The Latest Breaking News from Manali

Oil spill in Chennai's Manali & Ennore causes ecological disaster, CPCL denies pipeline leak, NGT sets unrealistic deadline for clean-up.

Chennai's air quality deteriorated to 'poor' category on November 13 post Deepavali, with an AQI of 256. Manali recorded the highest AQI of 329, followed by Velachery (322), Alandur (267), Royapuram (237) and Arumbakkam (261). Prolonged exposure to 'poor' air quality may cause breathing discomfort & discomfort to people with…

A spate of national highways bending along the Himalayan rivers have cropped up in Himachal Pradesh over the past years. Several of these roads, built by the National Highways Authority of India by cutting up mountains, are deemed “all-weather” – but the recent floods have uncovered a different reality.   

For Hem Raj who had been driving a taxi (Alto K10) for a decade now for tourists in Manali, a passion for car rallies was deeply hidden. He loved what he did but had to curb his speed for the safety of his passengers. And when he got the chance…