SRINAGAR, India (AP) — A massive fire Saturday engulfed several wooden houseboats anchored in Indian-controlled Kashmir’s popular Dal Lake and three charred bodies were recovered from the wreckage, ...
This 2022 video by VideoVolunteers community correspondent Urvat il Wuska from Srinagar, Kashmir, highlights the story of one houseboat owner who has appealed to the government for compensation. The ...
Introduced by British Raj officials, Kashmir houseboats – long promoted as the picture of an ideal Kashmir holiday – are facing an uncertain future. Introduced by British Raj officials, Kashmir ...
The lone shikara (Kashmiri gondola) carries us silently across the placid surface of Srinagar’s Nigeen Lake to the far shore, where a large number of wooden houseboats are strung out in a line. We ...
Imagine spending a quiet day aboard a houseboat with your partner, drifting through the serene backwaters of Alleppey or the still, mirror-like expanse of Dal Lake. It sounds effortlessly romantic.