In a first scientific study of its kind, the state Wildlife Department, in partnership with the Nature Conservation Foundation, is laying camera traps to study the elusive and highly endangered snow leopard in the alpine …
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For The Seasoned Trekker – Great Himalayan National Park
If you are an intrepid trekker and want to test your nerves in the highly inhospitable terrain and tough climatic conditions of Himachal Pradesh’s Tirthan and Parvati valleys, then a 1,171 sq km Great Himalayan National Park (GNHP) is your …
Continue readingA Maharaja’s romance – Chail
Chail as we know it was conceived out of a romantic encounter, so the legend goes. Apparently Maharaja Bhupinder Singh of Patiala had commenced an affair with a British girl in Shimla, who was the …
Continue readingImperial legacy and Gurkha heritage – Subathu
Established as a cantonment after the British defeated the Gurkhas to control the hilly regions of Himachal Pradesh in the early part of the 19th Century, Subathu is still a memorabilia treasure house of these …
Continue readingTourists Wake Up To 2016-17 First Snowfall In Shimla
Shimla: Tourists and residents woke up to the city covered with the seasons first snowfall today. All traffic came to a halt and newspaper and milk supply was affected, but tourist made the best of …
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