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Bhal Padri
Bhal Padri (Kashmiri language, Kashmiri; ''Bal Padri'') is a hill station situated above a group of small valleys covered with dense forest located in the Changa, Bhalessa. area of Doda district. It borders Padri Top, Padri Pass, Bhaderwah at a distance of northeast. Rivulets and streams flow through this valley. Etymology The name ''Bhal Padri'' is derived from the words, ''Bhal,'' which stands for Bhalessa, and ''Padri,'' the name of a nearby location popularly known as ''Padri Pass'' or ''Padri Top.'' About Bhal Padri village is located to the northeast of Padri Pass, the highest point on the Bhaderwah-Chamba road. Bhalessa is the nearest village on the northwestern side. People residing there belong to the Gujjar community and live in mud houses without electricity. They use solar-powered lights. Tourism Bhal Padri is situated above a group of small valleys, at an elevation of above sea level. The landscape around it is characterised by streams flowing through meadows, su ...
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India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ...
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Bhaderwah
Bhaderwah or Bhadarwah (also ''Bhaderwah Valley'') is a town, tehsil, sub-division and also additional district in the Doda district of the Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is also known as Chota Kashmir (Mini Kashmir) for its scenic beauty and for its high literacy rate it is known as Kerala of Jammu and Kashmir. History In 1841, Bhadarwah became part of J&K state. When Maharaja Partap Singh was crowned as king of Jammu and Kashmir, he gifted Bhadarwah to his younger brother Raja Amar Singh as “Jagir”. The Jagir comprised Bhadarwah, Bhalessa and the vast area left of river Chenab from Thathri up to Khellani (Doda). Militancy and Indian Army operations During the 1990s, when militancy was at peak in Doda district, the first attack in Bhaderwah occurred in April 1989. A bomb blast occurred at a bus stand, and four people were killed. *On 14 April 1993, 16 people killed in militant Firing. *In September 1995, firing exchange between militant and Army at Te ...
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National Highway 244
The following highways are numbered 244: Canada * Manitoba Provincial Road 244 * Prince Edward Island Route 244 Costa Rica * National Route 244 India * National Highway 244 (India) Japan * Japan National Route 244 United States * Interstate 244 * Arkansas Highway 244 * California State Route 244 * Connecticut Route 244 * Georgia State Route 244 (former) * Indiana State Road 244 * Iowa Highway 244 (former) * K-244 (Kansas highway) * Kentucky Route 244 * Maryland Route 244 * Minnesota State Highway 244 * Montana Secondary Highway 244 * New Mexico State Road 244 * New York State Route 244 * Oregon Route 244 * Pennsylvania Route 244 * South Dakota Highway 244 * Tennessee State Route 244 * Texas State Highway 244 (former) ** Texas State Highway Spur 244 ** Farm to Market Road 244 (Texas) * Utah State Route 244 (former) * Vermont Route 244 Vermont Route 244 (VT 244) is a state highway located within Orange County, Vermont, United States. The route runs from ...
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Thathri
Thathri is a town and a notified area committee in Doda district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Thathri valley is located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, about 85 km from Batote. Apart from having ample forests, the town contains many small streams flowing through its various parts. It is located on the banks of the Chenab River and the town area is spread over 1.50 sq. Km². Etymology The word Thathri is derived from the Kashmiri word "Thath" (ٹہاٹھ) and according to some other historians, it is derived from the Hindi word "ठठेरा". The word thathri is derived from 'thath', which locally means a heap of wood or timber collected on the bank of the river Chenab in earlier times. The activities of collection of wood and timber were performed by local people of ancient Thathri (now called Upper Thathri) and from other villages like Tipri, Badanoo, Barshalla, Jangalwar, and Phagsoo. The locals earned their living by working as ...
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National Highway 1A (India, Old Numbering)
National Highway 1A (NH 1A) was a National Highway in North India that connected the Kashmir valley to Jammu and the rest of India. The northern terminal was in Uri in Jammu and Kashmir and the southern terminal was in Jalandhar. Stretches of old NH 1A ran through some extremely treacherous terrain and shut-offs because of avalanches or landslides common in Winter months. The famous Jawahar Tunnel that connects Jammu with the Kashmir Valley across the Pir Panjal Range falls en route. The total length of NH 1A was 663 km. New tunnels on the road were planned to reduce the distance between the two cities by 82 km and the travel time by two-thirds. Most of these tunnels such as Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel and new Banihal double_road_tunnel have been executed and commissioned. Renumbering NH 1A number now does not exist and old NH 1A is now a part of new NH 1 and NH 44 after renumbering of all national highways in the year 2010. National Highways Developm ...
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Batote
Batote is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 (former name NH 1A) just beyond Ramban, Patnitop while going towards Srinagar. Tourism Batote is located on the national highway NH 44 from Jammu to Srinagar at . It has an average elevation of 1,555 metres (6,584 feet). Batote is very green and has many mountains. People of this town is so friendly. It also has a small city centre where you can find many necessary things. You can spend your summers here; it hardly reaches 32°C in summer. Snowfall in winter every year makes this place really awesome. Some famous picnic spots Patnitop and Sanasar are located 14 km and 32 km from Batote and an unexplored beautiful location known as shiv garh located near Batote but we can reach there only by trekking. Demographics census, Batote had a population of 4,315. Males constitute 55% of the population and females 45%. ...
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Jammu
Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi River, Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the Indo-Gangetic Plain, northern-plains in the south. Jammu is the second most populous city of the union territory. Three battles have been fought in the city: first by the founder Raja Mal Dev against Timur in Battle of Jammu (1399), second by Sardar Bhag Singh against Mughal army in Battle of Jammu (1712) and the third by Mian Dido & Maharaja Gulab Singh against Ranjit Singh's army in Battle of Jammu (1808). Known as the ''City of Temples'' for its ancient temples and Hindu shrines, Jammu is the most visited place in the union territory. Jammu city shares its borders with the neighbouring Samba district. Etymology According to local tradit ...
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Outlook (Indian Magazine)
''Outlook'' is a weekly general interest English and Hindi news magazine published in India. History and profile ''Outlook'' was first issued in October 1995 with Vinod Mehta as the editor in chief. It is owned by the Rajan Raheja Group. The publisher is Outlook Publishing (India) Pvt. Ltd. It features contents from politics, sports, cinema, and stories of broad interests. By December 2018, ''Outlook'' magazine's Facebook following had grown to over 12 lakh (1.2 million). Staff Editor *Chinki Sinha Editors-in-chief *Vinod Mehta (1995 - 2012) * Krishna Prasad (2012–2016) *Rajesh Ramachandran (2016-2018) Managing editors *Tarun Tejpal (1995 - March 2000)Who's Who @ Tehelka
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Greater Kashmir
''Greater Kashmir'' is an English daily newspaper printed and published from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir . The newspaper initially began its edition in 1987 as a weekly newspaper and later, started its first daily publication in 1989. The ''Greater Kashmir'' has its largest base of circulation in Jammu and Kashmir, and is the most widely read English daily newspaper in the state. The Greater Kashmir group (GK Communications Pvt. Ltd) also publishes its sister projects in Urdu language – ''Nawa-e-jhelum'' and ''Kashmir Uzma'' – and the English-language magazine ''Kashmir Ink''. As of 2018, ''Greater Kashmir'' is being published from Srinagar and Jammu at the price of Rs. 5 per copy. Its editor-in-chief is Fayaz Ahmad Kaloo. ''Greater Kashmir'' lately started ''Kashmir Ink'', a weekly magazine featuring Kashmir's artists, poets and also writing many soft stories. The newspaper also launched its Endeavor Page, in which several start-ups in Jammu and Kash ...
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Padri Top
Padri Top or Padri Pass is a hill station situated North of Bhaderwah on nterstate link Bhaderwah–Chamba National Highway. It has long meadows and used for adventure sports like snow-skiing in winters and Paragliding in summers. It is the highest Pass on Bhaderwah-Chamba National Highway located between the borders of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Route The route starts from provincial headquarter and nearest airport at Jammu. The road starts from Jammu to Batote (via NH1A), changing route from Batote Batote is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir on NH 44 (former name NH 1A) just beyond Ramban, Patnitop while going towards Srinagar. Tourism Batote is l ... — Pul Doda (via NH244), turning left near Neeru Bridge towards Doda —Bhaderwah road. References Chenab Valley Doda district {{Tourism-stub ...
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Jammu And Kashmir (union Territory)
Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947, and between India and China since 1962.(a) (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories. China became active in the eastern area of Kashmir in the 1950s and has controlled the northeastern part of Ladakh (the easternmost portion of the region) sinc ...
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Bhalessa
Bhalessa is a geographical area within Doda district in the Jammu region of India-administered Kashmir. It consists of the Bunjwah and Bhalessa Valleys, and comprises the three Tehsils of Kahara, Chilly Pingal and Gandoh. Name The name is written in Urdu, in Hindi, and in the Takri script. The area is known as ''Bhales'' () to outsiders, but inhabitants of the region use a variety of names, including ''Bhalessa'' (), ''Bhalesh'' (, with variant ), and ''Bhal'' (). The etymology of the name remains unknown. It has been suggested that it derives from the Sanskrit word for 'good' () or from the name of the 16th-century queen, Queen Bhalla of Bhadarwah. Geography The Bhalessa region consists of two valleys: Bonjwah and Bhalessa. Bonjwah contains multiple streams, while Bhalessa contains the Kalgoni stream. The two valleys unite near Donadi and the streams merge into the Chenab river. The area is easily accessible from Churaha Wazarat of Chamba through passes such as Padri Gal ...
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