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Malana, known for hashish, ‘keeps’ pandemic at bay!
Malana, known for Malana Cream, the most sought-after forms of hashish across the globe, has kept outsiders and the Covid-19 pandemic at bay -- an uphill task for the ancient Himalayan village where the legend of Alexander the Great lives…
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough: As BRO links Manali-Leh axis in record time
Cutting mountains of snow, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), a wing of the Defence Ministry that maintains the strategic highways, in a historic feat has managed to link this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with Leh in Ladakh two months…
Kiara Advani shares her Manali ‘snow glow’
Bollywood actress Kiara Advani is currently in Manali, shooting for her upcoming film, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2. On Friday she posted a photograph clicked in the snow.In the photo, Kiara wears a white top, a woollen cap and pink gloves. "Snow…
Atal Tunnel will help strengthen border infrastructure: Narendra Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the newly inaugurated Atal Tunnel beneath the Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district would help give a fresh boost to India's border infrastructure."It is an example of world-class…
Narendra Modi opens strategic horseshoe-shaped Atal Tunnel in Himalayas
After a decade of sheer hard work by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the strategic Atal Tunnel, one of the world's most challenging and a marvel of engineering motorways, in the…
Rohtang highway tunnel to prove blessing for T-90 tanks too
One of the world's most challenging and a marvel of engineering motorways -- the Rohtang Pass highway tunnel -- in the Himalayas is strategic as it will bring the Indian Army with its T-90 tanks and infantry combat vehicles closer to the…
Winter sports will be encouraged in the state : Jai Ram Thakur
While listening to public grievance during his stay in Manali today, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the government is committed to give new direction to the possibilities of tourism in the state and to promote tourism in every…
Strategic Rohtang tunnel named after Vajpayee near completion: Lt Gen Harpal Singh
With Prime Minister Narendra Modi likely to inaugurate the strategic Rohtang tunnel named after the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee next month, Border Roads Organisation (BRO) Director General Lt Gen Harpal Singh on Saturday reviewed its…
Jai Ram Thakur presides over meeting with senior officers of BRO regarding Atal Tunnel
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, while presiding over the meeting with the senior officers of Border Road Organisation (BRO) at Project Headquarter of Atal Tunnel, Manali in Kullu district, directed them for ensuring time bound completion of…