Himachal minister picks holes in Road Transport & Road Safety Bill 2014
byShimla: Himachal Transport minister GS Bali expressed his opposition to removing some important provisions in the Motor Vehicles Act at a discussion of the…
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Uttarakhand Nanda Devi Raj Jat Yatra piles garbage on alpine pastures
byReports appearing in a vernacular daily painted a grim picture of the sad state in which the Bedini ‘bugyal’ has been left after the yatra. “The fresh grass that appears after the snow melts in the region has been trampled to oblivion and one can see nothing but mud, dirt and garbage where earlier there was a carpet of green. Trenches had been dug round the tents to prevent rain water from seeping into them, and they have neither been filled up nor leveled leaving the entire alpine pasture in a sad shape”, the report reads.
Himachal Roadways places order for 780 Tata Marcopolo buses
byShimla: For strengthening its urban fleet Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has placed an order for 780 buses with Tata Motors, the company has…
Manali Rohtang Green Tax In 3 Months Collects Rs 49 Lakhs
byTo keep the scenic area clean of litter and garbage, regular cleaning operations were being carried out by Mahila Mandal, who have been contracted out the job, says the Manali Magistrate
Uttarakhand Wakes Up to Its Need of Exploiting Its Toursim Potential
byDehra Dun : The failure of the char dhaam yatra to draw the lakhs of pilgrims this year following the heavy casualties in the…
6 Places In Kolkata Where You Get The Best Biryani
byDo you know what the survey result taken by a renowned Indian newspaper, on the best Biryani gharana of India say? No, it’s not…
Nanda Devi Raj Jat pilgrimage in Uttarakhand gets underway
byDehra Dun: The 280 kms Nanda Devi Raj Jat yatra, which will take three weeks to reach its destination in the Kailash mountains, started…
Nanda Raj Jaat pilgrimage from Aug 18 to trek on risky routes
byThe 280-km Nand Raj Yatra, including an arduous trek, is keenly looked forward to by not only the participants, but also a number of reputed photographers from all over the world keen to capture the uniqueness of the procession, including the four horned ‘khadu’ (ram) that leads it, and the picturesque locale through which it passes in their cameras.
Heavy Rains Leave Uttarakhand Char Dhaam Pilgrims Stranded
byMost of the pilgrims who had come for the yatra are stranded somewhere in between their destinations to the four Dhaams
Govt Mulls New Trains for Char Dham, Hamirpur
bySave for narrow-gauge, vintage-value trains Kalka-Shimla and Pathankot-Jogidernagar, Himachal has no bulk carrier besides New Delhi-Una Janshatabadi and Delhi-Una Himachal Express which usually remain fully-booked round the year.