strategic Manali-Leh NH-21 was today closed for vehicular traffic due to heavy snowfall on the 13,050 feet high Rohtang Pass, also the gateway to the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti.NH-21 normally closes on October 31 for winter season, but this year it remained open till today after the Rohtang Pass recorded 27 cm snow.Vehicles will not proceed beyond Meri, 15-km from the tourist resort of Manali...
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Rescue teams today found the bodies of nine migrant labourers who were killed in the snowstorm (snip drift) at the 13,050-foot high Rohtang Pass yesterday.The administration had claimed that eight people were killed in the snow storm when a group of 70 labourers tried to cross the Rohtang despite warnings. They had come from the Lahaul valley on the other side of the Pass.The bodies recovered from...
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Manali, Nov 22 : Rescue teams have recovered at least ten bodies of snowstorm victims in the Manali hill resort area.According to officials, the victims are mostly labourers from Bihar and Jharkhand.It was estimated that over 80 people were stuck at the Rohatang Pass on Friday due to the snowstorm.The incident took place around 1:30 in the afternoon when about 85 people were trying to cross the pass...
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TAMBARAM: A private clinic in Manali offering rehabilitation for persons suffering from acute alcohol-related problems has been closed down. Four persons were arrested in this connection.According to Chennai Suburban Police Commissioner S.R.Jangid, the police were acting on a complaint lodged by a woman at the Manali police station. She said her husband was recently admitted to The Grace Foundation.However,...
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Manali, Nov 22 (ANI): Rescue teams have recovered at least ten bodies of snowstorm victims in the Manali hill resort area.According to officials, the victims are mostly labourers from Bihar and Jharkhand.It was estimated that over 80 people were stuck at the Rohatang Pass on Friday due to the snowstorm.The incident took place around 1:30 in the afternoon when about 85 people were trying to cross the...
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Manali (HP), Nov 9 (ANI): With the onset of the wedding season, Manali has become a favourite honeymoon destination for newly wed couples.Manali is the sought after destination for spending quality time with nature and is also the place to spend cherished moments especially for newly weds."A week before we got married and then we thought let's celebrate it and leave it upto God, who has made in such...
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snow has come earlyfor the mountain areas, delighting even those residing on the plains. It’sjust November, yet the white-spread on craggy slopes heralds of tourist season.Officially, the season would begin by this month-end; unofficially, it’soff to a rocking start.“It’s crazy. The winter touristseason peaks around Christmas. This time, it’s not even mid-month and weare swamped with visitors,” an...
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the onset of the wedding season, Manali has become a favourite honeymoon destination for newly wed couples.Manali is the sought after destination for spending quality time with nature and is also the place to spend cherished moments especially for newly weds."A week before we got married and then we thought let's celebrate it and leave it upto God, who has made in such a way that we never thought of....
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snow-bound Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, closed since Nov 9, could be reopened in a day or two, said engineers Saturday busy clearing the 13,050 feet-high pass of snow.The snow clearing has been going on for the past five days, S.K. Doon of the General Reserve Engineering Force (GREF), a government agency that maintains the Manali-Leh highway that passes through Rohtang Pass, told...
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For those of you interested in skiing, Indiahikes will organised a winter trekking and skiing camp in January 2010 amid the snow-capped mountains of Manali in Himachal Pradesh.Devised for beginners, the ski course comprises basic techniques such as balancing and slow turns before participants graduate to downhill runs.The course intends to provide an adventurous experience of snow, and the skiing camp...
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