• About us
  • Contact us
  • Our team
  • Terms of Service
Thursday, July 31, 2025
Kashmir Images - Latest News Update
Epaper
  • TOP NEWS
  • CITY & TOWNS
  • LOCAL
  • BUSINESS
  • NATION
  • WORLD
  • SPORTS
  • OPINION
    • EDITORIAL
    • ON HERITAGE
    • CREATIVE BEATS
    • INTERALIA
    • WIDE ANGLE
    • OTHER VIEW
    • ART SPACE
  • Photo Gallery
  • CARTOON
  • EPAPER
No Result
View All Result
Kashmir Images - Latest News Update
No Result
View All Result
Home Latest News

‘Tourist’s killing could negatively impact tourism in Kashmir’

Press Trust of india by Press Trust of india
May 8, 2018
in Latest News
A A
0
‘Tourist’s killing could negatively impact tourism in Kashmir’
FacebookTwitterWhatsapp

Srinagar, May 8 (PTI)  A day after a tourist from Tamil Nadu died due to head injury suffered during stone-pelting here, Tourism department and stakeholders have expressed apprehensions that the incident could negatively impact the arrival of visitors to Kashmir.

A 22-year-old tourist, R Thirumani, from Chennai was critically injured in a stone pelting incident at Narbal yesterday morning. He was shifted to a hospital here for treatment but succumbed to injuries.

Related posts

1 dead, 14 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Udhampur

Lt Col among 2 Army personnel dead, 3 officers injured as boulder falls on vehicle in eastern Ladakh

July 31, 2025
1 dead, 14 injured as vehicle falls into gorge in Udhampur

School teacher dies in road accident in Kupwara

July 31, 2025

“This is a sad incident which should not have happened. Unfortunately, we feel that it will have an impact on the tourist arrivals to Kashmir,” Ashfaq Siddiq, president Travel Agents Association Kashmir (TAAK), told PTI.

Siddiq said the association believes that the killing of the Chennai youth might be the proverbial final nail in the coffin of tourism in Kashmir.

“There was already an impact. Unfortunately, few incidents in the recent past have had their impact. Naturally, because of this incident, impact will be there especially when certain sections of national media highlight it under a certain agenda. It (the yesterday’s incident), I think, will be the final nail in the coffin,” he said.

The TAAK president said the association has apprehensions of cancellation of bookings by the tourists in the days to come.

“It is obvious that cancellations will happen and there might be some hardline elements who might even call for an absolute boycott of Kashmir,” he said.

Siddiq said the association would meet later in the day to take stock of the situation and its impact on tourism.

Director Tourism Kashmir, Mehmood Shah, while condemning the incident, said the department fears it would negatively impact the arrival of visitors to the valley.

“It is an unfortunate incident and we are deeply pained. The chief minister late last night only went to see the (victim’s)family to share their grief,” Shah told PTI.

When asked if the incident will have any impact on the number of arrivals to the valley, he said “absolutely”.

“Absolutely, it will have an impact … cancellations may happen,” the director tourism said.

Previous Post

Mughal Road closed after snowfall

Next Post

Separatist asks people to resume normal activities from tomorrow

Press Trust of india

Press Trust of india

Next Post
Three LeT militants killed in Chattabal encounter

Separatist asks people to resume normal activities from tomorrow

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

ePaper

  • About us
  • Contact us
  • Our team
  • Terms of Service
E-Mailus: kashmirimages123@gmail.com

© 2024 Kashmir Images - Designed by GITS.

No Result
View All Result
  • TOP NEWS
  • CITY & TOWNS
  • LOCAL
  • BUSINESS
  • NATION
  • WORLD
  • SPORTS
  • OPINION
    • EDITORIAL
    • ON HERITAGE
    • CREATIVE BEATS
    • INTERALIA
    • WIDE ANGLE
    • OTHER VIEW
    • ART SPACE
  • Photo Gallery
  • CARTOON
  • EPAPER

© 2024 Kashmir Images - Designed by GITS.