The Atal Tunnel has become a tourist destination since it opened to the public in October. Shimla: Himachal Pradesh police have rescued more than 300 tourists stranded near the Atal tunnel in Rohtang after a recent snowfall, an official said Sunday. Some tourists had crossed the tunnel on Saturday morning, …
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SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Policeman has rescued more than 300 tourists stranded near the Atal tunnel to Rohtang after cool Nevadaan official said Sunday. Some tourists had crossed the tunnel on Saturday morning, but could not find any resting place in Lahaul at night due to snowfall and were stranded midway …
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The strategic Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, opened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in October 2020, has become one of the top tourist attractions this season. For the first time since it was opened to vehicular traffic, the tunnel saw a record single-day influx of 5,450 vehicles on Sunday. Approximately 2,800 …
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Himachal Pradesh police arrested 10 tourists and confiscated three vehicles for obstructing traffic inside the Atal tunnel in Rohtang, a police officer said. Tourists stopped their vehicles inside the tunnel, played music and began dancing, causing a traffic jam on Thursday, said Kullu Police Superintendent Gaurav Singh. The 10 tourists …
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The Atal Tunnel has become a tourist destination since its inauguration in October. (Archive) Shimla: Himachal Pradesh police arrested 10 tourists and seized three vehicles for obstructing traffic inside the Atal tunnel in Rohtang, a police official said. Tourists stopped their vehicles inside the tunnel, played music and began dancing, …
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An ‘insult to democracy’, says Himachal Pradesh party chief Kuldeep Singh Rathore After the foundation stone plaque laid by UPA President Sonia Gandhi in the ‘Atal Tunnel’ in Rohtang in Himachal Pradesh was allegedly gone, Congress has threatened to shake up the entire state. On October 3, Prime Minister Narendra …
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Congress says Sonia Gandhi laid the first stone in the south portal on June 28, 2010. Chandigarh: Congress in Himachal Pradesh has threatened to launch a protest against the alleged removal of party chief Sonia Gandhi’s inaugural plaque from the Atal Tunnel in the state. The strategically important Atal Tunnel, …
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The Atal Tunnel, the longest road tunnel built at an altitude of more than 10,000 feet, has witnessed three accidents in the three days after its inauguration by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the chief engineer of the tunnel of BRO, Brig KP Purushothaman has blamed reckless and negligent driving. …
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Shimla: Abhishek Malik, a tourist from Chandigarh, couldn’t help visiting the Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Malik is among the large number of tourists and locals who were seen taking selfies near the tunnel, the longest in the world at an altitude of 10,040 feet, which has become …
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On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 9.02 km long Atal Tunnel in Rohtang, Himachal Pradesh, greatly reducing travel time between Manali and the Lahaul-Spiti Valley. It is believed to be the longest road tunnel in the world above an altitude of 10,000 feet. The project is expected to …
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