El Escorial, Alcalá and Aranjuez: a walk through Madrid’s heritage
bySan Lorenzo del Escorial, Alcalá de Henares and Aranjuez have a lot in common: They are Unesco Heritage enclaves and are also denominated “Legacy…
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UK school teacher to compete at Himalaya Mountain Biking 2013
byMTB Himalaya 2013 has focused on one vision to bring India on the world map for cycling, says Ashish Sood, one of the organizers…
Monsoon in the land of Gods
byIt’s an uncommon feeling when you wake up to a breath of fresh air gushing through your face after tiring overnight journey in the…
Uttarakhand govt at loss for ignoring tourism infrastructure!
byDehradun: First it was the char dham yatra. Then to be disrupted was the Kailash Mansarovar yatra and the final blow to pilgrimage in…
Seepage threatens Kullu Manali highway tunnel
byShimla: Elected members of the state assembly raised concern about the increased seepage in the 3 Km long Largi Aut tunnel on the national…
Nanda Devi Rajjat officially called off in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : Its official now. The Nanda Devi Rajjat Yatra Samiti, has decided to postpone the yatra scheduled to begin on Aug 29 this…
The Himalayas cannot digest more garbage
byShimla: Getting to 17000 altitude, where just reaching takes grit and physical fitness, to clean out rubbish and garbage left behind by other climbers…
With pilgrims gone, efforts to boost tourism in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand tourism minister Amrita Rawat intends organizing the World Tourism Day, that falls on Sept 27 in Uttarakhand, in the hope…
Kailash Mansarovar yatra cancelled
byDehradun : The Kailash Mansarovar yatra, very popular with followers of Lord Shiva and tourists keen to see the higher reaches of Uttarakhand and…
Shyam Benegal, Jai Bachchan, Govind Nihalani, Mani Ratnam to attend Ladhak Film Fest
byNew Delhi: The second edition of the Ladakh International Film Festival (LIFF), rescheduled due to the Uttarakhand tragedy, will now be held Sep 13-15 in…