Badrinath shrine today closes for winters
byDehradun : The Badrinath shrine, one of the most important Hindu temples, located at a height of over 3500 metres in Uttarakhand, will close…
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Dhaka, top city facing climate change risks
byDhaka: The Bangladesh capital has topped a list of cities facing the highest climate change risks in the coming years. Kolkata came seventh, Mumbai eighth…
Manali Sarchu road closed for winters
byShimla: Border Road Organization (BRO) declared early closure of the alternate road to Leh that passes over Rohtang Pass because of early snowfall in…
Srinagar records coldest day of season
bySrinagar: With the minimum temperature dropping to minus 0.6 degrees Celsius Thursday, summer capital Srinagar witnessed the coldest day of the season so far. An…
Should cultivation of high end marijuana from Himachal be legalized ?
byShimla: As politics of marijuana advocacy sobers up America, residents of Kullu valley meekly look for a way out from the draconian Narcotic Drugs…
Police haul up a dozen gamblers at Lavi Fair in Himachal
byRampur: Notorious for its gambling haunts, the annual traditional Lavi Fari set on the banks of River Satluj was rudely shaken up at nearby…
Uttarakhand villagers to celebrate eco-Diwali for wildlife
byDehradun : In a rare show of goodwill gesture to the wild life, about two dozen villages along the periphery of the Rajaji National…
Kashmir back on British tourism circuit
bySrinagar: Much to the delight of tourism players and public alike, Britain has lifted travel advisory for its nationals to some parts of Kashmir….
Centre sleeping on roads for Uttarakhand roads
byDehradun : Whereas rampant corruption, nepotism and complete lack of governance have been the bane of Uttarakhand, because of which the ambitions and aspirations…
Early chill, fiery chinars get Kashmiris nostalgic
bySrinagar: As the thick and broad autumnal leaves of chinar trees turn crimson and the weather signals an early onset of winter, Kashmiris are…