Its winter but Himachal hills are warmer than plains
byShimla: It’s better to be in the Himachal hills these days than in the plains. Life in the plains of northern India has come under…
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Dal Lake gets Rs 356 crore for beautification
byJammu: The central government has sanctioned Rs.356 crore for the development and beautification of Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake, said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister…
Assam village of magic, now a tourist hotspot
byMayong (Assam): An eerie silence envelopes Assam’s Mayong village, well known for its magic and sorcery, as one drives towards it from the nearby city…
UP to introduce 6,000 additional buses for Kumbh
byLucknow (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh State Roadways Transport Corporation (UPSRTC) will mobilize around 6,000 additional buses to facilitate hassle-free travel of pilgrims to the Kumbh…
Kinnaur tribals in Himachal for scrapping hydro project
byShimla: Fearing loss of a livelihood made out of farming in the difficult terrain of Kinnaur because of construction of a hydropower project, a…
Helicopter services for snow cut off Lahaul valley in Himachal started
byTandi (Lahaul-Spiti Himachal Pradesh): Heavy snow having cut off Lahaul & Spiti valley across Rohtang Pass, helicopter services for meeting emergency and movement needs…
Agriculture’s transformation top policy priority: PM
byKolkata: The transformation of agriculture must be top priority of public policies, including those on science and technology, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Thursday….
Al Jazeera buys Current TV, a US network
byMoscow: Qatar-based Al Jazeera Media Network has acquired the US cable channel Current TV, it was announced today. “For many years, we understood that we…
Over 27,000 bar headed geese winter in Pong Dam backwaters
byPong Dam (Himachal Pradesh): Over 27,000 bar-headed geese, the world’s highest-altitude migrant bird species, are “holidaying” in Himachal Pradesh’s Pong Dam wetlands along with around…
Peace dividends: Tourist numbers up in Nepal
byKathmandu: Nepal has welcomed more than 598,200 tourists in 2012, a 10 percent increase over 2011, making tourism one of the largest sources of revenue….