The Directorate of Tourism, Kashmir has notified rates for various services provided to tourists and activities conducted at tourist destinations across the Valley, officials said on Friday. A notification to this effect under the Jammu and Kashmir Registration of Tourist Trade Act was issued by Director, Tourism, Kashmir, G N Itoo here on Thursday. The rates have been notified for the year 2021-22 and 2022-2023, the notification said. The tourism services for which the rates have been fixed or revised include tourist guides, ski guides, mountain/trekking guides, sledges, ski equipment, ice skating, ice skating equipment, rafting, cycling, zorbing, hydro zorbing, snow mobile, ATV, motorbiking, paragliding, motor boats, bathing boats, labour/helper/mazdoor/porter for trekking ...
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Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, was among 49 cities worldwide to join the UNESCO creative cities network (UCCN) on Monday. The 49 cities were added to the network of 246 cities following their designation by UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay, in recognition of "their commitment to placing culture and creativity at the heart of their development and to sharing knowledge and good practices". According to a release posted on the UNESCO site, the network now numbers 295 cities reaching 90 countries that invest in culture and creativity crafts and folk art, design, film, gastronomy, literature, media arts, and music to advance sustainable urban development. A new urban model needs to be developed in every city, with its architects, town planners, landscaper...
Read MoreThe Jammu and Kashmir Tourism department has lined up various activities, including promoting destination festivals and organising dedicated trekking-expeditions, to attract tourists to the union territory. This was said at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary A K Mehta held to review various activities being undertaken by the Tourism department. Administrative Secretary, Tourism department along with MD, JKTDC, and concerned officers of the department participated in the meeting chaired by Mehta, an official spokesperson said. "The Tourism department is planning to organise various events to attract local and foreign tourists to the Union territory," the spokesperson said. Recently, several roadshows have been organised across major cities of the country to promote touris...
Read MoreIn the wake of the Covid pandemic, the Jammu and Kashmir administration has decided that the annual Amarnath Yatra will be kept symbolic, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said on Monday. He also directed officials to make arrangements so that devotees can virtually attend the morning and evening aartis' at the Himalayan cave shrine. This will allow them to pay obeisance while avoiding travel and exposure to the infection, the lieutenant governor (L-G) said . Sinha said that at the shrine all traditional religious rituals shall be performed according to past practice. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getElementById(a))){var d...
Read MoreIn order to promote the various Tourism potentials of Jammu & Kashmir and to address the various opportunities in Travel, Tourism & Hospitality in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India & Department of Tourism, Government Of Jammu & Kashmir in association with FICCI (Knowledge Partner), and IGTA organised a unique networking platform ‘Tapping the Tourism Potential of Kashmir: Another Day in Paradise’ recently at Srinagar. The event received participation from who’s who from the Travel, Tourism & Hospitality sector, key Industry stakeholders and Policy makers from Kashmir and various parts of India. A special event of one to one B2B meetings was also organized among key industry stake holders from Travel, Touris...
Read MoreAsia's biggest Tulip Garden at Siraj Bagh in Srinagar, Kashmir is now open for the year. Normally the garden opens with the start of April. But this year it has opened a week earlier owing to favourable weather conditions. We can also say that because the winter winded up a bit early and it brought the spring before time in the valley, hence the tulips also started blooming early. Hence the garden at Siraj Bagh on the banks of the Dal Lake was thrown open for the tourists on 25th March. Not all the bulbs have bloomed, still some to go. It would be full by the start of April. It is indeed once in a lifetime chance to see more than a million tulips of different hues and shades blooming at a place which we call as paradise on earth. https://youtu.be/TXok0Ffvb8Q Advisor to the Lieuten...
Read Moreजब भारत में प्रकृति की बेइंतहा खूबसूरती की बात हो तो कश्मीर का नाम सबसे पहले आता है। राजधानी श्रीनगर का ट्यूलिप गार्डन अब वहां की इस खूबसूरती में चार चांद लगा रहा है, वादियां सैलानियों से गुलजार हैं। जबरवान पहाडिय़ों की तलहटी में बना यह ट्यूलिप गार्डन भारत में अपनी तरह का पहला ट्यूलिप गार्डन है अगर आप फूलों के शौकीन है, महामारी में घर बैठे-बैठे ऊब गए हैं और कश्मीर जाने का प्लान बना रहे है तो देर मत कीजिए क्योंकि यहां दक्षिण एशिया का सबसे बड़े ट्यूलिप गार्डन है जहां हर साल की तरह इस साल भी ट्यूलिप फेस्टिवल का आयोजन होगा। बस, इस बार यह थोड़ा जल्दी हो रहा है क्योंकि फूल इस बार थोड़ा पहले खिल गए हैं। लिहाजा इस साल यानी 2021 में यह गार्डन 25 मार्च से खुल जाएगा। आम तौर पर यह अप्रैल के पहले सप्ताह में खुलता रहा है। पिछले साल कोरोना महामारी के कारण लॉकडाउन की मार झेल चुका यहां का पर्यटन...
Read MoreOne of the favourite places for tourists coming to valley, Tulip garden in Srinagar would likely be thrown open earlier this year in case the prevalent weather conditions persist in the Valley, officials said on Thursday. Director Floriculture Fayaz Ahmad Rather said that the date for opening the Tulip garden at Siraj Bagh has not been decided yet as it is subjected to the weather conditions. “We are expecting an early opening of the garden this year due to the rise in the temperature,” he said. He said that the garden is being thrown open in the last week of March every year, but this year may be thrown open early in case the prevalent weather conditions continue. “If the weather conditions remain good then the garden will be thrown open around March 20,” he said. ...
Read MoreTrain services resumed in the Kashmir Valley on Monday after remaining suspended for around 11 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Train services have been resumed partially between Baramulla and Banihal. "A dry run of 137 km was carried out on Sunday between Baramulla and Banihal," an official of the Northern Railways said. "In the partial resumption of operations, the service will have two runs daily between Banihal and Baramulla," the official said. The train service from Banihal in the Jammu division to Baramulla in Kashmir division has 17 stations in between. !function(e,t,c,a){if(!e.fwn&&(a="fwn_script",n=e.fwn=function(){ n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments) },e._fwn||(e._fwn=n),n.queue=[],!t.getElementById(a))){var d=...
Read MoreJammu and Kashmir's Doda district will be organising a water rafting festival on Chenab river later this month to promote adventure tourism, officials have said. In this regard, a trial was organised in coordination with JK Adventures' rafting group, an official spokesman said. He said Doda District Development Commissioner Sagar D Doifode and several other adventure enthusiasts participated in the rafting trial by following all the safety protocols. The trial started from Premnagar and ended at Karara, he said, adding that the trial participants termed it as one of the safe and secure routes for rafting. The district administration is going to hold white water rafting festival this month end as part of its tourism promotion campaign, Doifode said. !function(e,t,...
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