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Himachal Tourism hotels to start in-house organic farming

Himachal Tourism hotels to start in-house organic farming

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) would soon offer organic fare in it’s hotel and restaurants by constructing poly-houses on experimental basis. HPTDC will build poly-houses at it’s Palace hotel at Chail and at Barog and will cultivate vegetables for it’s in-house consumption.
This was stated by Prof Dhumal in the 124th Board of [...]

Losar festivities at Palampur in Himachal

Losar festivities at Palampur in Himachal

Losar, the Tibetian New Year was celebrated in Dharamshala / Palampur area on February 14, 2010. On the traditional Tibetan calendar it was 2136 being bid a fond farewell and 2137 being greeted.
The Tibetan calendar is based on a lunar cycle of 60 years. It consists of 12 animals (Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, [...]

Himachal government seeks investments for 5 star hotels

Himachal government seeks investments for 5 star hotels

In order to promote high end tourism in the state, Himachal government is seeking investments from luxury hotel chains and has invited major hotel groups for setting up luxury five-star hotels in the state.
As per reports few major hotel chains namely the Hilton, Marriot and Taj have responded to the offer. Infrastructure companies like ICC [...]

Srikhand Mahadev Yatra – Part Two

Srikhand Mahadev Yatra – Part Two

Continued from part one of the article.
After Singh gad the next destination is Barahatti or Sangam, where a  temple of van devta Yachdoo is situated and is meeting point of two khadds (rivulets) which can be reached from two ways, one by crossing hill in a  zigzag way and is about 5-6 km and takes [...]

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