With temperature dipping below 15 degrees Celsius, woollens are out in Manali in mid-August. The incessant rains in mid and lower hills and snowfall on high altitude peaks have caused a dramatic fall in mercury this month. Manali this month recorded minimum temperature of 10.5 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature was 23 degrees Celsius.
Many persons are feared killed after a flash flood caused by downpour swept away a Van at Rangri village near Manali at around 4.30pm on Tuesday. One more vehicle is feared buried in the flood. Work was on to recover the buried bodies. Lalit Kumar, an eyewitness told TOI that Ashali Nullah was looking calm
Heavy rains, landslides and floods lashed Himachal on Monday, causing traffic snarls as many link and major national highways were blocked. High alert has been sounded in Kullu district and emergency holiday in schools has been declared. No serious accident has been reported so far. Landslides caused by downpour have blocked the Chandigarh-Manali national highway
Fresh snowfall on mountains near Manali and Imp Instruction for travellers
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All the peaks near Manali including Rohtang, Deo Tibba, Hanuman Tibba, Seven Sisters, Hamta pass, Makarved and Shikarved are receiving heavy snowfall on Monday. Kullu, Manali, Mandi, Dharamshala, Dalhousie, Khajiar, Shimla and Kinnaur are experiencing heavy to moderate rains. Snow has blocked the Manali-Leh highway at Rohtang pass and Baralacha-la. The minimum temperature in Manali
Heavy snowfall, landslides and floods have brought disaster to the Himachal Pradesh. Most of the highways and link roads have been blocked, flights have been canceled, hundreds of tourists are stranded on highways and many trekkers, shepherds have been feared trapped between snows in mountains. Rohtang pass has received more than one-foot snow and entire
Snowfall on Baralacha-la doubles the joy of Jeep safari to Ladakh
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Snowfall on 16,500 feet high Baralacha-la on Manali-Leh highway has doubled the adventure of jeep safari. Hundreds of vehicles are leaving for Ladakh from Manali everyday – mostly carrying the passengers from Mumbai, West Bengal and abroad. Crossing the flooded brooks, snowcapped mountain tops, unmaintained roads and cold deserts has made this seasonal highway full
All you want to know about Leh-Ladakh
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Some important information about Leh Ladakh and Code of ethics for tourists
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No doubt ‘3 Idiots’ movie has earned fame to Ladakh. Especially Indians are longing for a glimpse of cold deserts with a blue lake in its arms. Not more people had heard the name “Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake” before the release of ‘3 Idiots movie’. Now thousands of travellers have been visiting Ladakh just
Once girls were abducted on August 15 in tribal Lahaul-Spiti
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Abducting girls for marriage on the occasion of August 15 celebrations in tribal Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal was once a tradition which more or less was influenced by the poverty. There are hundreds of tribals who liked girls at first sight on August 15 festivity, abducted them and made ‘Kuji Vivah’ (abducted marriage) with them.
Snowfall on Seven Sisters peaks in Manali
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Continuous rainfall and low atmospheric pressure in Himachal resulted in snowfall on Seven Sisters peaks in Kullu valley on Monday. No reports of snowfall from Rohtang, Baralacha-la and other peaks. Situated at around 30km north of Manali and ranging from 15,000 to 16,250 feet high, the Seven Sisters peaks have received snow after 2 months.