Winter season is soon to arrive. Even before the winds turn really chilly and all your quilts, blankets, woolens are out of the wardrobe, you must have started planning for a winter holiday trip. Thus winter is not just about sipping from a cup of hot fuming coffee and peeping out from your blanket. Nature gets dressed differently during winter […]

A tiny tucked away in Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh, on the border with Tibet; Nako is a little known surprise. Home to the Nako Lake, the mystical holy lake that looks most resplendent early in the morning, Nako is delighting as you discover it layer by layer. Still steeped in the medieval aura, it is rich in traditions and it shows […]

The mystic land of Ladakh has lots to offer to a tourist. Explore its craggy topography kissing the sky, the green sprawling vales, the pellucid lakes of crystal-clear blue water and you’ll indeed feel you have arrived at a land detached from the chaos of the surrounding world. Read on to learn about Ladakh’s top 10 tourist destinations. Ladakh is […]

Narkanda owes its initial importance to the construction of the Hindustan Tibet Road. Originally styled ‘The Great Hindustan Tibet Road’, this road connected the Gangetic plains from the town of Kalka to the Tibetan border. It was Governor-General of India, Lord Dalhousie (1848-1856) who ordered work to begin on this in June 1850. Various reasons are cited for the initiation […]

Srinagar is the capital city of the valley. Important towns on national highway and other locations are: Pampore: – Lat. 340.1’ Longitude 740.58’ Pampore was founded in the first quarter of the 9th century by King Padma Dutt. Due to its central location in the valley the city grew in importance and is frequently mentioned in Rajatarangini. Presently the town […]

One of the most primitive aspects in art, music and dance are the art forms known to the mankind since time immemorial. Music and dance are deeply ingrained in any society universally. In Hindu mythology, the cosmic dance performance or the Tandava Nritya of Lord Shiva and the stories of Lord Krishna dancing with Radha and Gopis are popular myths. […]

A structure that defines Mumbai in a snapshot, the Victoria Terminus, rechristened the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus is an incredible legacy chiseled in stone. The landmark Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus building stands tall and imposing in the heart of Mumbai, oblivious to the scores of people that traverse its hallways every day. The iconic railway station, steeped in history is quite-literally the […]

Explore the land; its art, culture and history; and you will see for yourself why we call it beautiful Bengal for nothing. Leaf on through the post to realize why the diversity puts West Bengal among. Reaching the City of Joy There are four entry points to India-Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai, though most Western flights make a stop at […]

Srinagar Flood Helpline No. The flood control room numbers are: New Delhi Jammu & Kashmir House (011)-24611210, (011) 24611108 Srinagar- (0194) 2452138 Jammu- (0191) 2560401 Home Ministry’s control room: 011- 23093054, 23092763, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566, 23093563 NDRF Control Room at Delhi: 011-26107953, 09711077372 People can also mail the NDRF control room at ndrfhq@nic.in. Srinagar: Anantnag 01932-224371, 222870, 222836, 222271, 9419051940 […]

Kalimpong in Darjeeling district has a unique advantage of being centrally located. The fantastic view from all around, the breathtaking sight of Mt Kanchenjunga, the surrounding forest with rich flora and fauna and the people of this town provide for a spectacular visit for travellers. All major towns of this hill area – Darjeeling, Gangtok, Pelling, and Kurseong are almost […]