UNESCO team assessing Heritage status to Kalka-Shimla rail track
byUNESCO team starts inspection visit. SOLAN: The two men team of UNESCO started its six days inspection visit on Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge rail track…
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Raid De Himalaya to start from Himachal on 2nd October
byThe 9th Raid-de-Himalaya, to be conducted from 2nd to 8th October, would start form the state capital here and end in Srinagar, a department…
Manimahesh Yatra by helicopter
byThose not hardy enough to trek it to tranquil lake at the feet of the 5656 meter high Manimahesh Kailash peak, would be able…
Kalka-Shimla toy train deserves UNESCO heritage status
bySOLAN: The Kalka-Shimla narrow gauge rail line is deserved to be included in UNESCO list of heritage. Not only the importance and history and…
Air India launching state name campaign on new aircrafts
byWith Air India launching the state name campaign on new aircrafts, it is high time Himachal government jumps for this opportunity. Air India is…
Rickshaw Run concludes in Himachal
byThe Rickshaw Run is an adventure-cum-charity event, in which participants from different countries of the world ride auto-rickshaws through great distances within the Indian…
Himachal Pradesh: Heaven on Earth
byWhen you enter Himachal, it is with the promise that you will be two finger breadths away from heaven! The promise is more than…
Spiti Valley – A Hidden Paradise in Himachal Pradesh
byFor more than a few years now I had heard about the beauty of the tribal areas of Himachal Pradesh namely Lahaul, Spiti and…
Shimla adjudged “BEST TRAVEL DESTINATION” in the country
byShimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh has been adjudged the “Best Travel Destination” in the country for the year 2006-2007 in its annual survey…
Himachal tourism survey
byKalatop, Photo by Sumita Roy  An organization trying to establish rural tourism in Himachal is investigating, through a web based survey, the needs…