OCTOGENARIAN Navin Sarin gets nostalgic as he recalls the efforts that went into introducing angling and hang-gliding in Himachal Pradesh in 1975. Leaving his job in Kolkata, the Palampur resident had ventured into tourism business in the hill state. In 1982, the Western Himalayan Paragliding Associ
State agencies are under a cloud following rising paragliding mishaps at Bir-Billing. In the past five years, 26 gliders have crashed at different places in Kangra and adjoining Mandi district, killing 12 pilots, including foreigners, and injuring several persons.