.Jammu and Kashmir

The BJP leader called for expediting the work on the New Pilgrim Tourist Circuit from Utterbeni-Purmandal-Surinsar-Deon-Tada-Dansal-Domel to the footfall of Vaishno Devi Shrine in Katra, saying this will give a boost to pilgrim tourism and open up vistas of opportunities for the locals. “Pilgrim tourism has sustained the economy of Jammu and Kashmir in general and this region in particular during most difficult times post the nineties and promoting these destinations by ensuring world-class infrastructural facilities will prove the catalyst for economic transformation in this part of the country,” Rana said. Rana also sought the revival of the ancient heritage…