Move over crowded Manali & Shimla, here're offbeat destinations to beat summer heat
Travel | Jun 24, 2019, 01:59 PM ISTThese untouched offbeat destinations are so gorgeous that they will make you forget Shimla and Manali.
These untouched offbeat destinations are so gorgeous that they will make you forget Shimla and Manali.
BJP leader and former Deputy Prime Minister L.K. Advani will be visiting the Himachal Pradesh capital for a weeklong sojourn this week, officials said on Wednesday.
Himachal Pradesh is one of the best tourist destinations for summers. One can experience amazing scenic beauty, serene landscapes in places like Manali, Shimla, Dalhousie and many more.
Indu Goswami said the Congress, by issuing such statements, wants to show that the women, who constitute around half of the country's population, are "weak".
The accident took place near Shalang village in Lag Valley of Kullu, police said.
The vacations in all primary and senior secondary schools have been extended by two days, Shimla district magistrate said.
According to the Met office, cold wave conditions are likely at isolated pockets of the city.
A 3-magnitude earthquake was recorded at 9:11 am, Shimla Meteorological Centre Director Manmohan Singh said.
Shimla was originally called Shyamala, it was renamed to Simla as the Britishers found it tough to pronounce. The name later became Shimla.
The accident occurred in Mancholi area of Shimla when the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus was on its way to Khadar village from Chaupal on Sunday, police said.
Rescue operation is underway. More details are awaited.
The accident happened at Snail, three kilometres from Kuddu on Tiyuni Road.
Yug murder case: The skeletal remains of the boy were found in a water tank at the Keleston locality two years later on August 22, 2016, leading to widespread protests across the town. The child was tortured and starved before being thrown in tank.
The local administration has put barricades around the cracks but is yet to take substantial steps to protect the area.
Commuters are using the Tahu road which witnessed huge traffic jams.
"As per the rainfall recorded on Tuesday, Shimla witnessed 118.6 mm rains during the last 24 hours. This is the highest rainfall in the city in a day in the last 68 years as per the data available with our department since 1951," Met department director Manmohan Singh told PTI.
Taking up the cause, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has been monitoring day-to-day working of the Municipal Corporation and issuing diktats almost every day in past four days just to ensure equal distribution of water in the city.
There is no water for us, please do not come here and select some other destination, one of them said.
The prevalent situation has forced people to buy water at exorbitant prices. A majority of localities in the city get potable water only once a week.
A majority of localities in Shimla are facing a severe water supply crisis, getting potable water only once a week.
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