Shimla, Oct 18 (IANS) Sheltered by mountains and surrounded by rolling tea gardens, Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh, considered one of the finest aero sports sites in the world, is being refurbished in order to host world paragliding events.
With work on at Bir Billing, situated at a height of 2,290 metres in Kangra district, about [...]
Shimla, Oct 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has decided not to hold its annual paragliding meet this year as one of the finest aero sports sites at Bir-Billing in Kangra district is set for a complete makeover.
‘Currently, the work to develop Bir-Billing is in progress. It will still take time to bring it up to international [...]
Shimla, Sep 25 (IANS) Swine flu has taken a toll on India’s ‘toughest’ mountain terrain biking event, Hercules MTB Himachal, as a majority of foreign participants have cancelled their entries in the expedition which takes place in Himachal Pradesh.
‘Almost 50 percent of the participants from European countries have cancelled their entries. Most of them cited [...]
Shimla, Sep 17 (IANS) Covering the most rugged and inhospitable terrain, a cycle expedition billed as India’s ‘toughest’ will be flagged off in Shimla this month and and will see 70 participants from the country and abroad.
‘The fifth Hercules MTV Himachal, which has 70 cyclists, including 15 foreigners, would be flagged off from here Sep [...]
