Shimla: Though snowfall eluded the Himachal Pradesh capital here on Friday, the other tourist resort Manali had moderate snow of 6 cm and recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.4 degrees Celsius, Met said. The weather was expected to be dry after Sunday with the western disturbances likely receding from[Read More…]
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Kalpa, hills near Manali wrapped in white blanket
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s tourist destination Kalpa and hills overlooking Manali received more snow on Thursday, and the Met Office forecast widespread rain and snow till February 15. Residents and tourists have been advised not to venture in the high hills owing to avalanche warning by Manali-based Snow and Avalanche Study[Read More…]
Manali continues to experience snow, more in Himachal till Jan 9
Shimla, Even as snow continued to elude Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla on Sunday, the picturesque tourist resort of Manali experienced snow on the second day too. There are chances of more rain and snow in the state till Wednesday, weather officials said. “Manali and the hills overlooking it experienced moderate[Read More…]
Tourists cheer as Manali sees snow
Shimla, Snowfall continued to elude this Himachal Pradesh capital on Saturday, but the tourist resort of Manali had snow. The minimum temperature recorded at Manali was one degree Celsius, the weather office here said. “Most of the higher reaches in the state have been getting snow since last (Friday) night,”[Read More…]
Snow, rains bring down mercury in Himachal
Shimla: Snow and widespread rains on Saturday brought down temperatures across Himachal Pradesh, a Met official said. While the tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali witnessed rains, other hill stations like Kalpa and Chitkul in Kinnaur district and Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti received the season’s heaviest snow, the official said. Manali[Read More…]
Landslide in Himachal claims at least five lives
At least five people were killed and around 50 others were feared dead after two HRTC buses got washed away following a massive landslide in Kotroopi area of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh early on Sunday. One bus was travelling to Chamba from Manali, and the other was on its[Read More…]
Season’s first snowfall blocks roads stranding tourists in Manali
Nearly 50 tourists are stranded in Kothi, Manali due to blocked roads. Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were snapped from the rest of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday due to heavy snowfall. Traffic bound for Shimla was disrupted at Shogi, about 15 km from Shimla, due to snowfall,[Read More…]