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SHIMLA: At least six tourists from Gujarat were killed and four others injured after an SUV plunged into a 300-metre-deep gorge in the Chowari subdivision of Chamba district early Monday morning.The accident took place on the Lohru–Dalhousie road after the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle.The victims died on the spot, while the injured…
Dharamkot is known as the ‘Hippie Village’ of Himachal. The market is filled with lots of energy, and you will find that it has a very bohemian atmosphere; in fact, it stands in stark, bohemian contrast to the bustling hubs below. The market is made up of many cool, trendy cafes, as well as a…
A 19-year-old woman (R) was brutally beheaded by a 36-year-old man (L) in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district while on her way to college. MANDI: A 19-year-old college student was hacked to death in broad daylight in Gopalpur area of Sarkaghat subdivision in Mandi district on Monday, allegedly by a man from her village, triggering outrage…
File photo: Tibetan women in markets to cash in on winters Traditional Indo-Tibet trade, suspended during the Covid pandemic in 2020, is set to resume through the Shipki La pass in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district from June this year, state tribal development and revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi said on Sunday.He said earlier restrictions due…
Heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district has triggered a large-scale rescue and snow clearance operation near the Atal Tunnel in Manali, leaving more than a thousand vehicles stranded and prompting urgent intervention by authorities. The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has been carrying out continuous snow clearance work at the South Portal of the Atal…
Updates coming from Atal Tunnel, one of the country’s engineering marvels, suggest that nearly 1,000 vehicles were stranded on the evening of March 15 after the region suffered a sudden spell of snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh. The vehicles are close to the south of Manali and authorities have launched rescue operations….
Israelis usually visit from May to Aug — their preferred locations being Kasol, Pulga, Kalga, and Tosh village of Parvati valley (in pic), the Old Manali area, and Dharamkot, also called ‘mini-Israel’, near Dharamshala. KULLU: In the cool climes of Kullu Valley, hoteliers and homestay owners are glued to news streaming out of the conflict,…
SHIMLA/NEW DELHI: The dramatic standoff between Delhi Police and Himachal Pradesh Police over the arrest of three Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers for the shirtless protest at the AI Summit in Delhi dragged on till the early hours of Thursday.The Delhi-Haryana police team was stopped thrice by Shimla police — the last time at 4am…
How the Shimla–Delhi cops day-long high-voltage drama unfolded SHIMLA: A crackdown linked to the February 20 protest during the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi spiralled into an extraordinary inter-state standoff on Thrusday, after the pre-dawn arrest of three Youth Congress activists in Himachal Pradesh triggered counter-allegations of abduction, a police-versus-police confrontation on…
SHIMLA: A major inter-state jurisdictional row erupted Wednesday after Shimla Police registered an FIR against nearly 20 Delhi Police personnel for the alleged abduction of three Youth Congress members. The incident sparked a standoff with the Delhi team being detained at Dharampur, released by a court in Shimla, and then detained again at Shoghi.Later, Delhi…
