SRINAGAR, July 10 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today called for promoting Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism and cultural events.

"The Chief Minister chaired the Board of Governors meeting of SKICC today. Emphasis was laid on promoting MICE tourism and cultural events, while working towards making SKICC financially self-sufficient and no longer dependent on the public exchequer. Plans for infrastructure upgrades and larger outreach were also discussed," the Office of the Chief Minister wrote on X.

Earlier, Omar chaired the Board meetings of Sher-i-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) and Jammu & Kashmir Tourism Development Corporation (JKTDC) after the Boards were reconstituted recently with ...