Shimla summer festival begins June 2

September 29th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh will organise a weeklong film festival on wildlife here next month and screen the documentaries of three-time Green Oscar winner Mike H. Pandey, state Forest Minister J.P.

September 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - A five-day folk dance competition began here on Monday, with dancers from the country and abroad participating. The objective of the festival, which has girls participating from 2400 schools and colleges, is to revive Indian culture and promote women empowerment.

September 3rd, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh will hold a two-day apple festival here from Oct 3 to promote the fruit it is famous for, Chief Secretary Asha Swaroop said Thursday. "The state government in collaboration with the CII (Confederation of Indian Industry) is holding an 'Apple Festival-09' in Shimla Oct 3 to 4," Swaroop told IANS.

July 9th, 2009 SHIMLA - Three holiday special trains being run daily on the world heritage Kalka-Shimla rail line in Himachal Pradesh to meet the tourist rush have been suspended, a railway official said Thursday. "The railways have stopped plying of three holiday special trains that run to and fro daily on the Kalka-Shimla rail line.

June 6th, 2009 SHIMLA - More rain in Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh Saturday kept the temperature low, weather officials said. Shimla and its nearby areas saw intermittent rain throughout the day.

June 3rd, 2009 SHIMLA - The summer festival of dance and music in the Himachal Pradesh capital has triggered a surge in tourist arrivals in the state, hospitality industry representatives said Wednesday. "The fest has evoked a good response as is evident from the surge of tourists to witness the five-day annual International Summer Festival," Harnam Kukreja, president of Shimla Hoteliers and Restaurants Association, told IANS.

May 29th, 2009 SHIMLA - Summers have brought a large number of tourists to hill resort Shimla, as the sweltering atmosphere and rising mercury in the northern States is making life difficult for people. Domestic and foreign tourists are thronging Shimla Ashish, a tourist from New Delhi described his experience in Shimla as a perfect escape from the national capital's scorching heat.

May 18th, 2009 SHIMLA - The hills of Himachal Pradesh are feeling the heat of the summer. There has been a surge in the day temperature, the meteorological office said here Monday.

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May 2nd, 2009 SHIMLA - Rain in Shimla and other parts of Himachal Pradesh Friday brought the temperature down by five degrees Celsius bringing much relief to the people from the sizzling heat, the weatherman said. "Moderate rain in Shimla and its nearby areas this (Friday) evening brought much relief from the scorching heat," director of the Shimla meteorological office Manmohan Singh told IANS.

April 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Come summer and there is a reason to smile. HyperCity is offering a luscious variety of mangoes at the launch its Mango Festival.

February 21st, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The city's annual Rose Festival began at the Zakir Hussain Rose Garden here Friday though many of the rose beds looked shorn of flowers thanks to Cupid-struck youth who plucked roses during Valentine's Day last week. The Rose Festival attracts tens of thousands of visitors during the three-day event - many to see the roses in bloom but the majority to enjoy the festivities.

February 10th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh's capital Shimla and nearby tourist spots have been getting the first heavy snowfall of the season since Tuesday night, turning the hill stations more picturesque. "Shimla and its nearby tourist spots have been receiving heavy snowfall since last (Tuesday) night.

February 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - As the restoration of the historical Gaiety Theatre here is nearing completion, Himachal Pradesh has approached the central government for holding the National Film Festival at the theatre, officials said Monday. 'The restoration of the Gaiety Theatre would be completed by March-end.

January 17th, 2009 SHIMLA - A cloudy sky Sunday once again dashed visitors' hopes of seeing snowfall in this popular tourist spot - and state capital -Shimla and tourist resort Manali in Himachal Pradesh. For the past 14 days, snow in Shimla and Manali has been eluding the locals and tourists.