Army engineers throw open Manali-Leh road for vehicular traffic
Manali: Having remained snowbound for 7 months the Manali Leh road was reopened for vehicular traffic on Monday (15.6.2015) Before being thrown open for…
Stringent laws needed to curb drug menace – Virbhadra Singh
Drug abuse which is corroding the foundations of our society, particularly the youth, contributes to higher rates of domestic violence, child abuse and…
Manali taxi operators call off strike after NGT relief
Manali: The Manali taxi operators union after 11 days of strike, yesterday called it off on being given a temporary reprieve by National Green…
Taxi operators in Manali on strike, oppose NGT’s Rohtang limited access order
Manali: Opposed to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) orders about limiting the per day number of vehicles permitted to goto Rohtang Pass at 1,000,…
Two foreigners with drugs arrested in Kullu – Manali
Manali: Police here recovered 165 gm of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine) a psychotropic drug popularly known as ecstasy or molly, from two foreign nationals on…
Green tribunal order hits Kullu Manali tourist trade
Manali: A three month waiver for plying of diesel vehicles to Rohtang Pass came as a relief for tour and taxi operators here but…
Green Tribunal’s ban on diesel driven tourist vehicle to Rohtang Pass has government in a fix
Manali: Pitching the district administration against taxi and tour operators, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had decreed that no diesel operated vehicles for tourist…
Clearing Manali – Leh road of snow gets underway
Manali: Border Roads Organization (BRO), mandated with constructing and maintaining vital border roads in the Himalayas, have started snow clearing operations on strategically important…
CNG buses for Rohtang not feasible – Himachal CM differs with Green Tribunal
Manali: Differing with the interim orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), chief minister Virbhadra Singh stated forth that while the state government was…
Green tribunal taxes 10 year old vehicles plying to Rohtang Pass
Manali: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) recently passed orders directing the state government to impose penalties on decade old vehicles plying on the Manali-Rohtang highway….