A growing number of tourists have raised serious concerns over the lack of safety measures being followed by Shikara owners ...

Rowing a boat she owns on Dal Lake, a 69-year-old Dutch woman who has been living in Kashmir for over five years has taken it ...

On a warm May morning, Farooq Ahmad waited by the Dal Lake waters with his wooden shikara boat moored close ... the season was looking historic. Kashmir had broken tourism records in 2024 ...

A detailed report about the making of Kashmir Shikara, the water taxis in Srinagar. It discuses the evolution and the fall of the craft ...

A family's journey to school in a Shikara (boat) in Srinagar on Tuesday. Schools in Kashmir reopened in non-border districts of the Union territory, after remaining closed for nearly a week due to ...

Known as the 'Jewel in the Crown of Kashmir', this iconic lake is famous for its serene houseboats and shikara rides ... Lake Palace and offers scenic boat rides at sunset. This lake is perfect ...

An eerie calm is around. Silent and secluded, the streets in and around tourist destinations in Kashmir are deserted—empty gardens, vacated properties and forlorn pathways. Fear hangs in the mist, and ...

Many who had booked trips to Kashmir or to places like Leh with a stopover in Srinagar are still cancelling their plans, with ...