Shimla
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Himachal eyes personal rapid transit in Shimla
India | May 10, 2013, 07:04 AM ISTShimla, May 10: To decongest Shimla and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to set up personal rapid transit (PRT) as a green alternative transport mode, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here yesterday.The feasibility
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Ten must see Indian Summer Destinations
India | Apr 20, 2017, 03:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Summer vacations are to relax and unwind, to get away from your normal routine and spend quality time with your loved one's.With the month of May staring at us ominously from the calendar
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Shimla snowfall at eight-year record
India | Jan 19, 2013, 04:27 PM ISTShimla, Jan 19: The Queen of the Hills, as Shimla was fondly called by the British, recorded the highest snowfall on a single day January in the past eight years, a Met official said here
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Hills near Shimla, Manali get season's first snow
India | Nov 29, 2012, 06:24 PM ISTShimla, Nov 29: Hills near the popular tourist destinations of Shimla and Manali Thursday saw light snowfall - the season's first spell, a weather official said here, triggering a rush of tourists.Tourist spots near Shimla,
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Shimla's spooky tunnel no. 103
India | Mar 21, 2013, 05:56 PM ISTShimla: The Kalka–Shimla Railway which connects India's former summer capital to the plains of Punjab and Haryana offers a spectacular feast of the panoramic Shivalik foothills all along the route. On leaving Kalka, 2,152 ft
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Tremors in Himachal
India | Nov 06, 2012, 11:18 PM ISTShimla, Nov 6: Tremors of an earthquake of light intensity hit Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, triggering panic.No loss of life or damage to property has been reported."Tremors of an earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale
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Mahatma Gandhi's statue desecrated in Shimla
India | Oct 02, 2012, 10:43 PM ISTShimla, Oct 2: Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the historic Ridge was found desecrated early Tuesday on Gandhi Jayanti, the Mahatma's birth anniversary.Some miscreants placed a garland of glass bottles on the statue of Mahatma Gandhi,
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Shimla imposes Green Tax
India | Sep 16, 2012, 11:13 AM ISTShimla, Sep 15: Shimla Municipal Collection (SMC) on Sunday started the collection of "Green Tax" from the vehicles, which were not registered in Himachal Pradesh, at the time of entry in Shimla."SMC has implemented its
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Priyanka's House Near Shimla May Take Some More Time
India | Apr 23, 2011, 07:23 PM ISTShimla, April 23: The dream of Priyanka Vadra, daughter of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, to have a summer holiday home in the cool clime of the Himalayas may take a few more months to be