Himachal hill resorts pounded by heavy snow
byShimla: The gathering western disturbance lashed much of North India, tightening its grip on the cold wave prevailing in the region as most hill…
Environment
More snow forecast in Kashmir Valley, Dal lake freezes
bySrinagar: The maximum temperature remained below the freezing point for the fifth day Thursday in Srinagar and the weather office forecast another major snowfall…
Himachal still paralysed by snowfall , freezing cold
byShimla : Despite the bright sun in the past three days life remains disrupted in much of Himachal Pradesh by the heavy snowfall and…
Diversion of forest land for power project threatens wildlife reserve in Himachal
byShimla: Facing resistance from environmentalists and conservationists, the Himachal government by doing a u-turn in recommending diversion of forest lands for a private sector…
Heavy snowfall , blizzards in Himachal
byShimla : Heavy snowfall along with blizzards hit Himachal Pradesh early Monday with the famous apple belt of Shimla district seeing the heaviest snowfall…
Hydropower projects in Himachal decimate forest lands
byShimla: In its drive to tap each potential unit of hydropower available in Himachal, it is the forests that are bearing the brunt as…
Tiger population in Uttarakhand may have increased
byDehradun : While this small mountain state may literally have been a graveyard for tigers during last year with about 19 felines having been…
Queen of hills abused by govt on new year’s eve
byShimla : For the first time in the long history of Shimla a unique tradition has been violated and destroyed . And ironically the…
No snow leaves New Year’s revelers high and dry in Himachal
byShimla: Bright sunny days in the hills of Himachal Pradesh are thawing away the tourists’ plans to usher in the New Year in a…
Himachal town planners hauled in court for haphazard constructions around Manali
byShimla: Finding fault with the ‘indiscriminate and haphazard construction’ being permitted in the hill state, especially in Kullu-Manali area, the Himachal High Court came…