Several visitors attempting to reach Manali were compelled to trek around 10-20 kilometres while carrying luggage, making travel extremely exhausting, especially for children and elderly passengers. Meanwhile, tourists trying to leave the hill station are also stuck due to massive traffic
CM Sukhu invited tourists to visit the hill state and enjoy the snowfall, saying it would help boost the ongoing tourism season and strengthen the local economy.
An unexpected change in the weather has intensified the cold in the hilly regions. Over the past few days, temperatures have dropped sharply, disrupting daily life. As the cold deepens, people can be seen warming themselves around bonfires at various places.
Tourists have begun arriving in large numbers in Himachal Pradesh's capital, Shimla, following the season's first heavy snowfall, which continues intermittently in the region. Visitors who had reached the hill town over the past few days, closely tracking weather forecasts, waited patient
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The joint operation was carried out on Wednesday by Manipur Police, CRPF, Forest Department, and the NCB, where 53 acres of poppy cultivation were destroyed in the hill ranges of Moljol, Tusam, Vaichei-Naphai, and surrounding areas.
The hilly state of Himachal Pradesh recorded its sixth driest December in the last 125 years in 2025, a situation that has disappointed both tourists and farmers across the state.
The incident occurred on the night of December 30 in Beluguri Munda village near Howraghat in the hilly Karbi Anglong district. The deceased have been identified as Gardi Birua (43) and his wife Mira Birua (33).
The hill town of Manali is getting ready for New Year 2026 celebrations as a large number of tourists have begun to arrive from across the country. Ahead of the New Year, thousands of vehicles are reaching Manali, and hotels have already reported full advance bookings.
New Delhi [India], December 29: High in the hills of Sikkim, where mornings are quiet and time moves a little slower, Mount Zion School has been shaping a different kind of learning environment. Here, education is not hurried or boxed into exams and textbooks alone. Instead, learning grows n
Indian Army, CRPF, Rapid Action Force and a large number of state police personnel have been deployed in Kheroni and other violence-hit areas of the hilly district to maintain law and order.
The hill resort of Shimla is all set to welcome tourists with the start of the Winter Carnival on Wednesday, ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations.