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7 Days on the Manali-Leh Highway: What the Road Actually Demands of You

The road begins before you think it doesThe mistake most people make is treating Manali as a starting line. You arrive, sleep one night in a guesthouse off the Mall Road, and assume the body will sort itself out once the wheels start turning. It won't. The acclimatization that matters…

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Snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal, rain in several areas

Kothi in Manali received 27.5 cm of snow, Shimla’s Khadrala 5 cm, Kinnaur’s Kalpa 4 cm and Sangla 3.4 cm while Lahaul and Spiti’s Gondla recorded 15 cm of snowfall, Kukumseri 4.8 cm and Keylong 4 cm. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche warning for high altitude areas in four districts

The Defence Geoinformatics Research Establishment, Chandigarh, issued an orange alert on Saturday, with the possibility of avalanches in high altitude areas of Chamba, Kullu, Kinnaur, and Lahaul and Spiti districts in the next 24 hours. Read further on Dynamite News:

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HP: Lahaul and Spiti receive fresh snow, IMD issues Orange alert

India Meteorological Department (IMD) Shimla issued an Orange alert for isolated heavy rain and snowfall over Chamba, Kangra, Kullu and Mandi districts on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal Pradesh: Thick snow covers Lahaul-Spiti; Normal life disrupted

The Met Department of Shimla has issued a yellow watch for January 4-6, warning of thunderstorms, light rainfall, and squalls in several regions. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal: Manali-Leh highway in Lahaul-Spiti blocked due to flash floods

"Travellers are advised to avoid the area until the highway is fully reopened." Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal: Woman washed away in flashflood in Lahaul-Spiti

The local authorities immediately swung into action and started rescue efforts. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Himachal: Congress workers show black flags to Kangana Ranaut in Lahaul Spiti

Congress workers showed black flags and raised slogans against BJP Mandi candidate Kangana Ranaut during her visit to Kaza of Lahaul and Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Telecom connectivity reaches India's first village in Himachal

Telecom connectivity has reached India's first village, Kaurik and Guea, in Lahaul and Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Stranded tourists in Spiti Valley shifted; man killed in landslide during road clearing work

Meanwhile, over 650 roads, including five national highways, in the State remained closed for vehicular movement on Monday evening following several avalanches and landslides caused by incessant rain and snow for the past three days, according to the State emergency operation centre.

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Five national highways among 441 roads closed as snow, rain lash Himachal

A total of 290 roads are closed in Lahaul & Spiti, 58 in Chamba, 56 in Kinnaur, 17 in Kullu, 10 in Mandi, nine in Shimla and one in Kangra. At least 1,314 transformers are out of order in Himachal Pradesh, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre.

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Snow rain lashes Himachal Pradesh, four national highways among 350 roads shut

Snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh crippled daily life in the tribal Lahaul & Spiti and the Kinnaur districts while 350 roads, including four national highways in the state, were closed for traffic.

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Photos: 21 drought prone villages in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul to get irrigation water from 15,000 feet height

SHIMLA: Post independence wait of the residents of around two dozen villages of Tandi and Warpa panchayats of Lahaul valley in tribal Lahaul-Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh to have an effective flow irrigation system is finally coming to an end with the Jal Shakti Department all set to construct the…

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Himachal Pradesh: Lahaul MLA raises boundary dispute with Ladakh in state Assembly

SHIMLA: The issue of border dispute between Himachal Pradesh and Leh-Ladakh echoed in the monsoon session of state assembly on Thursday.

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2,000 tourists stranded in Kasol evacuated, says Himachal CM Sukhu

Over 2,000 tourists stranded in Kasol area of Himachal Pradesh' ’Kullu district have been safely evacuated, CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukku said. He added that 300 tourist vehicles stuck in Lahaul have left for their respective destinations.

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Avalanche kills two labourers of Border Roads Organisation in Lahaul in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Two labourers of Border Roads Organisation were killed while another is missing after they were hit by an avalanche near Chika in Lahaul sub division of Lahaul-Spiti district on Sunday evening.

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Himachal Pradesh prone to natural disasters, says study

Latest State of Environment report shows the hill State is vulnerable to 25 out of 33 identified types of hazards

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Shimla: Tap water reaches India’s highest village, in Spiti

SHIMLA: Tap water has reached India’s highest village, Tashigang, which is 15,256 feet above the sea level in Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti valley and only 10 kilometres from China. Along with Lahaul-Spiti, three other districts (Una, Chamba, and Kinnaur) have 100% functional household tap connections (FHTC) under Jal Jeevan Mission, while…

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President Ram Nath Kovind visit will not hamper tourism activities: Himachal police

MANALI: Tourism activities in Manali and Lahaul will not be hampered during the President of India Ram Nath Kovind’s visit on Saturday, the police has clarified. The President will visit Atal tunnel, Sissu and Manali (Bahang) during his one day tour on Saturday. To minimize the damage to tourism, police…

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Himachal Pradesh: President Ram Nath Kovind to visit Atal Tunnel on June 11

MANALI: President of India Ram Nath Kovind will visit engineering marvel Atal tunnel on June 11, for which Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti administrations have started preparations.

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Jaipur girl dies during family trip to Lahaul valley in Himachal Pradesh

JAIPUR: A 24-year-old engineering graduate girl of Sanganer area was killed on Sunday after being trapped in an avalanche for over two hours as a portion of it caved in at Koksar in Himachal Pradesh’s Lahaul valley.

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Jaipur tourist trapped under Lahaul avalanche near Atal Tunnel, dies

MANALI: A 24-year-old tourist from Jaipur, Rajasthan, who was trapped inside an avalanche for over two hours after a portion of it caved in at Koksar in Himachal's Lahaul valley, died while she was being moved to hospital on Sunday late evening.

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Maximum temperatures unusually high in Himachal Pradesh

SHIMLA: Maximum temperatures in March were unusually high this year and stations in Kangra, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti and Solan districts have recorded all-time high temperatures in March, surpassing previous records. Many parts of the state have been reeling under heat waves for past few days, with both minimum and maximum temperatures…

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Himachal Pradesh: Avalanche hits 2 cars, close shave for 4 tourists

MANALI: Five people, including four tourists from Maharashtra, had a narrow escape when two vehicles were struck by an avalanche near Teling nullah of Lahaul valley on the Manali-Leh national highway on Wednesday evening. With the avalanche covering the road, nearly 250 vehicles were stuck on either side of the…

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Himachal Pradesh: Atal Tunnel, Lahaul valley reopen for tourists after one month

MANALI: Closed for over a month following heavy snowfall, Atal tunnel and Lahaul valley, both major tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh, have reopened for visitors.

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