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Travel connections to Jammu Kashmir and Leh

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Travelling by Air Kashmir and Leh are very popular holiday destinations in India frequented both by Indian and foreigners, Kashmir holiday packages , Leh Ladakh holiday packages are the most selling tour packages with India tour operators. Jammu, Srinagar and Leh are very well connected by air. Jammu is connected by non-stop flights to Srinagar, Delhi, Jaipur and Chandigarh, while Srinagar is connected to Jammu, Delhi, Chandigarh and Mumbai. Leh is connected to Delhi, Jammu and Srinagar. Airlines that fly to the region include the state-owned Air India, and several private carriers such as Jet Airways, Spice Jet, Go Air and Indigo.  The reporting time for flights from Jammu, Srinagar and Leh is two hours prior to departure, due to stringent security checks.  On flights departing from Srinagar and Leh, passengers are not allowed any cabin luggage, except for a camera or a laptop bag, and a small handbag for women.    Trave...

List of Top 6 must do things in Jammu, Kashmir

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Jammu which is located 300 KMS   FROM SRINAGAR and at an ALTITUDE of 314 Meters is the winter capital of the state, Jammu is set against the backdrop of the majestic Pir Panjal range on the one side and the fast-flowing Tawi river on the other. Though a relatively new city, archaeological evidence from regions surrounding Jammu has been dated to Harappan times. Historically speaking, however, Jammu is most greatly indebted to the region's Dogra rulers, who developed this town as their capital in the 18th century. They built many Hindu shrines here whose rising shikharas lend the city a distinctively spiritual air, while also giving it the sobriquet 'City of Temples'. Because of the long and prosperous rule of the Dogra dynasty, and the large Dogra population here, this region is also referred to as 'Duggardesh'. It is believed that Jammu is named after Jamboo Lochan, the brother of a local chieftain Bahu Lochan, who built the imposing Bahu Fort in the 17...