Shimla, June 1 -- The five-day International Summer Festival Shimla 2025 was inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla in Shimla on Sunday.

The event commenced with a traditional lamp-lighting ceremony in the presence of dignitaries, including Secretary to the Governor CP Verma, Additional Deputy Commissioner Abhishek Verma, local councillors, and others.

Anupam Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner and Chairperson of the Summer Festival Organising Committee, welcomed and felicitated the chief guest and other attendees.

Earlier last month, many tourists participated in the boat race held at Ooty Boat House in Ooty town of the Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu on May 13.

District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Taneenru and Superintend...