Himachal CM seeks expansion of railway network
byNew Delhi : Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh who called on union minister Pawan Kumar Bansal, ahead of finalizing the years railways budget at Delhi,…
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A train runs where the Buddha walked
bySarnath: It’s a trip down the Buddha’s lane, into antiquity and serenity. Tracking the Buddha’s path, the Mahaparinirvana Express is for the historian, the…
Migratory 123,000 waterfowl winter at Pong Dam wetland
bySpecies of migratory birds wintering in Pong Wetland, a Ramsar Site, is growing by the year with ornithologists sighting new species at the annual…
Heli-skiing 2013 season gets underway in Himachal
byManali: Exotic sport of heli-skiing in Kullu-Manali valley takes off on Saturday morning (2nd Feb, 2013) even as foreign tourists booked for a week…
Dalhousie bags best hill station of India award
byDelhi: Dalhousie, a picturesque hill station in Himachal Pradesh, on being selected as the most favoured hill station in India was conferred an award…
Can Himachal become the next New Zealand?
byWhen I called back home to tell dad about my upcoming week long holiday in New Zealand, he dismissed it, saying “What new are…
Bountiful snow brings life to standstill in Himachal hills
byShimla: Heavy snow has pounded much of the north western Himalayan belt, throwing normal life out of gears as traffic came to a standstill,…
Life haywire in Kashmir after snowfall
bySrinagar: People in Kashmir woke up to blanket of white today morning with the season’s first major snowfall, which disrupted electricity supply and also hit…
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…
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…