News Topic:Dal Lake

The Must-Visit Lakes in Jammu and Kashmir

With clear waters and many water activities to engage in, visiting these lakes on your Kashmir trip is the must-do thing on your bucket list.

8-year-old girl charred to death in houseboat fire in Dal Lake

An 8-year-old girl was charred alive in an overnight fire at a houseboat in Dal Lake here, officials said on Friday.

Two sons kill father in Srinagar, dump his body in Dal Lake

Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday said to have arrested two sons from Soura area on charges of murdering their father and dumping his body in Dal Lake.

LAWDA resumes cleanliness drive of Dal Lake in Srinagar

After the cleaning drive was paused last year due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the work is now in full swing at the Dal Lake in Srinagar.

Body of Tral woman retrieved from Dal Lake

The body of a 36-year-old woman was found and retrieved from Dal Lake along foreshore road area by local inhabitants on Thursday afternoon.

COVID-19 cripples Tourism sector in Jammu & Kashmir

The pandemic of COVID-19 has badly hit Tourism sector in Jammu Kashmir. There are no tourists at present in the Valley owing to the lockdown.

J&K Government rolls out Houseboats Policy

Administrative Council (AC) approved the roll-out of policy and guidelines for sustainable operation of houseboats in Dal and Nigeen lakes.

In a first, famous Dal Lake all set to get ‘ambulance boat’

SRINAGAR — Tariq Ahmad Patloo, a social activist has come up with a unique innovation by manufacturing an 'ambulance boat’, which would be witnessed...

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Kulgam Horticulture Department offers 50% subsidy on anti-hail nets for orchardists

Kulgam's Horticulture Department is providing anti-hail nets to orchardists at 50% subsidy, with assistance so far crossing ₹1.30 lakh to protect fruit crops.

AIP questions Demography Committee’s scope, says LoC displacement must be assessed

AIP spokesperson Inam Un Nabi has urged the High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes to examine LoC displacement, PoK returnees and Kashmiri Pandit migration.

900 doctors appointed, 400 more underway, says Sakina Itoo

J&K Health Minister Sakina Itoo says 900 doctors have been appointed via PSC, with 400 more recruitments underway alongside expansion of diagnostic facilities.

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Locals pool funds to send Jharkhand labourer home after mother’s death

Residents of Kadipora area in Anantnag district pooled money and arranged transportation for a labourer from Jharkhand after learning that his mother had died back home.

India’s E20 Ethanol Mandate: Progress, Pitfalls and Public Backlash

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