Uber rolls out India's first water transport service with shikara bookings on its appUber has introduced its first water transport service in India, allowing users to book a shikara ride at Dal Lake, Srinagar, via its app. T...
02 Dec, 2024, 11.15 AM IST
Kashmir is a blessing for tourism: Julia Eric Morley of Miss World OrganizationKarolina Bielawska, Miss World 2021, expressed her admiration for the beauty of Kashmir and urged the world to visit. She was in Srinagar w...
29 Aug, 2023, 03.59 PM IST
No talks with Hurriyat, Jamiat, Pakistan, says Home Minister Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah, while speaking in Lok Sabha, ruled out any dialogue with Pakistan or the Hurriyat Conference; but expressed ...
09 Aug, 2023, 10.45 PM IST
J-K: Tiranga shikara rally organised at Dal LakeAs part of the 'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav' celebrations leading up to Independence Day, a tiranga shikara rally was organized at the Dal Lake...
01 Aug, 2023, 04.28 PM IST
G20 meet in Kashmir: Inside India's plan to pitch J&K as a tourist destination, againThe proposed itinerary of foreign delegates, which includes a shikara ride on Dal Lake as well as a visit to the ski resort of Gulmarg and ...
09 Apr, 2023, 10.14 AM IST
J-K: 'Shikara Post' service for people living on Dal LakeThe chief postmaster general stated on the occasion that the Department of Posts has decided to embark on a mission to contribute to the ec...
09 Oct, 2022, 08.59 PM IST
J&K admin to provide subsidised timber to houseboat, shikara ownersTimber will be provided for minor/periodical repairs and upkeep of registered houseboats on 50 per cent concessional rate up to a maximum o...
12 Jun, 2022, 06.42 PM IST
Tourism ministry organises tourism promotion event for KashmirLt. Governor of the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, Manoj Sinha and tourism and culture minister Prahlad Singh Patel will address the d...
10 Apr, 2021, 02.38 PM IST
Shikara carrying BJP workers, mediapersons capsizes in Dal Lake during poll campaignThe BJP workers and journalists were rescued by locals, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) personnel and police.
13 Dec, 2020, 04.52 PM IST
Second batch of foreign envoys arrive in J&KThe envoys of over 20 countries arrived at the Srinagar airport at around 11 am but could not visit Baramulla town in north Kashmir as per ...
12 Feb, 2020, 04.20 PM IST
Watch the 5AM flower show ride in Srinagar's Dal LakeDal and Nageen Lakes in Srinagar go abuzz at the break of dawn with flower sellers on shikaras. Watch this colourful spectacle.
13 Aug, 2015, 09.08 AM IST
Show some love, take a romantic 'shikara' ride in Kashmir this summerThe state offers its tourists heartwarming hospitality. With mouth-watering cuisines, luxury boat houses and divine valleys to visit, there...
21 May, 2015, 07.50 AM IST
MakeMyTrip takes initiatives to encourage visitors to KashmirHoliday business in the valley was growing at an average of 45 per cent year-on-year and MakeMyTrip expects business to regain lost ground ...
16 Apr, 2015, 05.48 PM IST
River Ganga to be developed as major tourist destination and navigation corridorUnion tourism and culture minister Shripada Naik said tourism spots will be developed by government all along the banks of Ganga from Gango...
07 Jul, 2014, 02.25 PM IST
- Kashmir: Go for a romantic shikara ride on Dal lake & skiing in Gulmarg
Here's a picturesque invitation to a romantic shikara ride on Dal lake, to scale up the Chandanwadi glacier in Pahalgam, go skiing in Gulma...
31 May, 2012, 07.08 AM IST
- Omar suggests insurance cover for foreign tourists
National Conference President Omar Abdullah has suggested provision of an insurance cover to woo foreign tourists.
08 Jun, 2008, 07.08 PM IST
- Beautified Jhelum attracts tourists to Kashmir
The tourism potential in the picturesque Kashmir valley is all set to get a further boost with the state government carrying out a major pr...
01 May, 2008, 03.39 PM IST