Kashmir

[[IMAGE: Joint chamber chief suggests transit trade through the state.]] MIRPUR:? The Jammu and Kashmir Joint Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the sole joint forum of the business community of the divided state, has underlined the immediate need for declaring the state as a free trade zone in order to give impetus to trade and bring about an economic revolution. In a telephonic address from Srinagar to a press conference here on Monday, the newly elected chairman of the chamber, Dr Mubeen...Read Full Story

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

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

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

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

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

Thu, Jan 26 2012 11:45 IST | 50 Views | Add your comment SHARE: It was a peaceful Republic Day in Jammu and Kashmir Thursday with the main parade in summer capital Srinagar passing off uneventfully. There were no reports of any untoward incident from anywhere in the Valley where separatists had called a shutdown. Finance Minister Abdur Rahim Rather unfurled the tricolor and took salute at the Bakshi Stadium where smartly turned out contingents of police, paramilitary, Home...Read Full Story

Sat, Jan 28 2012 13:27 IST | 29 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Manipur recorded 40 percent polling till noon Saturday as voting continued at a brisk pace with people turning out in huge numbers to elect a 60-member assembly despite a string of bomb blasts in the past one week. Voting remained peaceful, barring one incident of violence in Tipaimukh constituency where some irate electors damaged an electronic voting machine at one polling booth. This led security personnel to...Read Full Story

Wed, Jan 25 2012 18:09 IST | 10 Views | Add your comment SHARE: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Wednesday urged the people of the state to shed their inhibitions and join hands to seek resolution of issues confronting the state through dialogue. In his perfect choice of words with an appeal to one and all across the state, Vohra underlined the need for their unity of thought and action. He reminded the people how panchayat elections with a huge turnout, ranging from...Read Full Story