Shimla : Heavy spells of snowfall after many years in the ski resort of Kufri near Shimla in Himachal Pradesh is attracting thousands of visitors each day here giving a boost to the winter tourist season . According to one estimate over 2200 tourists are arriving here every day to [...]

Dalai Lama Shows Cured Eye To Tibetan PM Sangay Dalai Lama Blesses People On Arrival In Dharamshala A lighter moment. The Dalai Lama had a cataract removed from his left eye at AIIMS’s Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences led by a team of doctors by Dr. J S Titiyal.

Dharamsala : The Tibetan government-in-exile in India publicly prayed on Wednesday at Tsuglakhang temple in Dharamshala for Tibetans who were killed in firing in China’s Sichuan province . The prayers were led by Lobsang Sangay, prime minister of the exiled government . Hundreds of monks, nuns and officials of Tibetan [...]

Shimla : A wild leopard was captured today by Himachal Pradesh wildlife officials in the snow covered Keem village near Rampur , 165 km from here . The big cat entered the village two days ago in the wee hours spreading fear among the villagers . Forest officials reached the [...]

Shimla : Rekha Devi in Mandhol village draws buckets of cold water from a well on the outskirts of her snow covered village in Shimla district , 90 km from the state capital of Himachal Pradesh . She walks 2 km daily in deep snow to fetch water for her [...]

Hill station Kufri is bearing white looks recording 20 cms snow till now. Trees in forest are drooping with snow . Roads and fields are wearing white mantle offering good feast to the tourists’ eyes. This is season’s first snowfall as Christmas and New Year eluded all.With the news of [...]