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What was choking Dal Lake is now shaping Kashmir's traditional art

A Kashmiri artisan is transforming lake weeds into a new papier-mache ingredient. This innovation addresses the rising cost of traditional paper for the craft. Simran Irshad developed a technique using dried and pulverized lake vegetation. She has trained approximately fifty women in this sustainable new method. Irshad hopes to expand…

The Economic Times

Rs 421.75 crore for a ghost mall in Srinagar: How a stalled commercial project became J&K’s biggest real estate hotspot

Srinagar’s stalled Sangarmaal City Centre has emerged as a major real estate hotspot after a 45-kanal land parcel fetched a Rs 421.75 crore bid in an overnight auction. The property, located near Kashmir Golf Course, Polo View and Dal Lake, was offered on a full-lease basis. The auction was followed…

The Economic Times

Warming climate, pollution and unplanned growth push Kashmir’s lakes toward disappearance

Climate-exacerbated heat increases and unpredictable rainfall combined with unplanned urban growth have resulted in nearly half the lakes in the mountainous, India-controlled Jammu and Kashmir region disappearing or becoming highly polluted in the last six decades

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5 Indian Lakes Where Throwing a Coin Into Water Can Fulfill Your Wishes

There is something elemental about water. Throughout human history it has symbolised life, purification, reflection, and the bridge between what is visible and what is deeply felt. People have long walked to water’s edge, closed their eyes, breathed their intentions, and let a coin slip from their fingers into the…

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Weather: Northern India faces cold wave; Dal Lake in Srinagar freezes

Srinagar had recorded a decline of 3.1 degrees Celcius in its seasonal minimum temperature. Must follow the story on Dynamite News:

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Kashmir under bone-chilling cold; Coldest night in Srinagar

Several parts of the Dal Lake in Srinagar have been frozen due to the freezing temperature disrupting normal activities. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Diljit Dosanjh shares glimpses of Shikara ride on Dal Lake

In the video, singer Diljit Dosanjh can be seen interacting with a vendor selling Kashmiri 'kahwa' on another boat. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uber floats Asia’s first boat taxi service on Kashmir’s picturesque Dal Lake

Shikaras of Dal Lake have long been synonymous with Himalayan valley and its beauty

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Uber Shikara's now on call in Srinagar

Uber has launched its Shikara services on Dal Lake in Srinagar, marking its foray into eco-tourism and heritage transportation in Jammu and Kashmir. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J&K: Fog envelopes Dal Lake in Srinagar; Shikaras float in silence

The low visibility made the surrounding landscape--the distant snow-capped mountains and shikaras (traditional wooden boats)--appear as faint silhouettes. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J-K: Tourists enjoy chilly morning on Srinagar's Dal Lake

The cold in the national capital may be on its last legs but up north in Jammu and Kashmir, chilly weather prevailed on Thursday morning and tourists were seen cruising on the pristine Dal Lake in Srinagar. Read further on Dynamite News:

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J-K: Icy cold grips Srinagar as tourists enjoy Shikara rides on Dal Lake

The cold in the national capital may be in its last legs but up north in Jammu and Kashmir, an icy chill prevailed on Friday morning and tourists were seen cruising on the pristine Dal Lake in Srinagar in fetching Shikaras. Read Further on Dynamite News:

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Dal Lake blaze: Mehbooba visits affected families, demands soft loans for rebuilding houseboats

PDP president Mehbooba Mufti visited the affected families who lost their houseboats and dwellings in a fire on Saturday

The Hindu

3 tourists die as houseboats catch fire on Dal lake in Srinagar

Three tourists from Bangladesh lost their lives in a blaze that engulfed five houseboats on Friday night

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Houseboats catch fire on a lake popular with tourists, killing 3 in Indian-controlled Kashmir

Officials in Indian-controlled Kashmir say a massive fire has destroyed several wooden houseboats anchored on Dal Lake, an area popular with tourists, and three charred bodies have been recovered from the wreckage

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J-K: Fire breaks out at Dal Lake, several houseboats gutted

Several houseboats were gutted after a massive fire broke out on a houseboat in Dal Lake on the outskirts of Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The Hindu

Fire breaks out at Srinagar’s Dal Lake, several houseboats gutted

A massive fire broke out in the tourist hub of Dal Lake in Srinagar, destroying property worth crores of rupees

The Hindu

J&K: Security tightened at International Border ahead of G20 meeting in Srinagar

Ahead of the G20 meeting in Srinagar, the special water wing of BSF has increased their patrolling on special boats along the Chenab River

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