Author: Baldev S Chauhan
Holiday special Kalka-Shimla train from May 9
Shimla : With the tourist rush picking up in the Shimla hills the Indian Railways will start an extra holiday special train on the Kalka-Shimla heritage track. The seven bogey […]
Soon cheap electric taxis for Shimla tourists
Shimla : The Himachal Roadways plans to start cheap electric taxis and buses for tourists visiting the hill station. These taxis and buses will be available at the entrance of […]
Lahaul’s sole petrol pump opens after 5 months
Shimla : The only petrol pump in Himachal Pradesh’s remote Lahaul valley will start operating from Monday after a gap of five months. Reports said the petrol pump was serviced […]
Stolen idol found in Chamba
Shimla: Police have recovered an idol stolen from a temple in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district. The theft of the Nag temple idol in Churah area was reported to the police […]
Lightning strikes tree in Shimla
Shimla : A bolt of lightning struck a pine tree in Shimla’s Tutikandi forest area on Sunday. Luckily no one was passing by the spot. Due to the impact of […]
Man drowned in Tons river
Shimla : A man was swept away by turbulent waters of the Tons river on the Himachal Uttarakhand border, police said. The 19 year old was bathing in the river […]
Bull saves man from Bear
Shimla : A bear attacked a 65 year old man in a forest near Shimla but the grazing bull of the farmer came to his rescue and charged at the […]
Himachal’s wettest winter in 25 years
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh had the wettest winter in a quarter of a century recording 280 mm of rain and snow in the last two months, says the weather office. […]
Shimla gets first electric bus
Shimla : Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today flagged off an electric bus for Shimla town from the State Vidhan Sabha Complex on Monday. Thakur told reporters after the flagging […]
Himachal nod to set up 16 industrial units worth 309 crore
Shimla : The 6th meeting of the State Single Window Clearance & Monitoring Authority (SSWC&MA) has approved 16 proposals for setting up new industrial units and for expansion of existing […]