An official announcement to make Dharamshala winter capital of Himachal Pradesh is expected before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Chief Minister Virbhadra Singhhad announced to make Dharamshala second capital of the hill state. The hill town is known more for being the abode of Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama. Over a century ago Dharamshala had missed the chance to become summer capital of British-ruled India. The British had arrived in the area in 1848. Then viceroy of India Lord Elgin was so much in love with the place that after his death in 1863 he was buried in the cemetery of St John's in Dharamshala. The town's fortunes declined after the devastating earthquake in 1905, which killed around 1,625 persons including 15 Europeans in Dharamshala alone while total 20,000 people were killed in the region. Dharamshala:
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What: Dharamshala soon to be named winter capital When: November 4, 2013 |
Wednesday 6 November 2013
Dharamshala soon to be named winter capital
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