Srinagar: Traders Association and Sumo Union Anantnag threatened to launch an agitation if imposition of toll tax was not revoked forthwith. Describing it as anti-people, Hakkem Sajad Shah General Secretary All traders and manufacturers Association Anantnag said that the toll tax shall be collected from only outsiders and not from people of expressed serious concern […]
Srinagar: Orchardists in Kulgam have demanded compensation and implementation of crop insurance scheme after a hailstorm yesterday inflicted huge losses to apple growers in the southern district. On Wednesday, heavy hailstorm accompanied by heavy rains hit most of the areas of south Kashmir’s Kulgam district causing extensive damage to apple blossoms. Former MLA and senior Natonal Conference leader Abdul […]
Srinagar: A complete shutdown was observed on Monday by the traders of Srinagar Fruit Mandi, alleging that vegetable and fruit-laden trucks were halted on Srinagar-Jammu national highway for several days without any reason, resulting in huge losses to them. ‘All the traders of Parimpora Mandi have decided to go for indefinite strike from Monday to […]
Srinagar: Amid shutdown, the traders associations in Tangmarg and Gulmarg area of Baramulla district Saturday staged a protest and blocked highway at Tangmarg against Gulmarg Gandola for starting online ticket selling process. Protesters said that e-ticketing is direct attack on their livelihood as “we were earning our livelihood by helping the tourists in getting the […]
Srinagar: People associated with mutton and fruit business are suffering huge losses due to callous attitude of authorities. They are alleging that their goods laden trucks are being halted for weeks without any reason on Srinagar-Jammu highway. New Kashmir Fruit Association Mandi Parimpora has appealed the traders to shut their business establishments from April 29 […]
Srinagar: Scores of mutton dealers of Kashmir Tuesday staged a protest in Srinagar’s press enclave to protest stopping of trucks at Udhampur for last one week. Mohammed Saleem Mir, a resident of Safakadal Srinagar said that “our live stocks (Goats/Sheep) are being stopped at Udhampur for at least one week without any reason, which causes […]
Srinagar: Traders affected by the suspension of cross-LoC trade by the Centre held a protest march here in the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir Monday. Scores of traders engaged in cross-LoC trade on the Uri-Muzaffarabad route took part in the march, demanding revocation of the suspension order, and sought a fool-proof mechanism for smooth […]
Srinagar: The finance ministry has initiated an inquiry against businesses engaged in trade across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir under the GST Act and has sought details from the state government about the goods sent and received since 2017. The details were sought in March about top ten traders, following which […]
Srinagar: The Department of Floriculture today opened Mughal Gardens of Kashmir valley to the public. Director Floriculture, Dr Abdul Hafiz Shah during a function organised by the Department at Shalimar garden said that they are expecting a good number of tourists both national and local will visit the Mughal gardens. The Director said that apart […]
Srinagar: The department of tourism has decided to run musical fountain and laser show in Dal Lake, three times each evening. Secretary Tourism Rigzin Samphel said they were encouraged by the huge response from the locals that the department decided to run the show in three shifts 15 minutes duration each from 7 pm every […]
