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A video showing a train coach strewn with garbage has gone viral, triggering a wider debate on civic behaviour, parenting, and public responsibility in India. The video clip that has been filmed inside a train compartment, shows a dirty scene of litter, full of food wrappers, plastic bottles, used spoons, and bedsheets scattered across the…
SHIMLA: Veer Soren, the 19-year-old grandson of former Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren and the son of Babulal Soren, died under mysterious circumstances in Manali on Tuesday.Veer had come to Manali with his friends on February 22 and stayed at a homestay in Simsa near Manali.According to police, Veer and his friends visited Solang valley…
KULLU: A tourist from Mumbai visiting Manali in Himachal Pradesh with relatives died suddenly Tuesday night, apparently from cold exposure. Police identified her as 38-year-old Priyanka Vishnu Dukhande, a resident of Kalachowki, Mumbai. Manali has been freezing in below-zero temperatures for the past few days.Police said Priyanka had gone to the picturesque Solang Valley, 15km…
It seems winter has once again tightened its grip across the Himalayas, with several popular destinations in North India recording sub-zero temperatures. Chill nights, frost mornings and snow-covered roads – these are some of the issues that a few regions are grappling with as cold waves intensify. There are places from hill towns to isolated high-altitude…
KULLU: A 10-hour traffic crawl for 15km. Sub-zero cold. Tourists ditch cars, walk on ice.Thousands of tourists remained stranded in Manali for a second straight day Sunday as icy roads and an unprecedented traffic surge brought the popular hill town in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district to a standstill.Exit routes out of Manali were the worst…
MANALI: Heavy snowfall over the past 48 hours has paralysed life in Manali, blocking national highways and leaving hundreds of tourists stranded amid freezing conditions.Nearly one to two feet of continuous snow accumulation, coupled with hazardous black ice on roads, has brought traffic to a complete halt on key highway stretches. About 7–8 kilometres of…
After weeks of anticipation, winter has finally announced its arrival in Himachal Pradesh, with a western disturbance bringing the season’s first spell of widespread and heavy snowfall across the hill state. The change in weather has been dramatic. Snow has blanketed high-altitude and tribal regions since last night, while lower-lying areas have seen rain accompanied…
KULLU: With the winter tourism season peaking, Manali and its surrounding areas are cramping under interminable traffic jams as thousands of visitors troop in daily ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations — a large chunk of them fleeing the fumes of Delhi.According to tourism department figures, around 1,000 vehicles from outside Himachal Pradesh are…
It’s the time of the year again! December marks the time when the breathtaking hill ranges are covered by the layers of beautiful white sheets. Among the most scenic and frequently visited hill ranges in the hill resort of Manali, which is also one of the most famous and scenic hill stations located in the…
