Annual pilgrimage to Amarnath in Kashmir gets underway
byJammu: With a thick layer of snow still covering the Amarnath shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, the first batch of pilgrims set out from…
Tourism
Come, ski down Himachal’s grassy slopes
byManali: You don’t have to wait for the snow to ski in Himachal Pradesh. The turfed slopes of the picturesque Solang Valley in the…
Himachal roadways staff drop planned strike
byShimla: Staff of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corp (HRTC) Monday called off their proposed two-day strike from Tuesday, an official said here. The…
British heritage of Shimla up for a facelift
byShimla: If all goes well, the historic Town Hall here could be restored to its Gothic glory and people will be able to saunter…
Eight foreign tourists airlifted from landlocked Pin Valley in Himachal
byShimla: Eight marooned foreign tourists in Pin Valley of Spiti were airlifted to safety by state authorities after opening of a land route to…
Heading to Himachal hills this week? Think twice
byShimla: If you are planning a retreat this week to Himachal’s cool hills to escape from the sizzling plains – think twice. There is…
World is without borders, says Egyptian globetrotter
byNew Delhi: This 27-year-old Egyptian wants to travel to every country in the world. So far, Ahmed Haggagovic has visited 93 countries, India being…
Temperatures soar in Himachal, Una records 44 C, Shimla 30.5 C
byShimla: Temperatures sizzled in the hill state with the mercury touching a high of 44 degree Celsius, five degrees above normal, at Una making…
Great Himalayan National Park pitches for World Heritage status
byShimla: The Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas, has come closer to getting…
Chandigarh Sukhna Lake fast dying out
byChandigarh’s famous Sukhna Lake, the most-visited tourist spot in the ‘City Beautiful’, is gasping for breath and attention. Built in 1958, huge areas of…