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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 […]

Balasore was a bustling port established by British in 1642 and was an important maritime trading port also with Dutch and French, but lost its importance because the port had silted up in the 18th century. Ruins of some Dutch tombs and remnants of some old canals which led to the sea (13 km away) can still be seen. Today […]

Recycling waster, tapping solar and wind power to become energy – efficient, offering linen reuse programmes, and more – hotels are leaving no stone unturned to make sure that they do not take their environment for granted. Eco-tourism came as a wave a few years ago and has today taken the entire travel industry by storm. Right from destinations to […]

Hemis monastery, known as one of the most ancient monastery in Ladakh. Hemis monastery representative reincarnate of Buddha. Hemis Gompa is one of the most important in Ladakh quite apart from its annual festival. You can gain an impression of the extent of the monastery area by climbing the so called eyrie, a hermitage (Gotsang Gompa) reached by one hour, […]

Zanskar, the region between Kargil and Lamayuru in the north and Kishtwar and Manali in the south is, at the moment, an ideal trekking area. The new road from Kargil over the Pensi La to Padum will bring a post office, bank and even a phone connection to the Zanskar capital but at present, you will find none of these […]

It has been called ‘the moonland’, or ‘the last Shangri La’. Those romantic definitions all hold more than a slight degree of truth. Ladakh is the most remote region of India, a barren, virtually rainless area which lies north of the Himalayan, an area known geographically as the Tibetan plateau. The Himalayas serve as a barrier to clouds carrying rain […]

Location: Solan District, Himachal Pradesh Altitude: 6100 feet Best Time to Visit: April to October Kasauli is a solitary settlement on a hilltop, in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. It is located about 320 kilometers away from New Delhi. The landscape, climate and the terrain of Kasauli are completely different from other hill stations in North India. And, being located […]

Spiritual Sojourns The centre of the Buddhist Universe, Bodh Gaya helps one understand the message of the enlightened one. We stood amid the ruins of an ancient Stupa that rested like a crumpled crown on the summit of a little mound that overlooked the dry Falgu River. And as dusk cast its veil like a soothing balm over the sun-scorched […]

Once the hunting grounds of the Maharajas of Mysore, Bandipur National Park is today is a wildlife reserve that is home to a fascinating variety of wildlife. The wildlife reserve was originally part of the Venugopal Wildlife Park. In 1973, it became one of the first reserves under Project Tiger, an Indian Government initiative to project the tiger from extinction. […]