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What is Uber Shikara, India's first water transport service launched in Kashmir?

The Uber Shikara is Asia's first water transport service and follows similar offerings in European cities like Venice.

Uber launches India’s first water transport service, offering shikara bookings on its app. (X- @Uber_India)
Updated on Dec 02, 2024 10:55 PM IST

Sachin Tendulkar rows shikara in Dal Lake with Anjali and Sara. Watch

Sachin Tendulkar has been sharing various videos and photos from his Kashmir holiday with Anjali and Sara. This video shows them enjoying a shikara ride.

Sachin Tendulkar enjoys a shikara ride with his wife Anjali Tendulkar. (Instagram/@sachintendulkar)
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 06:06 PM IST

Winter wonderland in J&K: Tourists delight in frozen Dal Lake shikara rides

With events like the Snowfall festival and the upcoming Winter Carnival scheduled the tourist footfall in Kashmir is expected to hit record numbers this winter.

A view of a boat ambulance with siren and speakers at Dal Lake, in Srinagar on Thursday. Winter wonderland in Jammu and Kashmir: Tourists delight in frozen Dal Lake shikara rides (ANI Photo/Shilpa Thakur)
Published on Dec 22, 2023 04:42 PM IST
ANI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Srinagar (jammu And Kashmir) [india]

Dal Lake houseboat owners hope to recover earlier losses with tourist flow

Tourism is a major source of livelihood in Jammu and Kashmir and when the Covid-19 pandemic hit tourism, the houseboat owners were further affected. With tourists arriving now, houseboat or Shikara owners are trying their best to provide good services so as to recover the earlier losses.

The houseboat business in Srinagar, which was facing several problems during the past few years, has been further affected by the discharge of sewage into the Dal Lake and the effects of the COVID pandemic.(Unsplash)
Published on Nov 07, 2021 10:50 PM IST
ANI |

Asian tourism sees rise in glamping and staycations in second Covid-19 year

With international travel heavily restricted, foreign tourists can't enter many countries and locals can't get out. In the metropolis of Hong Kong, glamping and staycations have replaced trips abroad for at least some of its 7.4 million residents.

A young couple with their dog spend their time outside an Indiana-style tent at We Camp, a glamping site located in Yuen Long, Hong Kong The difficulty of travelling abroad has made glamping, or glamourous camping, popular in Hong Kong.(AP Photo/Matthew Cheng)
Updated on Aug 28, 2021 12:37 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Hong Kong
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