The Fort On The Tira
by” The cities having forts are privileged, for these are rare gems amidst sprawling beads of malls.” – Shobhna Basnet The first thought that…
Tourism
Crossing The Khyber (Part – II)
byLeaving Istanbul we headed South on to the Anatolian Plateau to the exotic Cappadocia region. Goreme then Konya, home to the famed Whirling Dervishes….
Lahaul Celebrates Snow and Gosti Festival
byManali: Snow and Gochi or Gotsi Utsav was celebrated in lot ND Kardang respectively in Lahaul today. Lahaul and Spiti Deputy Commissioner Pankaj Rai…
Crossing The Khyber (Part – I)
by“Good Afternoon ladies and gentlemen, welcome on board. This is your captain speaking. Please fasten seat belts. The flight is about 40 minutes. The…
Avalanche Blocks Access To Rohtang Tunnel
byManali: Heavy snow has crippled normal life at his popular tourist destination and two snow avalanches near Atal (Rohtang) Tunnel have blocked the road…
Rohtang Tunnel Single Day Traffic Crosses 5,000 Vehicles
byManali: Cold swept winds dropping temperatures to below freezing point has not deterred motorists from moving in and out of Lahaul valley as traffic…
Plans Afoot To Connect Rohtang Pass With A Ropeway
byManali: To get to Rohtang Pass one has to travel 45 Kms from Manali, often when the temperature below freezing point and for many…
Mass Tourism Poses A Threat To Lahaul Valleys Environment
byManali: Sheltered for millennia from influx of large human populations, opening up of Rohtang Tunnel has suddenly exposed pristine Lahaul valley to mass tourism,…
In Race For Selfies, 3 Accidents In Newly Inaugurated Rohtang Tunnel
byManali: Within 72 hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the world’s longest highway tunnel – ‘Atal Tunnel’ in Himachal Pradesh’s Rohtang, hundreds of…
Traffic Picks Up At Atal Tunnel, Rohtang
byManali: Celebrations continue to be held throughout Lahau-Spiti valley after Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday threw open the Atal Tunnel Rohtang to passenger…