Shimla, Oct. 25 -- The Third International Shimla Flying Festival, coupled with a Pre-World Cup and Pre-Asian League Paragliding Championship and an MSME Hospitality Expo, took off on Saturday at Junga, about 35 kilometres from Shimla.

The four-day international event, being held from October 25 to 28, has drawn nearly 60 paragliding pilots from seven countries, including India, Malaysia, Finland, Indonesia, Nepal, South Korea, and China, alongside participants from 10 Indian states.

The festival was inaugurated by Naresh Chauhan, Principal Media Advisor to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who flagged off the first group of competitors, marking the official start of the event. Speaking to ANI, Chauhan described it...