Tag: Shimla

Traffic to Shimla, Manali restored after snowfall

Traffic to popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali, Chamba and Dalhousie that were cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh after snowfall were restored on Sunday after two days, officials said. The supply of essential commodities and transportation of struck tourists has started normalising. Even the electricity and water supply to Shimla and Manali has …

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January 8, 2017

A Pretty Disruption

January 8, 2017

Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie still cut off, tourists stranded

Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali, Chamba and Dalhousie remained cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Sunday. The supply of essential commodities and transportation of struck tourists was hampered on Sunday. The electricity supply has been disrupted here and in Manali since Friday night due to snapping of …

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January 8, 2017

Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie still cut off, tourists stranded

Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali, Chamba and Dalhousie remained cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Sunday. The supply of essential commodities and transportation of struck tourists was hampered on Sunday. The electricity supply has been disrupted here and in Manali since Friday night due to snapping of …

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January 8, 2017

Public to help in chalking out ‘Smart City’ plan for Shimla

Vying for inclusion in Centre’s Smart Cities project, the Municipal Corporation, Shimla would involve common people in preparing ‘Smart City’ plan for the ‘Queen of Hills’. The summer capital of Britishers was earlier neglected in first list of Smart Cities and instead, Dharamshala was selected, leaving the citizens high and dry. The MC Shimla Mayor, …

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January 6, 2017

Mild snow near Shimla hills triggers tourist rush

The tourist resorts of Kufri and Narkanda near Shimla experienced mild snow in the past 24 hours, the weather bureau said on Monday, triggering a rush of tourists. The state capital remained cloudy a day earlier and experienced a sunny morning on Monday. Shimla recorded the minimum temperature at 3.9 degrees Celsius, an official of …

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January 2, 2017

Tourists make beeline for Shimla to celebrate New Year

The  Queen of Hills, Shimla on Saturday saw huge rush of tourists, both domestic and foreign, to welcome the New Year. The other popular hill stations of Himachal Pradesh also witnessed sudden influx of tourists with the hope of  snowfall in the first week of 2017. The Winter Carnival in Shimla virtually turned the historic …

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January 1, 2017

Tourists make beeline for Shimla to celebrate New Year

The  Queen of Hills, Shimla on Saturday saw huge rush of tourists, both domestic and foreign, to welcome the New Year. The other popular hill stations of Himachal Pradesh also witnessed sudden influx of tourists with the hope of  snowfall in the first week of 2017. The Winter Carnival in Shimla virtually turned the historic …

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January 1, 2017

The Evening Shades

December 16, 2016

International seminar on ‘Science and Spirituality’ in Shimla

To address the present-day predicament, where a dialogue with science is most pertinent, a three-day-long international seminar is being organized in Shimla beginning November 21. “Science and Spirituality: Bridges of Understanding”, will be addressed by scholars from different disciplines of science and spirituality from their respective perspectives, an official of the Indian Institute of Advanced …

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November 21, 2016

Voyage of a lifetime

Slowly and smoothly she sways and slips into the forests, rattles on the bridges and glides next to the roads, rivers and lakes. On those never-ending tracks, the train takes us to places faraway. She takes you through tunnels and over the bridges. The transitions are magnificent and touch your heart. From lush green meadows …

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November 18, 2016