Shimla hotels slash rates on New Year ev... Hoteliers in Shimla had high hopes for the Christmas and New Year season but were left disappointed with an abrupt drop in arrivals in the city. It is 31st December,  the premium night for hoteliers in Shimla but many hotels reported vacancy at the time of filing of this report. Dip in arrivals in the...

Himachal engineer released by Somalian p... Raghubir Singh Pathania, the chief engineer aboard M.V. Kota Wajar, which was hijacked by the pirates Oct 15, spoke to his family in Fatehpur village near Dharamshala over phone. Cheer returned on the faces of the family of the Himachali engineer on a Singaporean ship hijacked by Somali pirates when he told...

Ice skating begins in Shimla... Clear weather and dip in the night temperature for the past few days has revived the ice skating in Shimla. This ice skating rink is the only rink in Asia where natural formation of ice happens. This year the natural formation of ice in the rink has started well in time. We are hopeful of having a good...

Hamirpur’s new cricket stadium ded... A newly built cricket stadium at Nadaun in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh was inaugurated by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today. The stadium has been named after Vajpayee on the occasion of his birthday. Speaking at the occasion the chief minister said the former prime  minister  had a soft...