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Sun, Jan 15 2012
Heavy snowfall warning in Himachal Pradesh

Heavy snowfall warning in Himachal Pradesh

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Heavy snowfall warning across Himachal Pradesh was issued by the weather office in Shimla on Saturday. (Jan 14, 2012) Director of Met office, Manmohan Singh said, ‘heavy to very heavy snowfall is... 

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Tue, Jul 19 2011
New Himachal Travel Forum

New Himachal Travel Forum

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We are pleased to launch a new travel discussion and research forum for Himachal Pradesh. This can be accessed at www.himachaltourisminfo.com One can simply ask questions and these can be answered by anyone.... 

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Mon, Jun 27 2011
Non Himachal vehicles banned to Rohtang Pass

Non Himachal vehicles banned to Rohtang Pass

Non Himachal registered cars have been banned to travel to Rohtang Pass. Reacting to massive traffic jams and numerous accidents on the Manali – Rohtang Pass route, the district administration... 

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Tue, Jan 18 2011
Jagson to start direct flight to Shimla, Manali

Jagson to start direct flight to Shimla, Manali

Shimla: For air traffic strapped Himachal Pradesh, some good news is in store. Jagson Airlines will start a new flight from Delhi to Kullu and Shimla from February. Jagosn CEO Koustav Dhar was quoted... 

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Wed, Nov 24 2010
Govt. finalizes heli taxi operators in Himachal

Govt. finalizes heli taxi operators in Himachal

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government official today said that the state government has finalised heli taxi service operators in the state to cater to high end tourists. Director, Tourism and Civil Aviation,... 

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Mon, Jul 12 2010
Monsoon discount in Himachal Tourism hotels

Monsoon discount in Himachal Tourism hotels

Shimla: With the advent of monsoon and dip in tourist  arrivals in the state, the government run Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has announced discounts in all its 57 hotels... 

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Fri, Jul 9 2010
Traffic opened on Rohtang Pass

Traffic opened on Rohtang Pass

Manali: Rohtang Pass was thrown open for traffic today after remaining closed for the past three days. HPTDC authorities in Manali confirmed the Manali – Leh bus service resumed today and the bus left... 

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Mon, Jul 5 2010
Himachal Tourism launches Manali Leh bus service

Himachal Tourism launches Manali Leh bus service

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has started the Manali – Leh deluxe bus service for the season 2010. Fare for one way journey will cost Rs. 2000 per person.     The... 

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Sat, Jul 3 2010
Himachal honors British ‘garbage girl’ Jodie Underhill with Green Award

Himachal honors British ‘garbage girl’ Jodie Underhill with Green Award

In a rare gesture a Briton, Jodie Underhill, was honored with the Green Hero Award by the Centre for Media Studies today at the Gaiety Theatre, Shimla. Jodie leads ‘Mountain Cleaners’ a voluntary organisation... 

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Wed, Jun 30 2010
Snowbound in Spiti

Snowbound in Spiti

It was June 9, 6:30 in the morning and Himanshu Prem Joshi was repeatedly rubbing his groggy eyes. It didn’t help. Everything around him remained stubbornly white. The tall mountains, the black patches... 

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