Kashmir

Some plan for a vacation to share the moments of joy and to make the bond of love stronger and memorable. So they look for a place where they can enjoy and have fun, enjoy moments of sheer happiness and joy away from the hustle and bustle of city life. Kashmir is one such tourism destination where fun and joy have its own definition and offer tourists to enjoy remarkable vacation with an outstanding experience of lifetime. Some of the idyllic destinations which are worth to visit during...Read Full Story

Mon, Feb 13 2012 12:54 IST | 5 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Heavy snowfall Monday lashed the Kashmir Valley, blocking the Srinagar-Jammu highway, an official said. "Two feet deep snow has accumulated on the road in Banihal sector. Although snow clearance operation was started at 5.30 a.m., the highway has been closed to ensure safety of passengers and vehicles", Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of Border Roads Organization (BRO), said here. Snowfall started in...Read Full Story

Srinagar is the capital city of Jammu and Kashmir, one of the states in India. The city of Srinagar is also called as “The Paradise on Earth”. The city lies approximately 1,730 meter above the sea level. Srinagar is also considered as the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, state lies on the top of India. Srinagar tour will take the tourists to all the places where the tourists wanted to visit desperately and the places they dream. The state government organizes and has a budget plan to...Read Full Story

MIRPUR:? The apex business body of Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Indian-held Kashmir has called for early introduction of a liberal regime, ensuring free movement of traders between the two sides to make trade meaningful, objective and a complete success. Talking to The Express Tribune at his office, Federation of Jammu and Kashmir Chambers of Commerce and Industry President Zulfiqar Abbasi said free movement of business community from both sides of the Line of Control (LoC) was imperative for...Read Full Story

Home Kolkata News.Net Saturday 11th February, 2012 (IANS) The death of a 25-year-old youth in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district in a firing incident late Friday evening has triggered tensions in the area. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday termed the incident unfortunate. Ashiq Hussain Rather, 25, died in a firing incident in Laisar (Rafiabad) village of Baramulla district when 32 Rashtriya Rifles troops laid a cordon around the village following a tip-off about the presence of...Read Full Story

Sat, Jan 28 2012 21:45 IST | 29 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Saturday said he wants the talks between the state and central governments on the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the valley to be speeded up. "I would like to see things move a little faster. But these things have a life of their own, a time of their own as these are not the only issues in front of the ministry of defence." "But I...Read Full Story

The latest entrant to the list of tainted Congress ministers in Jammu & Kashmir is school education minister Peerzada Muhammad Sayeed, who is accused of facilitating his son's qualification in the 2009 matriculation examination through unfair means and impersonation.  In a similar case, senior Congress leader and PWD minister G.M. Saroori had to resign from the cabinet in 2010 in the wake of reports that his daughter had cleared a medical college entrance exam by using a proxy candidate...Read Full Story