Dal Lake

Jammu And Kashmir Government To Build 16 Viewing Points On Dal Lake

India News | ANI | Thursday May 9, 2019

The Jammu and Kashmir government is building 16 viewpoints (ghats) on the banks of Dal Lake in Srinagar for the convenience of tourists.

"Waving At Imaginary Friends": Mehbooba Mufti Jabs PM Modi On Dal Lake Tour

India News | Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Monday February 4, 2019

Social media users seem to be in a fix after a video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi touring the Dal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar was released on Sunday.

Srinagar Records Coldest Night In 11 Years, Dal Lake Freezes Partially

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 24, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar recorded the coldest night in 11 years as the minimum temperature plunged to minus 6.8 degrees Celsius, resulting in partial freezing of the Dal Lake and water supply lines today.

Now, Uber-Like App For Booking Shikara Rides In Srinagar's Dal Lake

India News | ANI | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Using the app, tourists can choose the gate and owner of the Shikara in advance in Srinagar's Dal lake.

Jammu And Kashmir Turns To Tulip Garden, Dal Lake To Revive Tourism

India News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Thursday March 29, 2018

A tourism event in Srinagar is looking to ease people into visiting Jammu and Kashmir, where the tourism sector has been hit since the violence in 2016 following the killing of terrorist Burhan Wani. Tour operators say they want to create a welcoming, feel-good factor in the state so that more tourists can come

Srinagar Shivers At Minus 6.3 Degree Celsius, Season's Lowest Temperature

Srinagar News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 10, 2018

Fringes of the famous Dal Lake and other water bodies in Srinagar -- the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir -- have frozen this morning as the mercury continued its free fall and the city clocked the season's lowest night temperature.

Srinagar At Minus 6 Degrees For Third Straight Day, Dal Lake Partially Frozen

Srinagar News | Reported By Nazir Masoodi, Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Tuesday January 9, 2018

Srinagar saw the coldest night of the season at minus 6.2 degrees Celsius. Today was the third straight day when the minimum temperature settled at minus 6 degrees or lower in Srinagar city. The entire Jammu and Kashmir is freezing as temperatures have been hovering at subzero levels for the whole of last week.

At Minus 6 Degrees,Coldest Night In Srinagar; Dal Lake Partially Frozen

India News | Edited by Debjani Chatterjee | Monday January 8, 2018

Srinagar is freezing at sub-zero temperatures and recorded the coldest night of the season at minus 6.1 degrees Celsius yesterday. Water froze in taps, causing a shortage of supply in parts of Srinagar as the temperature plunged in the Jammu and Kashmir capital and other cities.

Kashmir Tourism Ad Pulls Visitors To 'Warmest Place On Earth'. Over 5 Million Views

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Thursday September 28, 2017

A short film to revive tourism in Jammu and Kashmir is touching hearts and making waves on the internet. Within 72 hours, the film Warmest Place On Earth had clocked over five million views on social media

Dangal Actress Zaira Wasim Rescued From Dal Lake After Accident

India News | Saturday June 10, 2017

Zaira Wasim's car fell into the Dal Lake afte the driver lost control. Zaira and her co-passengers was rescued by some local people

Asia's Largest Tulip Garden Opens For Tourists In Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar

Srinagar News | Written by Sheikh Zaffar Iqbal | Saturday April 1, 2017

Asia's largest tulip garden has opened for tourists in Jammu and Kashmir's Srinagar. It is a spectrum of colours featuring thousands of tulips, which have blossomed in the lap of Zabarwan hills along the banks of Dal lake.

Shikara Rally Sizzles As Srinagar Shivers At -4.5 Degrees

India News | Written by Nazir Masoodi | Sunday December 11, 2016

Srinagar experienced coldest night of the season on Saturday as the minimum temperature dipped to minus 4.5 degrees. But amid this freezing cold the Dal Lake is generating a different kind of heat as it plays the host to a water sports festival and a Shikara rally.

Cold Wave Grips Jammu And Kashmir; Dal Lake, Water Bodies Freeze

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday December 10, 2016

Cold wave tightened its grip in Kashmir Valley today as the night temperature plummeted to the season's lowest in many places, resulting in the freezing of fringes of the famous Dal Lake for the first time this winter.

Jammu And Kashmir Minister Accused Of Threatening Officer, High Court Seeks Response

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 22, 2016

A minister has been served a notice by the Jammu and Kashmir High Court after a government officer alleged that he had been threatened over demolition of illegal structures in an around Dal Lake in Srinagar.

Rare Himalayan Vulture Rescued From Srinagar Released In Dachigam

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 20, 2016

A partially blind rare Himalayan Griffon Vulture, which was rescued with severe health conditions near Dal lake in Srinagar earlier this month, was on Thursday released in the Dachigam National Park.