Snow clogged roads to challenge 10th Raid rallyists
byShimla: Rain battered tracks and snow clogged roads would test both man and machine as the 10th Raid-de-Himalaya gets underway with as many as…
Tourism
Traffic on Kalka-Shimla World Heritage railway restored
byShimla: After a gap of six days, the hustle-bustle was seen on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla railway. Today, all the five trains were back…
150 Foreigners Trapped In Spiti Valley Of Himachal
byVisa’s expire, flights cancelled, restless to get Shimla: Stranded foreign tourists are a restless lot in Tabo, a world heritage site, as they have…
Public rest houses, a drain on exchequer
bySuccess of ‘home stay tourism’ hinges on travelers seeking alternative accommodation to regular hotels along roads less traveled and going by the huge bills…
ITFT, Chandigarh to host talent hunt in Shimla on 20th September
byA North India Talent Hunt is being organized by ITFT, Chandigarh from 6th to 27th September all through North India in order to recognize…
82 Cyclists To Participate In Himachal Mountain Biking Competition
byShimla: On World Tourism Day, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal would flag of the the 4th Mountain Biking Event-MB- Himachal- 2008 from here. The…
The Shimla Motorcycle Challenge- Round 3 to begin on 13th September
byAfter organizing two rounds in Shimla, Round 3 of the Shimla Motorcycle Challenge organized by Team Avalanche would be held on the 13th and…
Himachal’s millionaire temples
byWhile many of the popular temples in Himachal are short on infrastructure for regulating movement of pilgrims but the temple trust managements are not…
Chadwick falls- leading to degradation?!
byOften amidst a hectic, monotonous life our mind wanders in search of tranquility and solitude and for Shimlaities, who have Mother Nature providing for…
Of Pheasants and Peasants: Lessons from My Stay in a Rural Himachal Village
byI recently emerged from the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP), where I lived for two months while carrying out biological fieldwork about the impact…