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…
Tourism
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…
Kashmir: A guarded paradise
bySrinagar: The natural beauty of the Kashmir Valley is an overpowering sight after traversing the 2.5-km bleakly-lit Jawahar Tunnel. Cradled in the midst of…
Wilderness getaway – Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu
byKullu (Himachal Pradesh): If you are a professional trekker and want to test your nerves in the rugged and inhospitable terrain of the trans-Himalayas,…
Kashmir valley shuts down on hardliner Geelani’s call
bySrinagar: Life in Srinagar and other towns in the Kashmir Valley was impacted today as shops, educational institutions and business establishments shut down in…
Expanding human habitations pose threat to bio-diversity in Kullu valley
byManali: Unbridled growth in Kullu valley in recent years is increasingly raising environmental concerns as much of the rich bio-diversity faces the onslaught of…
Udit Narayan preforms at Shimla Summer Festival
byInternational Shimla Summer Festival concluded last evening. The Governor, Urmila Singh was the Chief Guest. Udit Narayan play back singer was the main attraction…
Auto giants to slug it out at Kashmir Mughal Rally
byNew Delhi: The road travelled by the greats of the Mughal era is all set to become the stage for the clash of the…
Amarnath Yatra – 2012 gets underway from June 24: Three lakh pilgrims register
bySrinagar: Authorities have stepped up preparations for the annual ‘Amarnath Yatra’ that begins June 24 in Jammu and Kashmir, and for which three lakh…
Himachal state roadway buses strike hits commuters
byShimla: Employees of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC), which has a fleet over 1,900 buses, went on a day-long strike, early today,…