Marking World Tourism Day, Himachal Pradesh tourism development corporation (HPTDC) and Manali hoteliers’ association officials on Tuesday accorded a warm welcome to tourists arriving Manali. All the passengers arriving by flight and HPTDC buses were offered flowers and traditional Himachali caps. Kulluvi folk dance was arranged on Mall to make them cheered. Some tourists too

Persecuted by the dilapidated condition of Manali Mall Road which has screwed up the tourism in Manali, the beopar mandal has announced total bandh on Friday. They have warned government to speed up the renovation work on Mall Road; otherwise, they will go further than this. Tender of renovation of entire Mall Road has been

The incessant rainfall in Kullu district of Himachal, which is expected to continue throughout the week, has again brought the water level of Beas above normal. Administration is considering on extending the ban on river rafting in Beas which earlier used to be till September 15 every year. Rohtang pass, the gateway to Lahaul-Spiti, experienced

Cold waves have gripped mid-hill regions of Himachal following fresh snowfall in upper reaches of the state on Thursday. High altitude peaks surrounding Lahaul-Spiti, Kullu, Chamba, Kinnaur and Kangra have been experiencing moderate snowfall since Wednesday. Mid and lower hills are receiving intermittent rain dipping the temperature sharply. Snowfall was reported from Western Himalayan ranges,

Scared with the inclement weather on mountains, shepherds with herds of sheep and goats have started moving towards the plains. Extremely cold temperature and snowfall has driven them out of the danger zones. Himachal’s mountains have not seen proper sunlight for last two months. It’s raining intermittently on high altitude peaks every day and sometimes

Apart from shooting some important scenes for movie ‘Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya’, Ritesh Deshmukh and Genelia D’Souza have been caught having romance in Manali. Their fans are rushing shooting locations to click them together. They saw Salman Khan starrer ‘Bodyguard’ at Piccadilly cinema in Manali together. According to sources in film unit, they appreciated

August and September being the worst time in terms of tourism, tourist places of Himachal are longing for visitors. Hotel occupancy has limited only to 15 percent. Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie, Dharamshala and other major tourist places of Himachal are witnessing lean season time. Frequent landslides, cloudbursts and unavailability of snow are believed to be the