Shimla

Is heavily congested Shimla, once a haven of pristine beauty, heading for a major disaster?

Has Shimla crossed the limits of its sustainability and will the government wake up  following massive destruction, building collapses, landslides…

8 months ago

PM sends J P Nadda ,Anurag Thakur to assess disaster affected areas,Shimla

Shimla: Alarmed over the about reports of devastations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent BJP national President J P Nadda…

9 months ago

Shimla’s Iconic Town Hall Gets World-Class Food Court To Woo Tourists

Shimla has got a new attraction for tourists. The British-era’s majestic Town Hall is being converted into a world-class restaurant…

9 months ago

After Raj Niwas, Shimla’s historic Raj Bhawan too being thrown open to tourists

Shimla: Four months after the 173-year-old majestic Rashtrapati Niwas, a summer holiday retreat of the President of India on the…

9 months ago

Shimla’s iconic Town Hall gets world-class food court to woo tourists

Shimla has got a new attraction for tourists with the British era city’s majestic Town Hall being converted into a…

9 months ago

Taps go dry in Shimla as rains hit water supply, Manali cut off by monsoon fury

Shimla: Hit hard by the unprecedented monsoon fury, Himachal Pradesh is struggling to cope with flash floods that have washed…

10 months ago

Sukhu Govt gives go-ahead to axe Shimla’s green lungs, environmentalists shocked

Shimla:  Environmentalists are shocked over the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu Cabinet’s decision to allow construction activity in most of Shimla’s pristine…

11 months ago

Shimla’s iconic Ridge faces danger due to tourist festival, ex-deputy mayor moves High Court

Shimla’s heritage landmark—the iconic Ridge, a sprawling open space hosting a British era 1 million-gallon water storage tank beneath it,…

11 months ago

Shimla’s 143-year-old Bantony Castle is new tourist attraction with a slice of history

Shimla:  It’s a common saying in Shimla that every corner of this British era town, has a piece of history…

12 months ago

Priyanka Gandhi visits Hanuman temple in Shimla amid Karnataka poll results

Shimla: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Shimla’s popular Jakhu temple of Lord Hanuman in the morning as the…

12 months ago

Congress leaders make beeline for Lord Hanuman temple in Shimla after Karnataka fiasco

Shimla: The Congress has gone into damage control mode in Himachal after the backlash in Karnataka over the ‘Bajrang Dal…

1 year ago

President Murmu leaves her mark as Shimla’s 173-year-old heritage Rashtrapati Niwas is thrown open to public

Shimla: In her first visit to Shimla, President Droupadi Murmu, may have spent just four days in the Himachal capital—known…

1 year ago

Iconic President’s Retreat in Shimla hills being thrown open to public in booster shot for tourism

In another shot in the arm for Himachal tourism, President Droupadi Murmu has decided to throw open the majestic Rashtrapati…

1 year ago

Himachal gears up for war on drugs as addiction soars in key tourist hubs

Shimla: In the biggest drug seizure drive in Mandi two days back, a scrap dealer – Kali Dass, 42, hailing…

1 year ago

Fear in quake-prone Shimla after Turkey’s devastating temblor

The deadly earthquake in Turkey has triggered latent fears about the fate of Himachal Pradesh and its hill towns. The…

1 year ago

Snowless Shimla emerges as a worrying climatic signal

Shimla, one of north India’s most favoured winter destinations is going without snow this year even though other districts in…

1 year ago

Season’s first snowfall in Shimla cheers tourists

Shimla: After keeping Shimla at toes for over a month, Snow finally descended on the hill town bringing cheers to…

1 year ago

BJP fields Shimla’s ‘Chaiwala’ in the state-capital’s tight contest

“Even in the rarest of my dreams, I never thought of myself as a ticket favourite to a place like…

2 years ago

Himachal Congress chief’s swipe at Rahul, Priyanka shows party is in disarray ahead of polls

The Congress high command decided to make sitting MP Pratibha Singh party Chief in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the polls,…

2 years ago

Chandigarh University shut for a week, two men arrested in obscene video case

Chandigarh University has been shut down for a week following massive protests by students demanding action on the alleged leak…

2 years ago

Flyover collapses on Shimla highway as rains lash Himachal

<p> A huge portion of a flyover connecting the four-lane tunnel on Kalka-Shimla National Highway-5 collapsed on Thursday due to…

2 years ago