Christmas tourist rush to popular destinations chokes Manali, Solang and Atal Tunnel in HimachalFrom Saturday until 10:30 am on Sunday, a staggering 12,701 vehicles passed through Atal Tunnel Rohtang. Out of these, 6,571 entered Lahaul...
25 Dec, 2023, 11.39 AM IST
In a first, high-altitude Shinku La Pass connecting Lahaul with Zanskar Valley open for vehicles this time of yearThe Border Roads Organisation (BRO) will start the construction of a tunnel connecting Himachal Pradesh with Zanskar Valley in Ladakh by Ju...
17 Dec, 2022, 03.18 PM IST
Entire village in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul valley tests Covid positiveThe surge in cases in Lahaul valley has forced the administration to restrict tourist movement to Teling nullah near the north portal of th...
20 Nov, 2020, 11.53 AM IST
Dream of Atal Bihari Vajpayee's friend comes true after opening of Atal TunnelAmar Singh and Ram Dev, sons of Arjun Gopal alias Tshidawa, said their father had suggested the construction of the tunnel to the former pr...
03 Oct, 2020, 08.44 PM IST
Atal Tunnel: World's longest highway tunnel to reduce distance between Manali, Leh by 46 kmIt is the longest highway tunnel in the world. The strategically important tunnel is 9.02 km long and it connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti va...
03 Oct, 2020, 03.53 PM IST
BRO begins work in Rohtang tunnel after brief suspension due to coronavirusThe work on the Rohtang tunnel, which was christened as the Atal tunnel after former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee last year, is bein...
03 Oct, 2020, 09.47 AM IST
PM to inaugurate strategic Atal Tunnel at Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh on SaturdayAtal Tunnel is the longest highway tunnel in the world, and the 9.02 km long tunnel connects Manali to Lahaul-Spiti valley throughout the y...
01 Oct, 2020, 03.09 PM IST
Sino-India clash: Interstate movement of armed forces, CAPFs relaxed in Himachal PradeshThere is now no requirement of any e-pass or permit for interstate movement of the personnel of armed forces and Central Armed Police Force...
18 Jun, 2020, 10.42 PM IST
Coming soon: Winter access to Lahaul-SpitiBoth the portals of the tunnel, in Kullu and Lahaul districts, are on a right axis and will join without any fault and deviation, according...
11 Oct, 2017, 08.50 AM IST
Go on an offbeat trail this summer: Lahaul and Spiti have a lot to offer for trekkersIn May, as the snow begins to melt away, Lahaul and Spiti Valley become easier to access.
18 May, 2017, 08.03 AM IST
Strategic tunnel beneath Rohtang Pass likely to completed by 2019: Virbhadra SinghThe tunnel project beneath Rohtang Pass at a height of 13,050 ft was aimed to provide all weather connectivity to the tribal Lahaul Valley.
26 Aug, 2015, 01.41 AM IST
Find bliss amidst lush hills in the Lahual ValleyHow often have you felt the need to get out of your city and be in the lap of the mighty Himalayas for a fabulous trek that you’ve heard ab...
02 Jul, 2015, 10.50 AM IST
37 hydropower projects in ecologically sensitive Lahaul& SpitiThe Himachal government has allotted 37 hydropower projects with capacity of 2,292 MW in tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti with fragile e...
11 Feb, 2014, 10.59 PM IST
- Work on Rohtang tunnel project to be speeded up: Virbhadra Singh
The work on Rohtang tunnel will be speeded up to complete the project in shortest possible time, CM Virbhadra Singh said today.
17 May, 2013, 10.27 PM IST
- Snow decline in Lahaul sparks global warming fears
Contrary to the heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, the snow desert of the state -- Lahaul-Spiti -- has received negligible snow this year,...
17 Feb, 2012, 05.30 AM IST
'Himalayan glaciers here to stay'Studies conducted by glaciologists across the Himalayan region in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have shown that globa...
28 Jan, 2010, 04.03 AM IST
- HP govt to make all out efforts to complete Rohtang tunnel
The Himachal Pradesh government will make all out efforts and coordinate with the Centre to get the Rohtang tunnel completed at the earlies...
10 Feb, 2008, 02.44 AM IST