Dry spell raises temperatures in Himachal hills
July 18th, 2012 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh were warm again Wednesday as monsoon remained elusive, with the state's Paonta Sahib town recording a high of 39 degrees ... Read more...
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Warming Himachal hills portend rains?
July 3rd, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were warm due to the continuing dry spell, with the state's Una town recording a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius, ... Read more...
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Temperatures soar across Himachal, rain in store
June 21st, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh again saw the mercury rising Thursday, recording temperatures three to seven degrees above the average. But the Met office forecast rains ... Read more...
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Rains in store in Himachal Pradesh
June 4th, 2012 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 4 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh will get relief from the scorching heat as the Met office Monday forecast rains and thundershowers soon, even as the state ... Read more...
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Heat grips Shimla too (Lead)
May 29th, 2012 - 8:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The searing summer heat has not even spared Shimla, the popular hill resort people normally flock to in this season.The hills of Himachal Pradesh were unusually ... Read more...
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Shimla’s temperature 6 degrees above average
May 29th, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were unusually hot with prominent tourist spots recording maximum temperatures two to five degrees above the average, the weather office ... Read more...
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Summer of peace: Kashmir tourism never had it this big (With Images)
May 29th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, May 29 (IANS) It's another summer of peace for Jammu and Kashmir and tourists are flocking like never before to this picturesque land of meadows, streams and hills ... Read more...
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Save Kosi river corridor, save tigers: WWF
March 18th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Highlighting the importance of the Kosi river corridor in the Corbett tiger reserve in Uttarakhand, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) said Sunday that the crucial ... Read more...
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French tourist killed in Egypt
January 29th, 2012 - 8:27 am ICT by IANS
Cairo, Jan 29 (IANS) A 42-year-old French tourist was killed by robbers at a currency exchange shop in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Xinhua reported.The masked gunmen ... Read more...
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More snow in Manali, Kalpa and higher reaches of Himachal
January 26th, 2012 - 1:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 26 (IANS) More snowfall in the picturesque tourist resorts of Manali and Kalpa and the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh in the past 24 hours kept the temperatures ... Read more...
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Fresh snow in Shimla, Manali
January 12th, 2012 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) Fresh snow in Himachal Pradesh's tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali Thursday resulted in cold wave conditions continuing in the state. The Met office said ... Read more...
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More snow in Shimla, Manali (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's picturesque tourist resorts Shimla and Manali witnessed light to moderate snowfall Thursday, cheering up the hospitality sector as tourists started to pour in.While Shimla ... Read more...
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Himachal’s Keylong in deep freeze at minus 6.1 degrees
December 24th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 24 (IANS) Many parts of Himachal Pradesh reeled under severe cold Saturday, with the minimum temperature staying below freezing point in many tourist resorts, except Shimla.Keylong, the headquarters ... Read more...
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Himachal’s snowy peaks pull in tourists
December 12th, 2011 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts like Narkanda and Manali are wrapped up in a blanket of white, with snowfall turning the hill stations more picturesque ... Read more...
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Snow in Manali hills, tourists happy on 11.11.11
November 11th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 11 (IANS) It was 11.11.11 and the thick blanket of snow covering the hills surrounding this picturesque Himalayan town made it all the more perfect for ... Read more...
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12 killed in Mexico drug violence
October 3rd, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Oct 3 (IANS) Twelve people were allegedly shot dead by a drug gang in two Mexican tourist resorts, Xinhua reported.Five people were killed in a drive-by shooting outside ... Read more...
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Oz couple in India on trail of lost son
September 14th, 2011 - 9:48 am ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Sep 14 (IANS) "If I am gone, I am not dead. I have gone to free my mind..." These are lines in the memoir of a ... Read more...
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Geelani’s shutdown call hits life in Srinagar
June 11th, 2011 - 12:35 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, June 11 (IANS) Life across the Jammu and Kashmir summer capital was affected Saturday following a shutdown called by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, whom the authorities placed ... Read more...
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Rain lower temperature in Himachal
May 1st, 2011 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Rains in Himachal Pradesh Sunday brought some relief from heat. Most tourist hubs saw spells of showers and more rain is on the way, a ... Read more...
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Still snowing tourists in Himachal hills
March 25th, 2011 - 1:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 25 (IANS) As spring slowly melts into summer, tourists from the plains are rushing right into the arms of the Himachal Pradesh hills that are still magically ... Read more...
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Shimla wrapped up in white blanket again
February 24th, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla and its nearby tourist spots Thursday woke up to a white sheet of snow, turning the hill stations more picturesque. The minimum temperature recorded ... Read more...
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Tourism: Kashmir’s loss is Himachal’s gain
August 5th, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Aug 5 (IANS) Protests in Jammu and Kashmir have triggered a surge in tourist footfalls in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh. Hill stations like Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie and Dharamsala have been ... Read more...
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Snow, rain in Himachal Pradesh
June 8th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 8 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell sharply Tuesday following heavy rain in low and mid hills and moderate snowfall in the higher reaches with Arki town recording the ... Read more...
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Himachal continues to experience warm weather
June 1st, 2010 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh continued to experience warm weather Tuesday with the temperature recorded two to five degrees Celsius above the average, the weatherman said. State capital Shimla saw ... Read more...
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Rain in Himachal brings cheer to tourists
May 28th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, May 28 (IANS) Widespread rain in Himachal Pradesh Friday brought cheer to tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat wave in the northern plains.
Most of the ... Read more...
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Himachal hills are unusually hot this year
April 11th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 11 (IANS) As Shimla recorded its second hottest March since 1901 this year, the hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience a summer hotter than usual with temperatures in ... Read more...
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Kerala to build urban entertainment centre
March 26th, 2010 - 7:02 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, March 26 (IANS) State-owned Tourist Resorts Kerala Limited (TRKL) will set up an urban recreation-cum-commercial centre in the city through public-private partnership to boost tourism in the state further.
TRKL ... Read more...
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Fresh snowfall in Himachal Pradesh
February 23rd, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist resorts near Shimla saw fresh snowfall early Tuesday, leading to a considerable fall in temperature.
Just a half-hour drive from here, Kufri, located 2,510 ... Read more...
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Organic vegetables the new taste of Sekhawati tourism (IANS Travel)
February 20th, 2010 - 11:33 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Nawalgarh (Rajasthan), Feb 20 (IANS) The platter is turning pure in Sekhawati - the historic land of Sekhawat Rajputs known for its palatial family homes or havelis of the country's ... Read more...
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Maldives to phase out polluting chemicals 20 years early
February 17th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Male, Feb 17 (IANS) The Maldives has pledged to phase out by 2020 a group of chemicals which thin out the earth's ozone layer and warm the atmosphere, according to the UN ... Read more...
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No white Christmas in Himachal tourist spots
December 23rd, 2009 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Dec 23 (IANS) There will be no white Christmas in the popular tourist resorts of Himachal Pradesh, the weather office here predicted Wednesday. Thousands of holidaymakers have booked hotels across ... Read more...
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Pacific quake toll rises to 110
October 1st, 2009 - 9:51 am ICT by IANS
Wellington, Oct 1 (DPA) More than 6,000 people were reported homeless Wednesday in South Pacific island states as the official toll from the huge earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the region climbed ... Read more...
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Samoa Tsunami’s death toll climbs to 83
October 1st, 2009 - 2:59 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
American Samoa Islands, Sep 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A massive tsunami that hit Samoa yesterday has claimed more lives. With more people found dead, the toll has now risen to 83. A ... Read more...
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More than 120 killed in Pacific island tsunami (Roundup)
September 30th, 2009 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 30 (DPA) The Pacific island death toll from Tuesday's tsunami, which was triggered by a 8.0-magnitude undersea earthquake, continued to rise as more bodies were recovered from the debris ... Read more...
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More than 120 killed in Pacific tsunami (Third Lead)
September 30th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by IANS
Wellington, Sep 30 (DPA) More than 120 people were killed when a series of tsunamis triggered by a magnitude 8.0 earthquake swept across the South Pacific, reports from the region said ... Read more...
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