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In the News (Sun 27 Dec 09)

  
  Pathankot City, Punjab(India).....
Pathankot, a small city situated in Punjab in Northern Region of India and the east side of Pakistan, has a long history and rich culture.
It is the City situated at the foot of hills and near the head of Bari Doab canal, is connected by rail and road with the rest of the country.
Pathankot has been the seat of Loi and Shawl weaving industry and lies at a point where the trade routes from the hills of Chamba, Nurpur and Kangra unite and enter the plains.
infopathankot.com   (435 words)

  
 Devastation of Pathankot
Pathankot was the only large Indian Air Force (IAF) airfield within fighter reach of Peshawar, and even this distance of 200 miles or so was marginal for the Sabre, with two 200-gallon drop tanks in addition to full internal fuel, if sufficient reserve was to be kept in hand for a fighting exit.
The planning staff was not certain whether Pathankot would still be occupied by IAF aircraft after the outbreak of hostilities.
Six of the pilots on the devastating raid on Pathankot including both pilots flying Top Cover, Squadron Leader Sajad Haider, Flight Lieutenants M Akbar, Dilawar Hussain, Ghani Akbar and Arshad Sami and Wing Commander M G Tawab were decorated with the Sitara-e-Jurat.
www.defencejournal.com /2000/sept/pathankot.htm   (1511 words)

  
  Pathankot city of Punjab - India   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Pathankot situated at the foot of hills and near the head of Bari Doab canal, is connected by rail and road with the rest of the country.
Pathankot has been the seat of Loi and Shawl weaving industry and lies at a point where the trade routes from the hills of Chamba, Nurpur and Kangra unite and enter the plains.
The dynasty of Nurpur was established by Jatpal alias Rana Bhet, a Taur Rajput from Delhi, who settled at Pathankot and took possession of all the country in the foot of the hills.
punjab.bharatheritage.in /pathankot.htm   (413 words)

  
 Pathankot travel guide - Wikitravel
Pathankot is a major railroad junction and the nearest mainline station to Dharamsala.
In addition to Pathankot station itself, there is a second station called Chakki Bank just 4 km away, which serves some express trains that do not stop in Pathankot station.
In addition, Pathankot is also served by the narrow-gauge Kangra Valley Railway (aka Kangra Toy Train), which crawls 128 km through stunning scenery to Joginder Nagar via Palampur and Kangra (near Dharamsala).
wikitravel.org /en/Pathankot   (578 words)

  
 rediff.com: Terrorists blow up army ammo dump near Pathankot
Eyewitnesses in Pathankot, about 5 kilometres from the dump, said tall flames could be seen and explosions caused by ammunition going off heard.
Pathankot, which is a major garrison town, is the only rail link the country has with Jammu & Kashmir.
Avinash Sharma, who owns a hotel in Pathankot, said that from the other side of the town he could see flames that were at least as high as 10 metres and hear loud explosions going off.
www.rediff.com /news/2001/apr/29dump.htm   (331 words)

  
 Punjab News and Information - General Information, Property, Corporate News, Punjab Information Directory, Punjab News
The suspended officers are from municipal councils in Pathankot, Deenanagar, Gurdaspur, Ferozepore, Sujanpur, Kapurthala, Talwandi Bhai, Abohar, Gidderbaha, Fazilka and Rama towns.
Pathankot recorded a minimum temperature of 13.4 degree Celsius, the lowest in Punjab and Haryana, while the mercury hovered around the normal range in the city on Wednesday.
According to the Met Department of Adampur Air Force station, the minimum temperature was recorded as 9.6 degrees C at Pathankot, 10.6 degrees C at Halwara, 10 degrees C at Jammu and 2 degrees Celsius at Srinagar.
punjabnewz.com /tag/Pathankot   (2354 words)

  
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 myHimachal » Pathankot airport-a milestone for socio-economic development of Himachal
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has constructed a new terminal building and associated facilities at Pathankot to facilitate the states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh and cater to increased flow of tourists to Dalhousie and Dharamshala.
The Pathankot Airport is a Civil Enclave and the new terminal building constructed by AAI is equipped with most modern passenger friendly facilities spread over in an area of 3850 sq.
Air Deccan has commenced operations to and from Pathankot Airport to Delhi from today onwards.
himachal.us /2006/11/21/pathankot-airport-a-milestone-for-socio-economic-development-of-himachal/961/news/myhimachal-news   (709 words)

  
 PunjabNewsline.com - Eight killed, 23 injured in Punjab road accident
PATHANKOT (PUNJAB): Eight passengers were killed and 23 injured after a Punjab Roadways bus was hit by a truck on the Pathankot-Gurdaspur road on Monday.
The bus was on its way from Pathankot to Amritsar when it was hit near Jhakoladi village in the district by a truck coming from Gurdaspur at around 5.15 am, police said
They said 23 people were injured and rushed to Pathankot civil hospital.
www.punjabnewsline.com /content/view/1522/9   (160 words)

  
 The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Punjab
Pathankot city was today connected with the rest of country with air.
The Pathankot civil airport was formally inaugurated by Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel with which the city would now figure on the aviation map of the country.
Mr Jagmohan Singh Kang, Minister for Tourism, who was also present at the rally requested the union minister to improve the facilities at the Amritsar international airport that has witnessed a 100 per cent increase in traffic.
www.tribuneindia.com /2006/20061122/punjab1.htm   (3013 words)

  
 nim
Charles suggested we go Pathankot to get the bus rather than wait at Chakki and try to get in a crowded bus.
So we a another bus for Pathankot bus station and when we were mid way we saw the Dalhousie bus coming from the other direction; had we waited at Chakki we would have caught this bus.
We reached the Pathankot bus station only to see yet another Dalhousie bus "taking off" we couldn't run after the bus with our heavy bags so decided to wait for the next one which was scheduled to leave in another hours time.
www.geocities.com /nimgt2000/nim.html   (1376 words)

  
 Pathankot Punjabi Restaurant - www.chennaibest.com
The interior of the restaurant has been done up to project an ambience of the real 'Punjab'- it is replete with swords on the walls, carpets, jharokas (windows), a bell between tables, bare wooden furniture, brass tumblers and other brass vessels complemented by waiters dressed in colourful kurta-pyjamas.
Pathankot has hordes of professionals working in Tidel Park thronging it for lunch, so it offers a vegetarian thali (meal) for Rs 79/- at lunchtime.
The restaurant also provides home delivery and has an efficient system for this service -patrons are given registration numbers, so that when they call in with their order, it is easy for the restaurant to locate their address and send their person to deliver.
www.chennaibest.com /cityresources/Food_and_Dining/pathankhot.asp   (479 words)

  
 Himachal India,Himachal Travel,Himachal Pradesh Tourism,Travel Itinerary of Himchal Pradesh,North India Tour Guide,
By Road: Amritsar- 188 kms, Jalandhar- 192 kms, Pathankot- 80 kms, Chamba- 56 kms, Manali- 402 kms, Delhi- 563 kms, Chandigarh- 352 kms, Dharamshala- 143 kms, Khajjiar- 27 kms, Jammu-188 kms.
By Rail: Pathankot -90 kms is connected to major cities in India.
By Rail: Shimla and Pathankot are nearest railheads.
www.merukatours.com /Himachal-Pradesh.htm   (1587 words)

  
 Pakistan re-equipping larger groups
Classified intelligence inputs, as well as the disclosures made by three captured ISI operatives, have suggested involvement of groups of hard core terrorists in Pakistan’s "new" plan favoring bomb explosions in Pathankot to isolate Indian forces in Jammu and Kashmir.
Serving as the gateway to the border State of Jammu and Kashmir, Pathankot, it is felt by official circles, may become the next target for Pakistan-aided ultras.
In fact, by the time the announcement came about the Indian forces’ success in ejecting the intruders out of Kargil region, these circles got clearer signals about the preparations on the other side of the Punjab border to reorganise and re-equip larger groups of infiltrators and terrorists.
www.jammu-kashmir.com /archives/archives1999/99july29a.html   (538 words)

  
 rediff.com: Mamoon inferno: Army does not rule out sabotage
However, the number of army causalities was not known, as officers in Pathankot are tight-lipped on the issue, leaving it to the army headquarters to make an announcement.
Pathankot Sub-Divisional Magistrate K K Garg, after meeting senior army officers, said the high temperature was being touted as a prime reason for the incident.
The army has sealed off the area and is not allowing the civil and police authorities to inspect the spot.
www.rediff.com /news/2001/may/01fire.htm   (405 words)

  
 Pathankot punjabi restaurant
East and West, according to the poem, are never destined to meet.
Like its Southern counterpart, Pathankot takes its name from a town, one famous for its rugs, although the rugs on the ceiling of the restaurant are from Chennai!
Pathankot is at 141 Lattice Bridge Road, opposite IMPCOPS Hospital, above Usilampatti Restaurant, Adyar, 600 020.
www.chennaionline.com /toursntravel/cityguide/pathankot.asp   (529 words)

  
 Air Deccan launches Delhi-Pathankot flight-Airlines / Aviation-Transportation-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
Captain GR Gopinath, MD, Air Deccan said, "Air Deccan is the first airline to bring civil aviation to Pathankot and we are grateful to the Airports Authority of India for opening up Pathankot Airport for flight operations.
Pathankot is Air Deccan's 61st airport and the 12th unconnected city to be brought on the Indian aviation map."
He added, "Pathankot is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.
economictimes.indiatimes.com /articleshow/514109.cms   (296 words)

  
 In and Out of the Cockpit - Air Marshal KDK Lewis (Retd) [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
Later in the day, Pakistan Radio was to announce that two MiG-21 aircraft of the IAF were destroyed on the ground during a daring raid on Pathankot airbase in which the runway and the taxi tracks were damaged and rendered unusable.
It all began on 4th November 1971 when a detachment of 4 pilots and two MiG-21 air superiority fighters loaded with 2 K-13A air-to-air missiles and a 23 mm GASHA gun in an underslung gun pod were relocated to Pathankot from Chandigarh, the base of their parent squadron, No 45.
The particular sortie, which is the subject of this article, was preceded by a deduction by Surjit, the master analyser of the political situation, the disector of the higher direction of war and, at a lower level, the all knowing perceiver of the tactical situation.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/1971War/KDKLewis.html   (1739 words)

  
 Online Darshan
The nearest broad gauge railway station is at Pathankot.
The Jhelum Exp departs from Delhi and arrives in Pathankot and from there you take a bus.
The long distance bus station is in the lower part of town by the tourist office.
www.onlinedarshan.com /citytravel.asp?city=Dharamshala   (93 words)

  
 India Information >> Great Cities of Punjab
The town Sujanpur is situated in the foot hills and forms part of Pathankot tehsil.
At this center Ahmadiyas from all over the world gather for their annual congregation during the last week of the year.
Muslim Tombs, not far from the town of Pathankot.
www.whereincity.com /india/punjab/other-cities.php   (5283 words)

  
 The day the PAF got away! -: Air Marshal S Raghavendran [www.bharat-rakshak.com]
It may have been down to the cautiousness of one man in a key position, that this single most successful raid ever mounted by the PAF against India did not run into a CAP flown by the top guns of the lead Gnat squadron of the time...
Mystere IA-1008, 31 Squadron was destroyed in the Pathankot raid by the PAF.
The only aircraft from Pathankot airborne at the time of the PAF strike was a Mystere being flown by a young Flying Officer Mike McMahon, who had just been posted to No 31 Squadron and had been sent up for a training sortie.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/History/1965War/SR-Pathankot.html   (2092 words)

  
 Himachal :: Toy Trains, Pathankot to Jogindernagar, List of Luxury and Ordinary Trains, Himachal Toy Trains
Pathankot to Joginder Nagar (Trains and their timings including ordinary and luxury trains.
Unlike the Shimla-Kalka train, where the passengers spend most of the time going through tunnels, the Kangra toy train linking Pathankot and Joginder Nagar gently meanders through a maze of hills and valleys, offering the travellers enchantingly scenic view.
All the graphics, illustrations, photographs, buttons are the exclusive property of www.himachalpradesh.us and cannot be reused.
www.himachalpradesh.us /webs/himachal/train2.htm   (338 words)

  
 HP Tourism Development Corporation
In case traveling to Dalhousie / Dharmasala sector, Pathankot and Chakki Benk are the nearest broad gauge railway stations.
From Pathankot one can travel by a narrow gauge train till Nagrota Bagwan or Kangra to reach Dharamsala.
Trains from Pathankot leave at 7 am to Paprola and at 9.50 am to Joginder Nagar.
hptdc.nic.in /access.htm   (592 words)

  
 IndianExpress.com :: Murder of Kerala mother and twins ‘plotted’ in Pathankot army camp
New Delhi, November 10: The murder was plotted by two friends in an army camp in Pathankot and executed hundreds of miles away in a village in Kerala by one of them.
The Kerala police is now looking for two army jawans for the murder of a young woman and her twin, new-born daughters.
The Kerala Crime Branch CID is looking for P Rajesh, 28, and B. Divil Kumar, 21, both from the 45/65 Air Defence Regiment, Pathankot.
www.indianexpress.com /story/16415.html   (747 words)

  
 Pathankot hotels, for discount hotels in Pathankot
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www.travel-hotels-asia.com /punjab-hotels/pathankot-hotels-1.htm   (343 words)

  
 PC(USA) - Mission Connections - Carol Wilson
A native of Seattle, Washington, Carol Wilson has lived and served in Pathankot, India, since 1963, when she first became a missionary for the Presbyterian Church.
Carol continues to serve as an educational consultant and teacher at the Avalon School in Pathankot.
Carol was reminded of the longevity of her stay in Pathankot recently when a former student, her husband, and two children visited her.
www.pcusa.org /missionconnections/profiles/wilsonc.htm   (316 words)

  
 Hotel Pushkar Dee Pee Residency, Jammu Road, Malikpur, Pathankot, Three Star Hotel, Deluxe Rooms, Multi Cuisine ...
Hotel Pushkar Dee Pee Residency is situated 5.5 km from Bus Stand and Railway Station of Pathankot.
It is distinguished by the long standing commitment to blend the highest standards of hospitality with indigenous culture and the natural environment.
We are committed to offer the best customer service in the hospitality industry.
www.travelmasti.com /pushkar-pathankot.htm   (297 words)

  
 Daily Excelsior.........State
Jammu Cluster will take on Pathankot for the double title in the under-19 and under-16 year cricket tomorrow in the ongoing three-day 15th Kendriya Vidyalaya Inter-Cluster Regional Sports meet being held at different venues here.
In the second match in the under-19 group, Pathankot defeated Udhampur Cluster by four wickets to reach the final stage.
Under-17 yr: Ganesh of KV 3 Pathankot, Ist; Vinod Kumar of KV 1 Udhampur, 2nd and Rahul of KV 1 Udhampur, 3rd.
www.dailyexcelsior.com /99oct14/sports.htm   (3492 words)

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