After battling a series of setbacks last year—including devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh that repeatedly disrupted vital road links to Ladakh, a prolonged agitation that turned violent and claimed four lives in police firing, and the adverse impact of the Pahalgam terror attack on travel sentiment—the Union Territory of Ladakh has staged a remarkable tourism revival this summer.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday inaugurated the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Jammu and announced that a similar centre would soon be established in Lucknow, further expanding India’s regional weather forecasting network.
Members of the Nihang organisation Tarna Dal on Wednesday began collecting what they termed a “Khalsa Tax” from vehicles entering Punjab from Himachal Pradesh, protesting against the entry tax imposed by the neighbouring hill state.
Congratulating party workers, elected representatives and party leadership, Tandon said the people of Himachal Pradesh have once again demonstrated their faith in the BJP’s vision of transparent governance, accountability and inclusive development.
The plains are burning. The hills are full. And somewhere on a mountain road outside Shimla, a family sits in a car that hasn't moved in forty minutes, wondering if the cool air was worth it.
In view of the inclement weather and snowfall the national highway Manali-Leh had been officially closed for all types of vehicles on 7 November.
“When the results will come on December 8, the BJP is going to form the government with full majority, the Congress party is only dreaming of forming the government,” said the party’s Himachal in-charge.
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List lists vultures as critically endangered species, and therefore the Wildlife Department began working to protect them more than 20 years ago.
After Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh is the second largest producer of apples in the country.
Though the Election Commission of India (ECI) provided a voluntary facility to 80 plus aged electors to vote through ballot papers at their homes, several aged persons did not opt for that facility and preferred to cast their votes through the electronic voting machine (EVM) at their respective polling station today.
