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Monthly Archives: June 2008

CNN-IBN - Visit Pahalgam

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oLyyKNyDxQ

Kashmir to get train service from August

Kashmir Railway Line from August

Only Pahalgam route to Amarnath has sanctity

Some may take the recent comment by Amarnath shrine custodian, Mahant Deependra Giri as part of his tussle with the official shrine board - SASB. However it does merit some thought. Is really getting to Amarnath, by whatever means, the end? Or going through the hardship of climbing up to get to Him also part [...]

Pahalgam Phone Networks

Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), J and K Circle operates its service in Pahalgam, and surrounding areas. During the times of Amarnath Yatra, telecom centres with STD/ISD facilities are operational at Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panjtarni, holy cave of Amarnath and Baltal.
The BSNL Control Rooms at Pahalgam can be reached at (01936) 3298. The PCOs are Panjtarni, [...]

Travelogue - road travel from Punjab to Pahalgam

Travelogue - travel to Kashmir (Copyright Pahalgam.com)
Check out the drive in Pictures All thumbnails | Flash Slideshow
Date: June 10, 2006 -> We started in a car from Jalandhar - which is about 5 hours of road or rail travel away from New Delhi and is one of the promiment, prosperous and big cities of the [...]

After a trek to Kolahai in Pahalgam, a group declares return of normalcy in Kashmir

There would be nothing better than a sign of normalcy returning to Kashmir than normal tourists thronging to remote secluded trekking routes. Its beginning to happen. Makes me remember my trek to Kolahai in 1988  - and the area was declared out of bounds next year, especially since the episode of kidnap of foreign tourists [...]