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Season’s 1st snowfall results in roadblocks, mishaps in Himachal
The deceased, identified as Bhishan Garg from Delhi was driving the car. The car skidded and rammed into a stationary tipper near the Snow Gallery and Pagal Nala, ahead of the Rohtang Tunnel in Lahaul Spiti, killing Garg and injuring three other occupants, said officials
Updated on Dec 10, 2024 06:12 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Govt will develop farmers of tribal areas: Himachal Agri minister
Earlier, the minister laid the foundation stone of a cold storage to be built at Dalang in Lahaul Spiti at a cost of ₹1 crore
Updated on Nov 22, 2024 06:32 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
After Rohtang, focus shifts to Shinku La tunnel between Ladakh and Lahaul
National Highways and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited has speeded up the detailed project report work on the 13.5-km tunnel
Published on Sep 19, 2020 05:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht
Ahead of PM Modi’s visit, strategic Atal Rohtang Tunnel ready for inauguration
On completion, it is set to become the world’s longest road tunnel at an altitude above 3,000 metres. The tunnel is scheduled to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in September.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 06:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Anisha Dutta | Edited by Sohini Sarkar
Plans afoot to develop ski slopes on Rohtang tunnel’s north portal
Plans are in the pipeline for developing ski slopes in Tiling Village in Lahaul, to boost tourism in the Himalayan valley.
Updated on Aug 30, 2020 05:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
8.8 km long, 3,000 metre above sea: Know everything about Atal Tunnel
The tunnel is also called Atal Tunnel, as the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had announced the project on June 3, 2000. The work was entrusted to the Border Roads Organisation (BRO).
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 10:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi
Himachal Pradesh to run vistadome buses inside Rohtang tunnel for tourists
Vistadome buses will have a glass rooftop for a panoramic view through the hilly region and will ply through the 8.8-km tunnel, named after former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Published on Aug 16, 2020 06:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent
EC: Allow voters movement through under-construction Rohtang tunnel
The Border Road Organisation (BRO) had set May 10 as the last date for clearing the snow. But inclement weather condition has hit the snow clearance work.
Updated on May 10, 2019 07:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht
Poll material for 2019 Lok Sabha elections to reach snowbound Lahaul-Spiti via Rohtang tunnel
The Border Road Organisation (BRO ) has undertaken the task to clear snow on the road leading to the north portal of tunnel near Teling village in Lahaul Spiti’s Sissu.
Published on Apr 17, 2019 02:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
21 more rescued from Lahaul-Spiti
In one of the longest and largest rescue operations of its kind in the state, teams of the Indian Air Force, Border Roads Organisation, police and mountaineering experts evacuated more than 4,800 people.
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 09:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dharamshala | Naresh Kumar
Over 650 rescued from Lahaul-Spiti, hundreds still stranded in hills
While 24 people, including five foreigners, were airlifted by IAF helicopters, others were evacuated through the Rohtang Tunnel by the Border Roads Organisation personnel.
Updated on Sep 26, 2018 11:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Dharamshala/Mandi | Naresh K Thakur & Roop Upadhyay, Dharamshala/mandi
Work on Rohtang Tunnel halts as over 500 workers go on strike
Workers’ body, affiliated to RSS’ Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, alleged violation of labour laws by companies engaged in construction of the tunnel.
Updated on Apr 03, 2018 11:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Saurabh Chauhan, Shimla