A landslide was reported in the village tholong Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul Spiti district resulting in the blockage of a road for traffic movement, officials said on Thursday.
On May 18, at 11 pm Border Roads organisation received information that few tourists were stranded on the Sarchu side of Baralacha La Pass, approximately one kilometre short of the top.
The associations which took part in the peace rally included Himalayan Buddhist Associations Lahaul and Spiti, Buddha Sewa Sangh Shimla, Kinnaur Students Welfare Association Shimla, Lahaul-Spiti Students Welfare Association Shimla, Indo Tibetan Friendship Society Shimla, Bharat Tibet Sama
Congress MLA from Lahaul and Spiti, a tribal constituency, Ravi Thakur recently wrote a letter to State party chief Pratibha Singh and complained that people of his constituency are not being heard in the Congress government.
After a continuous spell of abnormal temperature in Himachal Pradesh in February, the Met Office has forecast normality to be restored by the end of this month, as there will be a dip in the maximum temperature over the next few days.
Approximately 6,22,988 vehicles entered through Atal Tunnel Rohtang (ATR) in Lahaul valley in the year 2022 and around 6,50,711 vehicles exited through ATR, which is 12,73,699 vehicles in total during the year, said Lahaul and Spiti Police.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday informed that the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti in Himachal Pradesh received the season's first snowfall.
Despite the instructions of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu to ensure foolproof arrangements for the convenience of tourists, the large number of tourists arriving in Lahaul Spiti in the recent past has made it difficult for the authorities to cope.
According to the Election Commission of India (ECI), Simaur recorded the highest voter turnout at 41.89 per cent while Lahaul and Spiti recorded the lowest voter turnout at 21.95 per cent. A voter turnout was 34.05 per cent in Bilaspur, in Chamba it was at 28.3