Warm clothes are back in Manali. The heavy pre-monsoon showers have brought down the temperature at a single stroke on Saturday. High altitude peaks around Manali experienced nominal snowfall, while lower regions received heavy rain. With Manali-Leh highway receiving rainfall, the entire root has become slippery, bogey and dangerous. Mandi, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and most of
Two yaks and their owner fell into a chasm when glacier, they were walking on, caved in at Sagu Fall below Rohtang pass on Wednesday evening. Owner of the yaks, Mangal was pulled out of the deep ditch with the help of ropes but the yaks are still missing. Fortunately, no tourists were riding the
Manali-Leh highway was restored for vehicular movement on Thursday morning (10 AM) but the frequent landslides are still posing threats to the travellers. The road stretch between Marhi and Rahni Nullah has been sinking for past 10 months. All efforts to stop the landslides have yielded no results. Even then more than ten thousand tourists
Thousands of air travellers who are seeking flights to Kullu-Manali are unhappy with the limited flight services in the district. At present only two airlines are providing their services on Delhi-Kullu route but they have already been booked till July. Kingfisher is the only airline that is operating daily flights between Delhi and Kullu. Air
Rohtang pass will remain closed on Wednesday
- Manali-Rohtang Highway
- landslide, Manali Leh road status, Manali-Rohtang highway, marhi, Rahni Nullah
Rohtang highway has been closed for the vehicular movement on Wednesday. As the tourists were crossing 300 meter sinking zone near Rahni Nullah to reach Rohtang pass without knowing the dangers associated with landslides, the highway was inviting a big tragedy. Tuesday is the ‘no traffic day’ on the highway but Border Roads Organization has
Rohtang turns ski resort
- Adventure Sports
- Rohtang pass, Skiing, skiing in himachal, skiing in india, skiing in manali, snow boarding
: Situated at a height of 13,050 feet, Rohtang pass, the famous tourist spot of Manali has turned a ski resort as the slopes of Marhi, Rahni Nullah, Rohtang have left thousands of tourists mesmerized with winter games. Covered with 3 to 20 feet snow, the valley is inviting adventure lovers from around the world.
This village waits for their Godfather
- Destinations
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prini, prini village, vajpayee village in manali, vajpayee's house in manali
This Kullu village considers itself orphaned as its master, caretaker, ideal and everything has left its occupants for a long time now. He is sick. And he cannot come here to meet his children who have been praying for his good health for five years. Prini, a tiny hamlet near Manali where former prime minister
Huge rocks and debris are continuously falling on the highway between Manali and Rohtang but lured by the picturesque Rohtang pass, tourists are driving fearlessly putting their lives on stake. Around 300 meters stretch of highway between Marhi and Rohtang is sinking rapidly and rocks are flying over the vehicles. Fearing accident, most of the
Bothered by the summer, VIPs from plains are thronging Manali to enjoy the cool hospitality of cold weather. Upendarjeet Kaur, daughter of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is enjoying the pleasant weather of Manali while wife of Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Payal has already reached here. According to the police sources, more VIPs
Ladakhi yak wool products beat goat and rabbit wool
- Manali
- himachal shawls, kinnauri shawl, kullu hadicraft, kullu shawls, kulluvi cap, kulluvi shawl, manali shawls, muffler, yak wool
Shawls, mufflers, caps, jackets and socks made of Ladakhi yak wool are in great demand in Kullu. The consumption of yak wool handicrafts in local markets has gone almost double than the traditional goat and angora (rabbit) wools this year. Yak is widely reared in Spiti and Ladakh region. The raw yak wool is very