Shimla, Dec. 24 -- Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday inaugurated the Shimla Winter Carnival organised by the Shimla Municipal Corporation at the historic Ridge in Shimla.

He also flagged off a vibrant cultural parade featuring folk troupes from all districts of the state.

The Chief Minister also visited the painting exhibition at the Gaiety Theatre and witnessed the Maha Nati performance, as well as the Home Guards Inter-Battalion Band Competition held near the Town Hall.

He congratulated the organisers and extended his best wishes for the successful conduct of the carnival, which is being organised on the theme of a 'Drug-Free Himachal'.

Welcoming tourists to Himachal Pradesh, Sukhu said that the sta...