Wheels of hope: With reopened roads and volvos rolling, tourism eyes revival in Manali

Dharamshala, Oct. 1 -- With the withdrawal of monsoon, and resumption of luxury bus services to Manali after a hiatus, tourism stakeholders are hopeful of a revival as tourists have begin to trickle i... Read More

Bir-Billing skies see fewer flights as paragliding season resumes

Dharamshala, Sept. 30 -- After a two-month suspension during the monsoon, paragliding activities at Bir-Billing have resumed, but the season has got off to a slow start this year due to low tourist tu... Read More

Kangra hosts thriving White-rumped Vultures population but study flags looming threats

Dharamshala, Sept. 27 -- The quiet hills of Kangra supports a substantial population of critically endangered White-rumped Vultures estimated at approximately 1,377 individuals, reveals a new study by... Read More

Kangra airport to cut visibility requirement to reduce flight cancellations

Dharamshala, Sept. 24 -- In a bid to reduce flight cancellations at the Kangra airport, the airport authorities have put in motion the plan to reduce the visibility requirement for operations from the... Read More

Monsoon likely to withdraw from some parts of Himachal by Sept 22

Dharamshala, Sept. 22 -- The India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Shimla office on Sunday predicted that conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some par... Read More

Pong Dam water level rises above danger mark, moderate rainfall to continue in HP

Dharamshala, Sept. 18 -- The water level in the Pong Dam has risen to over five feet above its maximum capacity of 1,390 feet, recording 1,395.20 feet at 5 pm on Wednesday. As per the information shar... Read More

Rains wreak havoc in Himachal, 5 dead in Mandi, two missing

Dharamshala, Sept. 17 -- Heavy overnight rains caused severe flooding and landslides in Himachal Pradesh, resulting in a house collapse in Mandi's Sundernagar subdivision where three people died, whil... Read More

UN experts flag concern over meddling in Dalai Lama succession by China

Dharamshala, Sept. 16 -- A group of United Nations human rights experts has raised alarm over China's alleged interference in the succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the 14th Dalai Lama, and the d... Read More

Parliamentarians-in-exile express concern over critical situation in Tibet

Dharamshala, Sept. 15 -- Members of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile have expressed concern over the critical situation in Tibet and condemned China's "sinicisation policies". On the fourth day of the... Read More

Detection of dwarf virus in Kangra, Sirmaur raises concern among paddy farmers

Dharamshala, Sept. 13 -- The southern rice black-streaked dwarf virus (SRBSDV) has been detected in several paddy-growing pockets of Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and Sirmaur districts, raising concern am... Read More

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