Migratory 123,000 waterfowl winter at Pong Dam wetland
bySpecies of migratory birds wintering in Pong Wetland, a Ramsar Site, is growing by the year with ornithologists sighting new species at the annual…
Tourism
Heli-skiing 2013 season gets underway in Himachal
byManali: Exotic sport of heli-skiing in Kullu-Manali valley takes off on Saturday morning (2nd Feb, 2013) even as foreign tourists booked for a week…
Dhauladhar Himani Chamunda temple to be developed as pilgrim center
byDharamshala: Close to the snowline in the Dhauladhar ranges, the Himani Chamunda Devi temple is to be developed as a tourist destination as the…
Goa to crack down on cab services run by foreigners
byPanaji: The Goa government will crackdown on taxi operations illegally run by foreign nationals, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said Friday. Parrikar was speaking during zero…
Manali Winter Carnival’13: DC takes stock of Prepartions
byManali: The meeting of Winter Carnival Organizing Committee was convened here on Thursday at Manali presided over by the Deputy Commissioner cum Chairman Winter Carnival Organizing Committee S.C….
Dalhousie bags best hill station of India award
byDelhi: Dalhousie, a picturesque hill station in Himachal Pradesh, on being selected as the most favoured hill station in India was conferred an award…
Can Himachal become the next New Zealand?
byWhen I called back home to tell dad about my upcoming week long holiday in New Zealand, he dismissed it, saying “What new are…
Bountiful snow brings life to standstill in Himachal hills
byShimla: Heavy snow has pounded much of the north western Himalayan belt, throwing normal life out of gears as traffic came to a standstill,…
Life haywire in Kashmir after snowfall
bySrinagar: People in Kashmir woke up to blanket of white today morning with the season’s first major snowfall, which disrupted electricity supply and also hit…
Tourists head to Himachal for snow
byShimla/Manali: With a picturesque blanket of white covering much of the landscape and a weekend beckoning, tourists today poured into Himachal Pradesh towns such as…