Beyond Sheshnag, one faces the uphill bare route bare route to the 4419 meters high Mahagnas (meaning the Great Viper). From here a downhill march along grassy slopes, interspersed with flowers of variegated hues, takes the pilgrim to Panchtarni (3840 meters) where, it is said, Shiva performed the Tandava Nritya (the cosmic and out came […]
Kerala’s fringed waterfront is probably the most beautiful in the world
Bakim Chandra Chatterji’s hymn `Vande Mataram’ may better apply to Kerala than to India as whole. Kerala is sujala, suphala ad malayajastala-traversed by many rivers and laved by the sea, rich in natural resources ad fresh like mountain air. It is particularly, sasyasvamala, darkly beautiful with vegetation. Its scenic grandeur is unlike the picture- postcard […]
JK Governor for state’s rich cultural heritage
Jammu, April 22 (Scoop News) – N. N. Vohra, Governor, has emphasized the crucial importance of timely conservation and the promotion of the traditional folk art forms and the rich cultural heritage of the State. The Governor, as Chief Guest, was speaking after inaugurating a mega cultural show, “Rangla Jammu”, organized by the Jammu […]
The Sheshnag Lake thirteen km away is cobra’s hood with its spell-binding beauty
Beauty Sheshnag Lake Thirteen kilometers away is Sheshnag (meaning the cobra’s hood) with its spell-biding beauty: an 8 kilometers long and three kilometers- wide emerald- colored lake with the shining white glaciers coming down almost to the water’s edge –some of them look as if `floating on the burnished sheet of its water like so […]
Cheetah, the Worlds Fastest Land Animal
The Word cheetah is came from a Sanskrit word which means variegated body. It is considered as the lands fastest animal. It has a speed of 112 to 120 kilometers per hour (70 to 75 mph). It can also accelerate from 0 to 103 kilometers per hour, said to be faster than most of the […]
J&K CM laid thrust on bridging the gap between land and lab
Jammu, November 29 (Scoop News) – J&K Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Monday while underlining the application of modern farm technology essential ingredient for raising production and productivity,laid thrust on bridging the gap between land and lab. Omar Abdulla who is also Pro Chancellor of Sher-i-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST), said that the […]