Kashmir’ this year, offering tourists a slice of its world-class snow meadows, sports, cuisine and culture – i...
'Winter Kashmir' to offer tourists a view of snow meadowsThe government is organising National Winter Games in February 2016 and is trying to persuade FIS to host the international Ski championshi...
J&K eyes 10% growth in tourist arrivals this yearNearly 11 lakh travellers visited Jammu and Kashmir in 2014, of which only 50,000 were from foreign countries, J-K Director Tourism said.
11 lakh tourists visited Kashmir despite floods, electionsThe director said the department will organise a three-day 'Jashn-e-Chillai Kalan' to attract more tourists to the Valley.
Encephalitis may ruin festive season tourism business of Eastern Himalayan sector.Deadly disease Encephalitis and its proliferation in northern West Bengal has started casting its dark shadow on next festive season touris...
Kashmiri people need empathetic understanding: Vijay Dhar, ActivistDhar said Kashmiris are "enterprising" people & lauded the role of 'Sarhad' in supporting the youths from the state in making them self-rel...
Over 1.37 lakh tourists visit Ladakh in 2013: ReportA senior official has daid that more than 1.37 lakh tourists thronged Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir this year.
J&K government to organise chain of activities in tourist seasonThe Department of Tourism, Kashmir is organising a "first of its kind" 'Tourist Festival of Kashmir' from May 14 to May 29.
- Kashmir: Go for a romantic shikara ride on Dal lake & skiing in Gulmarg
Here's a picturesque invitation to a romantic shikara ride on Dal lake, to scale up the Chandanwadi glacier in Pahalgam, go skiing in Gulma...
- Governor NN Vohra appeals entrepreneurs to invest in J&K
Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra has appealed to the Kashmiri entrepreneurs to invest in their home state following an improvement in t...
- Jammu festival lures tourists with cultural bonanza
Organized by the Tourism Department of Jammu and Kashmir, the first day of the fortnight long Jammu festival showcased a variety of traditi...