India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Zoo is 35, R. N. Sinha Road, Darjeeling, India Edit Detail InformationEdit Himalayan Mountaineering Institute Zoo and the two museums, Everest Museum and Mountaineering Museum; are run by the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Located adjacent to the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, the Himalayan Zoo is a unique […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Ghoom Monastery is eight kilometers far from Darjeeling, West Bengal. Edit Detail InformationEdit Ghoom Monastery or Ghum Monastery is the popular name of Yiga Choeling Monastery located at Ghum at an elevation of 8,000 feet, 8 km from Darjeeling in the state of West Bengal, India. The monastery […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Bhutia Busty Gompa is Nr. CR Das Rd, From the Chowrasta, the monastery is about a distance of 1.5 km Edit Detail InformationEdit Bhutia Busty Gompa in Darjeeling is one of the most visited places in the hill city of West Bengal. The monastery is an integral part […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Badamtam Tea Estate is Nr. Rangit River, Darjeeling 734101, India Edit Detail InformationEdit Badamtam Tea Estate was planted in 1861 by Christine Barnes and its name is said to have been derived from a Lepcha word, which means a ‘bamboo carrier’. It is one of the most scenic […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : The Aloobari Monastery is 2 kilometres off the popular tourist circuit of Darjeeling city Edit Detail InformationEdit Aloobari Gomba also known as Mak Drong Gomba, along Tenzing Norgay Road, is situated 3km away from the centre of Darjeeling, is a grand monastery, in bright red and white, where […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Tiger Hill is about 12km to the south-east of Darjeeling Edit Detail InformationEdit Tiger Hill is a must for tourists visiting the mountains. You have to get up at 3am to make it there in time for sunrise, over the Mount Kangchenjunga range. As the sun appears, the […]
India /Sikkiml /North Sikkim /North Sikkim Sight Address : Kanchenjunga Mountain, North Sikkim, Darjeeling, India Edit Detail InformationEdit Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world. It rises with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft) in a section of the Himalayas called Kangchenjunga Himal that is limited in the west by the Tamur River […]
India /West Bengal /Darjeeling /Darjeeling Sight Address : Darjeeling Toy Train is Stations: 13 (New Jalpaiguri, Siliguri Town, Siliguri Junction, Sukna, Rongtong, Tindharia, Gayabari, Mahanadi, Kurseong, Tung, Sonada, Ghum and Darjeeling) Edit Detail InformationEdit Darjeeling Toy Train, also known as the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between […]
The following is a list of notable deaths in February 2018. Entries for each day are listed alphabetically by surname. A typical entry lists information in the following sequence- Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent country of citizenship (if applicable), reason for notability, cause of death (if known), and reference. February 2018 1 […]
India/Karnataka /Bangalore /Bangalore Thippanagondahalli Reservoir (TGR) is located at Magadi Road near Bangalore. Edit Detail InformationEdit Thippanagondahalli Reservoir (TGR) Also known as T G Halli Dam, it has a catchment area of 1453 sq. km. The reservoir is also a major source of drinking water for the western part of Bangalore. Boating facility is available […]