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Srinagar: 200 tourists rescued from storm

A heavy gale followed by torrential rains threw life haywire in the valley on Friday.Nearly 200 tourists in shikaras were rescued from the turbulent waters of the Dal Lake late Friday evening.The......

Terrorism leaves Kashmir's shikarawalas jobless

With hope in their hearts and despair in their eyes, the boatmen at Jammu and Kashmir's legendary Dal Lake wait for elusive tourists whose numbers have dwindled drastically since a string of......

PICS: Houseboat owners stage floating protest in Srinagar

Houseboat owners in summer capital Srinagar on Monday staged a floating protest in river Jhelum against the government decision disallowing repair of the damaged houseboats parked at the......

High velocity winds wreck havoc in Kashmir

High velocity winds sweeping the Kashmir Valley since Monday evening caused widespread property damages triggering panic among the residents. The windstorm damaged houses, uprooted trees and......

'My 9-year-old son wants to fight for azaadi'

How does the common man view the protests in the Kashmir valley? Sahim Salim meets a houseboat owner in Srinagar to find out.The numerous houseboats lining the Dal Lake and the Jhelum river in......

Turmoil freezes J&K tourist season

It's always pleasant to take a shikara (local wooden boat) ride in the famous Dal Lake. It's even more delightful if there is no other tourist and yours is the lone shikara on the weedy waters......

Review: Nothing vintage about Sadiyaan

Perched on a shikara and clad in traditional Kashmiri attire, the heroine impishly strokes her cheek with a yellow gerbera while the ogling hero reprimands his friend with a, Zyada gaur se mat......

Enter the hero from Kashmir

In 1987, a little boy was running around his home in Srinagar, when his family members told him he to run around the television cameras that were rolling nearby instead.A Doordarshan serial,Gul......

A star spangled evening

Three legendsgatheredon a rainy Saturday evening. Waheeda Rehman, Shammi Kapoor and Vyjayanthimala were felicitatedJune 19 at Mumbai's Homi Bhabha Auditorium,at a programme calledPhir Wahi......

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Q. What is there to see in Shrinagar for tourists for two days only?
Chanakya: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-there-to-see-in-shrinagar-for-tourists-for-two-days-/22817294/answers/

Q. what is the name of Kashmiri boats floating in Dal Lake?
Amitava Duttamajumdar: A. you can visit the shalimar bagh , kohinoor gardens , the shikara ride on jhelum lake , visit gulmarg on second day. worth it more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-name-of-kashmiri-boats-floating-in-dal-lake/21726466/answers/22817300

Q. MERA EK SAAL KA BETA HAI USE SARDI KHASHI KI MEDICINE DENA HAI,HUMDARD KA KOI MEDICINE NAAM BATAYEIN PLZ.
Amitava Duttamajumdar: A. Ek Saal ke baachhe ke liye yaha par puchh ke "risk" na le !! Medical Store me jaaiye...wo bata denga...behtar hain Doctor ki Salah le...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/mera-ek-saal-ka-beta-hai-use-sardi-khashi-ki--medicine-dena-/21726466/answers/18968167

Q. What is the best mode of local transport in Srinagar, KAshmir?
Ellinna Nayak: A. Via Taxi, or a local buses or a Taxi Shikara more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/what-is-the-best-mode-of-local-transport-in-srinagar-kashmir/18968141/answers/18015245

Q. chupke se sun....is pal ki dhun....ispal mein jeevan saara......can u write a few more lines of this song or name the movie ?
QnA Quiz: A. Chupke se sun, is pal ki dhunIs pal mein jeevan saaraSapnon ki hai duniya yehiMeri aankhon se dekho zaraChupke se sun, is pal ki dhunIs pal mein...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/chupke-se-sun....is-pal-ki-dhun....ispal-mein-jeevan-saara../18015240/answers/14001180

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Shikaras in Kashmir to promote culture and tourism

Around 50 Shikara boats in Jammu and Kashmir lined up in the renowned Dal Lake on Sunday to participate in a race, which was organised to showcase... ...

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Unquiet Vale

Indian artists, photographers and filmmakers have engaged in a variety of ways with Kashmir in the past two decades. Sheba Chhachhi's stunning... ...

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Srinagar: 200 tourists rescued from storm

Terrorism leaves Kashmir's shikarawalas jobless

PICS: Houseboat owners stage floating protest in Srinagar

High velocity winds wreck havoc in Kashmir

'My 9-year-old son wants to fight for azaadi'

Turmoil freezes J&K tourist season

Review: Nothing vintage about Sadiyaan

Enter the hero from Kashmir

A star spangled evening

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