HIMACHAL PRADESH TOURISM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

India has vast adventure tourism potential due to its diversity of geography and opportunities. But many trek operators are doing good business but, unfortunately, cutting corners on the crucial issue of trekkers' physical safety, neglecting to chec...

Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation offers discounts on room rent in various hotel units during the monsoon season, excluding specific hotels in different regions.

After 50 years on the drawing board, Renuka Dam, which will provide 23,000 litres of water per second to Delhi in the dry months, looks set to become reality. But construction and filling up of the reservoir could take another eight years

There can be a debate on whether, after the run up that hotel stocks saw in the last three years, are they cheap or not, and whether one should buy them now. But when it comes to tourism and the possibility that it will grow at a much faster rate, t...

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu approved one-year age limit relaxation for 1226 Constable recruitment. State Cabinet meeting chaired by Sukhu granted the relaxation.

Delhi is in a water battle with Haryana and Himachal Pradesh in the Supreme Court, needing around 33.5 to 36.7 crore liters of water daily. The proposed Renuka Dam project could supply 23,000 liters per second to Delhi but has faced delays. The dam'...

In Himachal Pradesh's Mandi Lok Sabha constituency, the BJP's Kangana Ranaut and Congress's Vikramaditya Singh engage in a fierce campaign focusing on development, governance, and legacy. The battle for voter support intensifies as the two candidate...

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for enhancing India's global reputation through foreign policy initiatives during an event in Shimla.

In an interview with ET during his campaign, Thakur said soaring heat seems to have contributed to low voter turnout. One doesn't see much enthusiasm in the Opposition cadres, he said, adding that the morale of Congress and Opposition workers is not...

Congress' Vikramaditya Singh criticised Kangana Ranaut over remarks against the Dalai Lama which lead to a clash between their supporters in Lahaul and Spiti. Singh accused Ranaut of disrespecting the spiritual leader, while Ranaut blamed Congress f...

Congress leaders Vikramaditya Singh and Anand Sharma filed their nomination papers from Mandi and Kangra Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh, respectively. While Singh will take on BJP's Kangana Ranaut, Sharma is against BJP candidate Rajeev Bhardwa...

Rishikesh, Nainital, Kasauli, Jim Corbett, and other regions in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand have emerged as the top destinations. DLF and Tata Housing have already launched luxury housing projects in Himachal Pradesh with Eldeco, Sushma Group, ...

Looking for a unique holiday experience? Consider skydiving in Madhya Pradesh, exploring a “seabeach” in Rajasthan, or going on a temple trail in Goa. State tourism departments are promoting new destinations and activities to attract more travelers....

Himachal Pradesh suffered losses to the tune of Rs 9,905.77 crore due to the July and August rains, and more than 200 people were killed in rain-related incidents and accidents. Several people were also displaced.

Budget hospitality chain Oyo plans to launch 400 new properties in major spiritual hotspots of the country, including Ayodhya, Puri, Shirdi, Varanasi, Amritsar, Tirupati, Haridwar, Katra-Vaishno Devi, and the Char Dham route. This move is in respons...

Budget hospitality chain Oyo has inaugurated 65 hotels and homestays in Ayodhya, days before the consecration of the Ram Temple. The properties, with prices starting at Rs 1000, aim to provide comfortable and affordable accommodations for pilgrims a...

The Himachal Pradesh High Court granted EIH Ltd, the flagship company of the Oberoi Group, time to file its rejoinder to the reply filed by the state government in a dispute over the historic Wildflower Hall luxury hotel in Shimla.

While increased tourism and infrastructural development is critical, it should not be at the expense of the environment. Recent events in 2 states show there is an urgent need to review the way policies in these areas are implemented.

The state government had safely evacuated about 75,000 tourists from different parts of the state recently. Videos of landslides blocking roads, tourists stranded, floods damaging buildings, sweeping vehicles and roads caving in causing enormous dam...