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Jhelum houseboat owners fear water transport plan may damage Srinagar’s river heritage
J&K government’s plan to launch inland water transport on the Jhelum river has triggered concern among Srinagar’s houseboat owners, who fear that regular passenger boats, cruise tourism operations and dredging along National Waterway-49 could further weaken the remaining river houseboats, a fear sharpened by the recent sinking of Queen’s Club, a British-era-style houseboat that served as both home and livelihood for a family on the river. For Ghulam Qadir Ghasi, 65, Queen’s Club was never...
National Conference’s ‘secretive’ Dachigam huddle ends with Delhi protest plan for J&K statehood
J&K CM Omar Abdullah whisked National Conference (NC) MLAs and MPs to Dachigam national park on Srinagar’s outskirts for a day-long strategy session Wednesday that ended with a political call to arms — a protest in New Delhi on opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session demanding restoration of J&K’s statehood. Party legislators had first gathered at Omar’s Gupkar road residence in Srinagar before boarding a bus and joining a convoy that many believed was headed to Chashma Shahi — one of...
Ladakh talks talk of the town in Kashmir; Mehbooba gives unity call in letter to Omar
Ladakh talks have become talk of the town in Srinagar. Former J&K CM and PDP president Mehbooba Mufti has written to CM Omar Abdullah and all other political parties urging them to unite and make an appeal to the prime minister and the home minister, “to initiate a meaningful and sustained engagement with the people of Jammu and Kashmir”. While she has urged the CM to convene an all-party meeting on the lines of Ladakh, she has also separately written to heads of Congress, BJP, Peoples...
4 hurt as BSF convoy bus hits 2 vehicles after brake failure in Ramban
JAMMU: At least four people, including two Border Security Force men, sustained minor injuries Tuesday when a bus ferrying BSF personnel for deployment on Amarnath Yatra duty collided with two other vehicles on Jammu-Srinagar NH-44 in J&K’s Ramban district. Officials said the bus first hit a passenger vehicle before crashing into a tractor-trolley along the busy highway near Peerah. “The injured people — including ASI Sanjeet Kumar and head constable Arveen Kumar — were shifted to Ramban...
Zojila tunnel breakthrough: Road Pakistan wanted to choke during Kargil gets all-weather shield
The strategically important Zojila Tunnel project has crossed a major milestone, with the two ends of the tunnel now connected to form a single 13-km-long passage beneath the Zojila Pass. Being built by the National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL) at a cost of around Rs 6,500 crore, the tunnel will provide all-weather connectivity between Kashmir and Ladakh, ending the annual disruptions caused by heavy snowfall at the Zojila Pass, where temperatures can...
Wangchuk says key points omitted from Ladakh talks draft, warns of hunger strike
Fresh differences surfaced Monday over negotiations on Ladakh’s political future after Leh Apex Body (LAB) accused Centre of omitting key provisions from a draft record of May 22 talks and warned of a renewed agitation, including hunger strikes. LAB member and environmentalist Sonam Wangchuk said representatives had agreed during talks with Union home ministry’s sub-committee that Ladakh would get a democratic structure with an assembly-like body enjoying legislative, executive and financial...
J&K political storm after Mehbooba reviews AIIMS project
A visit by PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti to an upcoming AIIMS in Pulwama’s Awantipora on Friday and her review of the project with officials has sparked a political storm in J&K, with the governing NC alleging the Centre orchestrated the move at a time it has intensified demands for restoration of statehood. National Conference (NC) spokesperson Tanvir Sadiq accused the BJP-led Centre of using PDP to create a political counterweight against the Omar Abdullah-led govt. The allegations intensified...
On Indo-China border, model village to come up in Ladakh for nomads
Ladakh Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena Wednesday laid the foundation stone for the first model border village at Chumur, located at an altitude of 16,700 feet along the India-China border. Officials said the first-of-its-kind project in the region will focus on infrastructure development, employment and livelihood generation, all-weather connectivity and greater civilian-defence integration. The initiative aims to facilitate a transition from a largely nomadic way of life to a secure and...
PoK man caught in Uri, cops suspect affair
An intruder from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) was caught crossing the LoC in north Kashmir’s Uri sector, the Army said Sunday as unconfirmed reports and a social media video suggested the sneak-in was driven by a love affair with a local woman. Sources said the man was identified as Zeeshan Ahmad Mir, 22, a resident of Painkadi village in PoK’s Muzaffarabad district. He was caught late Saturday as he entered through the Haji Peer range in Uri’s Silikote area.
Ladakh back on tourism surge: Thailand, Vietnam & US lead foreign tourist arrivals
Ladakh tourism numbers hit a 121 per cent increase in May this year, the start of the region's peak tourism season, compared to May last year. A statement issued by the Ladakh administration on Saturday states that foreign tourist arrivals also rose by more than 15%, with most tourists from Thailand, Vietnam and the US. Tourists from Japan, the UK, Germany and France have also significantly contributed to the sector.