Manali: Increasing sale and purchase of land in Kullu valley, in general and around Manali in particular, each year, has rung alarm bells for one and all as traditional valley societies get caught up in the cycle. Reliable sources revealed that approximately 350 land sale deeds were done in 2005 [...]

Manali: Over the last few decades, rural livelihood and economy in the region has become dependent on apple orchards. The Kullu Valley, once a mixed field crop agricultural landscape has now transformed into to a fruit belt, with apple trees sprawling upwards on the mountainsides, and even within once irrigated [...]

Manali: Majority of the Kullu- Manali valley population are farmers who live in villages and only few of the benefits of economic activities of recent decades have reached the village. Profits have instead mostly found their way into the pockets of hotels owners and businessmen from cities outside the valley. [...]

 Shimla: The summer tourist season has almost set in but the highway (National Highway No 21) is in a state of utter neglect here.  Though, the local municipal council has made efforts to maintain the streets, lanes and by-lanes in the town but it is main highway  that connects Manali with the outside world by road which is [...]

Manali: Denied air connectivity for many months at a go that has hit tourism hard in scenic Kullu valley, tour operators, hotel owners, business associations, taxi and luxury coach operators have demanded improvement in the road conditions and restoration of air flights to the valley at the earliest. President of [...]

Manali: In a tragic incident a reporter of ANI news agency based at Kullu was buried today at Rahla Nallah fall point on Manali-Rohtang border road after a forceful avalanche hit the place, 29 Kms from here. Mukesh Kumar, a machine operator of BRO, and Karan, the camera assistant of the ANI reporter, were hurt in the natural calamity [...]

Manali: With enough snow, various winter sports activities have been taking place at gentle Solang Nallah Ski Slopes these days , 13  Kms from here . Presently, there is   1 to 2 feet snow at picturesque Solang Slopes. The existing snow is sufficient to organize different courses in skiing  at [...]

Manali: Fresh snow on the higher reaches of Manali and rains on Saturday in the tourist town of Manali and its surrounding areas have posed a threat to the crop of plums , peach  and apricot in Manali region. Majestic Rohtang pass ,the gateway to Lahaul and spiti district and Laddakh region , Marhi [...]

Manali: Tourists for the last many years are having to put up with a rough and bumpy ride into the Kullu-Manali valley as the highway (National Highway – 21) is dire need of repair and maintenance, but continues to be neglected by the concerned authorities. Stretches of the highway that [...]

Malana is perhaps one of the oldest forms of self government still around that is structured around Jamlu Devta (village deity) as the supreme head. The villagers have a sort of central executive (jyeshtan) comprising the Manager (Karmish), the Priest (Pujari)and the Oracle (Gur ) as permanent members and also [...]