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A Shikara Rally On Dal Lake

On Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Shikarawallahs and Apni Party members staged a Shikara rally on the Dal Lake to attract tourists to the Kashmir Valley post the deadly Pahalgam attack. Photographs:......

Tourist Footfalls Drop Across J&K, Ladakh

'The Pahalgam terror attacks and the conflict that followed were a big blow to local tourism.''And just when things were starting to go back to normal, the floods, caused by heavy rain, spoiled all......

Tiranga Rally To Mark Article 370 Abrogation

On Monday, August 4, 2025, students, locals and political leaders held a Kashmir Tiranga rally and a shikara rally on the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Kashmir is observing the 6th anniversary......

Tiranga Yatra Near Dal Lake

Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah along with scores of Srinagar residents participated in a Tiranga Yatra along the famed Dal Lake. Sinha......

PIX: Pahalgam attack dulls tourist activity at Dal Lake

Tourist activity at Dal Lake has witnessed a sharp decline following the recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which resulted in the deaths of 26 tourists and injuries to several others. Shikara......

'Competition in India is Absolutely Fierce': Uber GM

'Unless we consistently show up with the right cars, at the right time, priced fairly, we risk becoming irrelevant very quickly.' Photograph: Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters Dominic Taylor, Regional......

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......

Kriti Wraps Cocktail 2 Shoot

Nimrat's in Srinagar... Bhavna Menon enjoys New York... Siddhanth is in Benaras... Photograph: Kind courtesy Kriti Sanon/Instagram Kriti Sanon has wrapped shooting the Sicily schedule for......

Shikara Review

'The movie seeks to strike a long-awaited conversation. A story that the screen should have told long ago.''It is an attempt to cure that epidemic of social media opinion and provoke us to leave......

Take This FUN Bollywood Quiz

Sukanya Verma quizzes you to find out just how much you know about the movies. Dive into March with our fun and filmi quiz of the week! All you have to do is identify the movie from the options......

Deepika Enjoys A Day In Bed

Amyra enjoys diamonds... Allu Arjun in Berlin... Arjun promotes Crakk... Photograph: Kind courtesy Deepika Padukone/Instagram Even as the world speculates if Deepika Padukone is pregnant, the......

Bhumi's Royal Look

Nimrat gets a taste of Kashmir... Vaani attends a wedding... Laxmi amuses herself... Photograph: Kind courtesy Bhumi Pednekar/Instagram Bhumi Pednekar looks like royalty even on holiday.......

Dal Lake Lights Up With Khelo India

Umar Ganie captures the historic moment as Jammu and Kashmir hosts the inaugural Khelo India Water Sports Festival IMAGE: Water, sports, and Kashmir's ethereal beauty. Photographs: Umar Ganie for......

Tendulkars' Shikara Ride

IMAGE: Dr Anjali Tendulkar, Sara Tendulkar and Sachin Tendulkar enjoy a shikara ride on the Dal Lake in Srinagar. All Photographs: Umar Ganie for Rediff.com After playing gully cricket in Uri and......

Khelo India Brings First-Ever Water Sports to Kashmir

IMAGE: Srinagar’s Dal Lake to host India’s first Khelo Water Sports. Photograph and video: J&K Sports Council/Instagram The first-ever Khelo India Water Sports Festival is all set to reveal......