Tag: Spiti valley
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Important feat
Nevertheless, it is an important achievement as it will reduce the distance between Manali and Leh by 46 km during a major part of the year and will cut down driving time between Lahaul and Spiti valleys from five or six hours to about 30 minutes.
October 4, 2020 -
Natives of Kinnaur suspend tourism activities till 1 Nov
Kinnaur district till date has reported as many as 138 Covid-19 cases and presently there 38 active cases.
September 19, 2020 -
Tribal natives to adhere to self-imposed ‘no tourisim activities’
The natives under the banner of Spiti Tourism Society, Kaza has appealed to the both domestic as well as the foreign travellers and tourist, not to visit the area, as the Spiti valley is closed for any kind of tourism activity for this year, specifically till 31 October.
September 18, 2020 -
Story books open new windows for tribal Spiti kids during lockdown
Hundreds of primary school students in these distant tough terrains have been introduced to the new world through picture and story books in Hindi, English and even Tibetan by a Delhi based NGO, Let’s Open a Book, over the last three years in their school libraries. Spiti tribals also include many Buddhists.
September 10, 2020 -
Youth’s body retrieved from glacial-fed Chandertal in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti Valley
The youth, Amar Chand Thakur, 19, belonging to Manali town reportedly drowned in the Chandertal lake on August 22 while holidaying.
August 26, 2020 -
Dhingri to enrich economy of HP’s tribal belt
The distant land of Spiti valley, the abode of ‘lamas’ (monks) and also an attraction for tourists from around the globe for its age old Buddhists monasteries.
May 15, 2020 -
Coronavirus scare: All Buddhist monasteries in Spiti Valley closes doors to outsiders
These religious places include all the five famous monasteries Kye, Tabo, Dhankar, Kungri, Tnagud located in the picturesque Spiti Valley.
March 17, 2020 -
Markanda for immediate relief to flood affected in Spiti valley
Days, after Spiti area was affected by flash floods in Shichling nullah, Agriculture and Tribal Development minister Ram Lal Markanda on Monday, ordered Public Works Department (PWD) to immediately provide relief to the affected. Addressing the closing ceremony of La Darcha fair 2018 in Lahaul Spiti district, he directed authorities to revamp the flood affected...
August 28, 2018 -
Compassion & coexistence
While the others parts of Himachal are affected by man-animal conflict, the Spiti valley in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti can boast of peaceful co-existence. In fact, the heart-warming empathy towards the endangered snow leopard in the Spiti valley has boosted the prospects of the animal in the region. Incidents reflecting sensitivity of...
April 8, 2018 -
International border in Himachal Pradesh in state of neglect
The international border in Spiti valley of Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh with Chinese occupied Tibet is in state of neglect, forcing the tribals leave the area for greener pastures with the passage of time. The trend of migration from cold desert Spiti, mainly of younger generation, which has continued over the last two decades,...
May 3, 2017