Shimla: HRTC is one of the best public transport corporations of the country. It has won numerous awards in the last couple of years. However, the bitter truth is that it is state’s most financially stressed undertaking. Earlier in April, Hill Post reported that HRTC incurred a loss of Rs 23.07 [...]

Shimla: Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) is ready to install GPS systems in its buses. In the first phase, 1000 buses will get Global Positioning Systems (GPS) installed. Moreover, Vehicle Tracking System (VTS) will be installed in these buses under the centrally sponsored Intelligent Transport System (ITS) project. At the [...]

Halifax : The waterfront here is a beautiful and popular area with both locals and tourists alike. It is actually a basin of the Atlantic Ocean, where in the days of yore a number of large ships used to come in. Now of course they do not come here, but [...]

Halifax (Canada): Plastic bags are not banned here. In fact most of the departmental stores, including the big Malls hand out items in plastic bags without blinking an eye lid. But surprise of surprises one does not see any plastic bags or wrappers fluttering in the streets or trees or parks. [...]

Halifax (Canada) :  One does not seem to be lonely in Canada. From the person at the security check at Toronto airport to the assistance for moving the wheelchair of my wife spoke fluent Hindi and asked us how we were and whether they could be of any help. But [...]

Manali: Early winter snowfall in Manali has brought cheer to the town’s hospitality industry and there are chances  that Manali  will witness a White Christmas after nearly two decades. High altitude areas witnessed the season’s first snowfall on Nov 9, making Pir Panchal hills, including, the Solang valley ,Marhi and [...]

Shimla: Tourists are drawn by snow in Shimla on Christmas. Will the Queen of the Hills see a blanket of white this Christmas? The capital of Himachal Pradesh is known for the grandeur of many of its buildings that once housed institutions of imperial power when Shimla served as the summer [...]

Shimla: Himalayan resorts were in the grip of an intense cold wave as popular tourist resorts of Manali, Kufri, Narkanda, Chail and Dalhousie wore a cover of fresh snow that started falling early yesterday morning, disrupting traffic at several places in the higher hills. Meteorological director Manmohan Singh said that [...]

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Tourism will introduce seaplanes and special bogies in trains to attract visitors to the state, a minister said Tuesday. “We have got proposals for seaplane operations from five operators and now the state government is putting in place the exact locations where the landing jetties need to come on [...]