Army engineers throw open Manali-Leh road for vehicular traffic
byManali: 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…
Tourism
Oberoi’s Hotel Wildflower Hall showcases rare Himachal products at Shimla Haat
byShimla: Bringing together an array of Himachali products, Oberoi’s Hotel Wildflower Hall weeklong exhibit cum sale – Shimla Haat (held from May 26 to…
Manali taxi operators call off strike after NGT relief
byManali: The Manali taxi operators union after 11 days of strike, yesterday called it off on being given a temporary reprieve by National Green…
Green tribunal order hits Kullu Manali tourist trade
byManali: A three month waiver for plying of diesel vehicles to Rohtang Pass came as a relief for tour and taxi operators here but…
Rahul Gandhi’s pilgrimage to Kedarnath
byDehra Dun: It was literally a Godsend for the stake holders on the Char Dhaam Yatra route and how Uttarakhand chief minister pulled it…
Green Tribunal’s ban on diesel driven tourist vehicle to Rohtang Pass has government in a fix
byManali: Pitching the district administration against taxi and tour operators, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had decreed that no diesel operated vehicles for tourist…
Youngesters drive cleanliness campaign at Kullu heritage village
byKullu : Disturbed by the environmental degradation taking place, a concerned youth group from Naggar, the village that famous Russian painter, writer, traveler, peace…
Seasoned trekkers tales of Trails Less Travelled in Himachal Himalayas (Book Review)
bySpanning a 20 year period, accounts of a dozen treks up and down into some of the remotest and most difficult parts of…
Uttarakhand makes efforts to restore confidence of pilgrims
byDehra Dun : With the Uttarakhand government not able to restore the confidence of the pilgrims over the country and other corners of the…
Documenting Spiti in winter – Himanshu Khagta
bySpring has broken out in many Himalayan valleys, but Spiti, cut off from the world and under heaps of snow, without electricity for nearly…