Chamba: Despite inclement weather, about 75,000 pilgrims and tourists, took a dip in the holy Manimahesh lake on Monday. In the past two months the number of pilgrims who trekked to the lake has been put at about 500,000 by authorities. The lake at the altitude of 4170 meters and [...]

Chamba: 30.8.2011 – Tuesday – Chhari Yatra starts from Chamba 31.8.2011 – Wednesday – Stay at Bharmour 1.9.2011 – Thursday – Jog Jatra 2.9.2011 – Friday – Bharmour to Hadsar 3.9.2011 – Saturday – Hadsar to Dhanchho 4.9.2011 – Sunday – Manimahest Lake – Night Jagrata 5.9.2011 – Monday – [...]

The NHPC (National Hydroelectric Power Corporation) is spending more than Rupees one hundred crore on various development activities including roads, bridges and environment management plan (EMP) in the ambient of it hydropower projects operating in Chamba district. Revealing this here today, the NHPC’s Region-II Executive Director Sharat Sharma said that [...]

Chamba: Growing conflict over water sources has pitched villagers against a developer of a micro-hydel project in Chamba who have been protesting for over a week demanding scrapping of very project to protect their water rights. Villagers from Jadera valley near Chamba town organized under Sal Ghait Sangharsh Morcha, have [...]