How to get e-Pass for travel into Himachal Pradesh

Owing to outbreak of Covid19 in India travel restrictions have been placed in Himachal Pradesh. As of September 2020 travelling within and outside Himachal Pradesh has been permitted. Here are the fine prints for e-Registration for travel in Himachal Pradesh. (Updated...

Shimla- A town of monkeys

by Nancy Trejos From USA Today travel page The first sign of trouble is when a monkey tries to snatch a handkerchief from my tour guide’s back pocket while we are waiting in line to get into Jakhu Temple, the highest point of this northern Indian town in the foothills...

Season’s first snowfall on Rohtang Pass

Season’s first snowfall was reported from all high passes namely Rohtang Pass, Kunzum Pass and Baralacha Pass in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, October 25, 2015. Over 9 inch of snowfall was reported from Rohtang Pass while Kunzum and Baralacha recorded 6 inch of...

Two dead as Kalka Shimla toy train derails

Shimla (September 12. 2015):  Two people died and at least eight others injured after a narrow gauge train derailed near Kalka this afternoon, a senior railway official said. “The accident occurred when the train was about 3.5km away from Kalka. The accident...
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