It was no doubt a frustrating day for students, commuters and tourists in Kullu-Manali who suffered the brunt of strike by private taxi and bus operators on Thursday. Thousands of tourists in Manali, who could not get taxi for them, remained confined to their hotels. Solang, Naggar, Manikaran and other tourist spots of Manali were

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

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

A massive landslide triggered by cloudburst near Shambal village in Mandi district of Himachal on Saturday morning blocked the Chandigarh-Manali national highway which left hundreds of vehicles stranded for about eight hours. According to police, the cloudburst occurred early in the morning at around 6am above the Manjhi Nullah. The debris which came down after

Despite frequent rainfall and warm weather, Rohtang pass has enough snow to entertain the tourists. Thousands of domestic and international tourists are thronging Rohtang to disport in snow. With increasing temperature and too much walking, snow has disappeared from Rohtang ground and Marhi. But tourists are enjoying the silvery snow at Sagu fall, Rahni Nullah

The early monsoon in plains is shedding summer tourist season in Manali with a slow pace. The hill town is recording constant fall in number of tourists’ arrival and most of the hotels have dropped their tariffs by 20 to 30 percent ahead of the off season. With the start of July month, the markets

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

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

If you are planning to visit Manali on a Tuesday, be prepared to face one of the worst traffic jams of the world. Here you would not be able to see the highway as vehicles on highways totally paused like they are parked. Rohtang pass and other snow points being closed as per the direction