Even as Dharamsala gets ready to host the Indian Premier League matches on May 17 and 19 when Kings XI Punjab will take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Daredevils, respectively, it is excited for the India-England ODI in January 2013. Dharamsala was approved of hosting ODI by the ICC recently and President [...]
The Himachal Tourism department would soon launch the second phase of a scheme titled ‘Har Gaon Ki Kahani’ which won accolades for developing tourism in rural areas, Chief Secretary S Roy today said. Roy, who also holds the charge of Tourism, said the Deputy Commissioners have been asked to complete the selection of villages on [...]
The Himachal Pradesh government has asked the Centre to grant special product status to apple to save it from increased imports of the fruit from China and other countries. The demand was made by state Horticulture Minister Narinder Bragta, who had detailed discussions on the issue with officials of Union Commerce Ministry. He said that [...]
The Himachal Pradesh Government today launched an ambitious scheme under which students of government schools will get uniform free of cost. The Atal Uniform Scheme, which was launched at Nahan in Sirmaur district by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal in the presence of BJP president Nitin Gadkari, will benefit nearly 9.27 lakh students across the [...]
Reacting to Prem Kumar Dhumal’s remarks that the controversial Jaiprakash Associate Limited thermal plant project was passed during the previous Congress regime, Union Minister and Congress leader Virbhadra Singh today said the Himachal Chief Minister is misleading public on the issue. “The High Court judgement in Jaiprakash Associate Limited case is indictment of the BJP [...]
After the plains..It’s time for the hilly terrains to celebrate the harvest season.Residents of Shimla were seen celebrating the Harvest Festival commonly known as Bissu or Bisha. The festival marks the herald and sowing of new crops.The burning of jhalra is an important ritual performed during this festival. A pile of dry twigs with a [...]
In Dalhousie another batch of the National Himalayan Nature Study-cum-Trekking Expedition completed its trek on Sunday. The trek organised by the Youth Hostels Association of India had started on May 1st. As many as 140 participants from Maharastra and Gujarat participated in this trek. Along with 27 specially-abled persons, out of them five were blind [...]
A new controversy has hit Himachal Pradesh University the director of the Institute of Integrated Himalayan Studies has been charged with flouting norms including misuse of official vehicle and hiring unqualified staff. No action, however, has been taken by the HPU. First the prolonged protests over fee hike, then fake degree scandal and now alleged [...]
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to provide 33 per cent reservation to women in co-operative societies to strengthen the co-operative movement, especially in rural areas, Chief Minister P K Dhumal said. “The larger representation of women at grass-root democratic bodies would ensure their greater participation in decision making,” Dhumal said. On the lines of [...]
The Himachal High Court’s hefty fine on Jaypee Industries for violation of environmental law has triggered a blame game between the Congress and the BJP. Both are blaming each other for shielding and granting undue favours to the corporate house. In Chandigarh today, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said it was the Virbhadra Singh regime [...]
