Monthly Archives: March 2008

Vasco-da-Gama or simply VASCO is named after the discoverer of the sea route to India, Vasco-da-Gama. The city is streamlined with big and shady avenues, all tarred paved streets and spacious footpaths. Dabolim airport is located in the city. Export of iron and manganese ore is the main activity. Building and repairs of barges is an important ancilliary activity of Marmugao. The city of Vasco is 29 km south west of Panjim, on the narrow western tip of the Marmogoa …

Solan is a very small hill town, amidst the heights of Himachal Pradesh and is situated in Karol Mountain, which is on the Shimla-Kalka Highway. When visiting Shimla, Kulu, Manali, one can pay a visit to this place too. Solan is known for its beautiful valleys, its yearly shows called Shulini and also its artistic warfare ‘Thoda’. Solan is just 52 km from Shimla. The location of Solan is such that it falls quite close to a number of other …

It is situated at an altitude of 1,425 metres on Kalka- Shimla highway. When late Maharaja Bhupinder Singh, the ruler of Patiala State was expelled from Shimla. Maharaja Bhupinder Singh built his first palace at Kandaghat known as “Chail View Palace”, which is presently housing the Government Polytechnic College for Women. Later in the pre-independence days Kandaghat was called “Kohistan District”,  it was the seat of the Deputy Commissioner and was also the “Summer Capital” of the Princely State of …

Kathgodam is a town in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand state of India. It is part of the twin township of Haldwani-Kathgodam, and is immediately north of Haldwani. It is the terminus of the broad gauge line from Bareilly and is 35 km south of Nainital. Geographical location of Kathgodam: Kathgodam is located at 29°16′N 79°32′E/ 29.27, 79.53. It has an average elevation of 554 metres (1,483 feet). It is situated on the banks of the Gaula river. Kathgodam is …

Mashobra is a town in the Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh. It is connected to the state capital Shimla through the historic Hindustan-Tibet Road built in 1850 by Lord Dalhousie. A quaint town in the district of Shimla, located at an altitude of 2,500 mts, it is located on one of Asia’s largest watersheds, with the Indus and Ganges on either sides. Surrounded with densely covered forests of oaks and pines, it is also one of the main markets supplying …

Haldwani known as the ‘Gateway of Kumaon’ is the gateway to the Himalayas and is one of the biggest business center of Uttaranchal. In ancient period, Haldwani was known as Halduvani. the name was derived after the tree name “Haldu” which were found in abundance here. In 1815, after the Britishers defeated Gorkhas, Gardner was appointed as the Commissioner of Kumaon. Later on Gerorge William Trail took over as Commissioner. In 1834 Trail renamed Halduvani as Haldwani. The place near …