Tourists head to Himachal for snow
byShimla/Manali: With a picturesque blanket of white covering much of the landscape and a weekend beckoning, tourists today poured into Himachal Pradesh towns such as…
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Snowfall halts traffic on Srinagar-Jammu highway
bySrinagar (IANS) The Kashmir Valley today experienced fresh snowfall, forcing authorities to close the Srinagar-Jammu highway. Light snowfall started here and other towns of the…
Manali winter carnival to be held in February
byManali: Organizing committee of Winter Carnival – 2013 festival agreed to hold a five day event here in the popular tourist township during the…
Skiing team selections to be held in Manali
byManali: At a special Annual General Meeting convened here Himachal Pradesh Winter Games Association (HPWGA) decided to conduct trials for selection of ski team…
Manali hotel owners press for restoring air services to Kullu
byManali: Hit by no air services to any of the airports of Himachal Pradesh ever since Kingfisher Airlines was grounded, hotel owners of Manali…
Train fares hiked
byNew Delhi: Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today announced a hike in train fares, the first time in ten years, which are to come into effect from…
Jammu-Kargil flight launched
byJammu: Jammu and Kashmir’s Kargil town which remains cut off from the country for six months due to heavy snow fall welcomed the first civil…
Himachal tourism woos lady tourists with discount bonanza
byShimla: Himachal tourism woos lady tourists with discounts to tide over the winter lull in number of footfalls at the many properties at popular…
Its winter but Himachal hills are warmer than plains
byShimla: It’s better to be in the Himachal hills these days than in the plains. Life in the plains of northern India has come under…
Dal Lake gets Rs 356 crore for beautification
byJammu: The central government has sanctioned Rs.356 crore for the development and beautification of Srinagar’s iconic Dal Lake, said Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief Minister…