Travel to Lovely Ladakh
By : Richter Rudolf

Suddenly our jeeps stopped. We stood in a line on a narrow road towards the Rothang Pass. We thought the road had drifted away because of the heavy monsoon rains the day before. But it was a truck that had broken down and blocked a curve. The driver was lying already underneath for repair and within thirty minutes the truck slowly moved aside. We could move on.

Different weather was to ... Read More

Snowfall brings temperature down in Manali
Shimla, Jan 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist spot Manali saw snowfall early Monday and the region remained in the grip of a severe cold wave as temperatures dipped further.

"Manali and its nearby areas received good snowfall in the early hours of Monday. This is the first good snowfall of the season in the town," Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office here, told IANS.

"Manali received three to four inches of snow," he added. The ... Read More

Light showers wash away Delhi fog
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The capital received light showers Monday morning, resulting in a rise in temperature and washing away the fog that grounded normal life in the last few days. Weather officials have predicted more rain in the next few days.

Delhi received 0.2 mm of rainfall, taking the minimum temperature to 8.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the average for this time of the year. The maximum temperature recorded was 18 degrees Celsius. ... Read More

Shimla has its first snowfall of season
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's popular tourist towns Shimla and Dalhousie experienced the first snowfall of the season, while the lower hills across the state were lashed by rains Sunday.

"Shimla and Dalhousie received snowfall early this morning. This is the first snowfall of the season in these towns," Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological office, told IANS.

He said while the picturesque Jakhu hills, the Mall commercial centre, the historic Ridge and the US Club ... Read More

Kingfisher to launch Mumbai-London flight Monday
New Delhi, Jan 4 (IANS) Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines will launch its daily non-stop Mumbai-London flight from Monday.

"We will launch our first flight from Mumbai to London tomorrow (Monday)," a Kingfisher spokesperson said Sunday.

The airline will deploy its brand new Airbus 330-200 aircraft and would have business and economy classes.

The flight has almost full occupancy, the official added.

The Mumbai-London flight will be Kingfisher's second overseas route after the Bangalore-London flight, launched in September last ... Read More