Srinagar Travel Blog

Natural beauty is spread in every corner of our country and people of every country of the world visit here every year to see this natural beauty. Although every state and place of India is rich in its history, beauty, and food, there are some tourist places here which are always evergreen and whole year crowded. These tourist places attract tourists and the craze to roam them is never over. You can also find out about the madness of these tourist places from the fact that on Google search they are always successful in making a place in the top ten of the country. 1. Udaipur(Royal City): Udaipur, the city of royal brilliance and lakes always attract tourists due to its grandeur and royal style. The attraction of the palace and Rajasthani food compel tourists to come here again and again...

With the closure of Jammu-Srinagar highway, the life-line for Kashmir, people of ill-fated valley are today cursing all the previous regimes for failing to find out and open alternate routes to ensure enough supply of essentials in winter. The government tacitly admits that Mughal road should have been thrown open for traffic for being an all-weather route while as direct train services from Jammu to Srinagar should have been an old affair but due to "technical glitches" Kashmir continues to suffer. Since January this year, the Srinagar-Jammu highway remained closed for the both way traffic for 28 times due to landslides and shooting stones at various vulnerable points like Panthal, Ramban and Ramsoo. Divisional commissioner Kashmir Baseer Khan admits that people are fac...

SRINAGAR, Feb 7: A major snowfall occurred in Kashmir today throwing normal life out of gear. Valley remained cut off from outside world as Srinagar-Jammu highway was closed for the second consecutive day and all flights were cancelled at the airport here due to snowfall and poor visibility. The snowfall was moderate in plain areas, while it was moderate to heavy in upper reaches. Five centimetres of snow was recorded in Kashmir capital, Srinagar while in other parts particularly in north Kashmir it snowed heavily. A MeT official told media that 23 centimetre snow has been recorded in Banihal, 31 cm in Kokernag, 24 cm in Pahalgam. Similar reports of light to heavy snowfall were reported from all the major district headquarters of the valley. Because of the snowbound and slippery road...

When I declared to my friends that I was heading to Kashmir for a vacation, everyone pretty much had the same question: “is it safe?” Unfortunately, many people still view the Kashmir region as being perilous for one reason or another. Though safety may have once been a concern for visitors, today, the region has shed its insurgent past and is blossoming in many ways. Having heard a lot about the abounding beauty of Kashmir, I was on my way to discover it myself. My itinerary encompassed Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg as I was told that these are the safest places to visit in Kashmir, and also spellbindingly beautiful.   Srinagar The extra security outside the Srinagar airport was prominent, but not daunting. The drive to my hotel, which was in the heart of ...