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The houseboats in the Kashmir valley that are famous all over the world are slowly fading away. The numbers have gone down from 5000 houseboats to just 900. At this rate, it is being feared that they might soon become history.

The rich heritage of houseboats on water bodies of Kashmir Valley has always been a big tourist attraction. The stakeholders have always called it the 'Jewel of Tourism Industry' in the Kashmir Valley. But, more than 40 per cent of houseboats have vanished in the last three decades.

The reason people living on the lake say is that they do not get permission to repair the houseboats. They say that a huge number of repair requests are pending with the government for the restoration of these houseboats and the unending wait has led to a decrease in the numbers of these houseboats.

Ramping up efforts against possible 3rd wave of corona virus, many South Korean Companies with the support of KOTRA, New Delhi, the Trade & Investment Promotion Office, Embassy of the Republic of Korea have donated oxygen concentrators fitted with oximeters (Yeil) and safety suit sets (Hwasung) to The United Korean Association in India.

These Korean companies YEILHEALTHCARE and HWASUNG INDUSTRY,  gave away medical supplies to The United Korean Association in India that represents entire Korean expats community in India as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative towards COVID-19 warriors.

United Korean Associations comprises of Korean associations in eight metro cities of India including New Delhi, Chennai, Bengaluru and others, and represents about 15,000 Korean expats in residing India.

Many people were reported missing in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday.

The stretch of National Highway near Jhakri in Rampur area of Shimla district was blocked on Monday following heavy rainfall.

Officials have made their way to the area and the process of clearing up the road has begun.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heavy to very heavy rainfall alert for isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab etc.

One of the petitioners who had filed a PIL in the Uttarakhand high court on the Covid situation in the state has now approached the Supreme Court (SC) alleging that the state misled the HC on kanwar yatra. The petitioner, Anu Pant, has filed the application in the special leave petition (SLP) moved by the Uttarakhand government, challenging the HC’s order that stayed the phased opening of the Char Dham shrines.

Speaking to media, Abhijay Negi, counsel appearing for Pant, said that the state government had informed the HC that it has decided to cancel the kanwar yatra this season but media reports indicate that the government is reviewing its decision. “This is against what they told the HC and we will inform the apex court how the HC has been misled by the government,” Negi said.