Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed the state authorities to remove all unauthorized food stalls and dhabas polluting forest areas beyond Mardhi on the Manali-Rohtang highway. Hearing a petition taken up suo moto on the harm caused to Rohtang glacier due to pollution the bench of Chief Justice [...]

Shimla: Hard pressed to open an alternate route to Ladhak as tensions mount on the western India – China, army road engineers have cleared the over 13,000 feet altitude Rohtang Pass of snow, enabling unlocking of Lahaul valley that was snowbound for six months. Border Roads Organisation, the agency assigned [...]

Shimla: Tourism is growing rapidly in Himachal as access to remote areas improves for it is not just scenic beauty that attracts visitors but also the people themselves, the enormous variety of cultures and warm hospitality that endears them to the state. Tatapani, (52 Kms from here) famous for its [...]

Shimla: The team of Lawrence School Sanawar, which is on an expedition to scale the Mount Everest, has set up Camp 3 before attempting to cross the major obstacle at Khumbu glacier and are in high spirits to get to the top. Headed by Chief Coordinator of the expedition Col PS [...]

Shimla: Getting tough with protesting unions of HP Road Transport Corp (HRTC), minister GS Bali has warned that strong action against the protesting leaders and disciplinary action would be initiated against those making public statements. Talking to reporters, the minister said that the finances of the public transport corporation was [...]

Shimla: Rubbishing any plans of reviving the Himalayan Ski Village project, cabinet minister GS Bali told reporters here today that the company that had initially floated the proposal has dismembered and no one had approached the government for setting up the stalled project. After having killed the project by deterring [...]

Shimla: It’s truly a ‘Top of the World’ experience at the Shimla hills first revolving restaurant that is set in the backdrop of verdant woods which over look a deep and wide valley in the vicinity of a century old golf course at Naldehra. Overlooking ‘The Chalets Naldehra’, a prized [...]

Nostalgia about scenic homeland and memories not yet faded about the land of the snows overflowed into the rhyme and rhythm at the colourful ‘Himachal Day’ event that was held to mark the 66th Foundation Day of the North Indian state at the India Community Center (ICC), Milipitas in Silicon [...]

 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 [...]

Shimla: The Himachal government is still to give its formal consent for undertaking an audit of Hotel Wildflower Hotel, Satish Loomba, principal accountant general Himachal stated before media persons here today. When questioned about CAG doing a special audit of Mashobra Resorts Pvt Ltd, the joint venture company between Oberoi [...]