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How to get e-Pass for travel into Himachal Pradesh
Owing to outbreak of Covid19 in India travel restrictions have been placed in Himachal Pradesh. As of September 2020 travelling within and outside Himachal Pradesh has been permitted. Here are the fine prints for e-Registration for travel in Himachal Pradesh. (Updated...
Shimla- A town of monkeys
by Nancy Trejos From USA Today travel page The first sign of trouble is when a monkey tries to snatch a handkerchief from my tour guide’s back pocket while we are waiting in line to get into Jakhu Temple, the highest point of this northern Indian town in the foothills...
How to get permit for visiting Rohtang Pass
Permit for Rohtang Pass, Manali From the year 2016 the National...
Season’s first snowfall on Rohtang Pass
Season's first snowfall was reported from all high passes namely Rohtang Pass, Kunzum Pass and Baralacha Pass in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Over 9 inch of snowfall was reported from Rohtang Pass while Kunzum and Baralacha recorded 6 inch of...
Two dead as Kalka Shimla toy train derails
Shimla (September 12. 2015): Two people died and at least eight others injured after a narrow gauge train derailed near Kalka this afternoon, a senior railway official said. "The accident occurred when the train was about 3.5km away from Kalka. The accident site...
Manali Taxi strike ends; Rohtang Pass open for tourists
Eleven day long strike by Manali taxi operators ended on Thursday, May 29, 2015 with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) providing partial relief by removing the exorbitant environment tax for vehicles going to Rohtang Pass. The strike ended Thursday evening in Manali...