Shimla, April 29 Himachal Pradesh will become the first hill state in the country to introduce Information Technology (IT) for marketing of agriculture produce by connecting all the marketing board and committees to benefit the farmers and buyers in getting good prices for their produce. This was disclosed by Mr Satya Prakash Thakur, Chairman, Himachal [...]

A start has been made. And we should make this start a strong and a very very strong success also. These five individuals who come from very strong education background, instead of moving forward towards the ultimate goal, which is to work in high end technologies and earn top money, in fact chose to go [...]

Punjab Kesari Veer Arjun Divya Himachal

Tribune news article The Sahara-Sunshine Adventures in association with the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department and The Bio Diversity Conservation Society – Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) held Himachal’s first-ever nature photography competition here today. Mr Payson R. Stevens (a trained earth scientist and founder of InterNetwork, Inc and InterNetwork Media, Inc. (www.in-media.com), his companies worked [...]

http://www.greathimalayannationalpark.com The problem and study of the biological diversity of the unique ecosystems of the Park requires resources and support. Towards that end the Biodiversity Conservation Society (BiodCS) for the Great Himalayan National Park was formed through which funds can be raised from various sources. Biodiversity Conservation Society (BiodCS) The Biodiversity Conservation Society (BiodCS) has [...]

Magnificent Dhauladhars near Kangra.

People’s Action for People in Need [PAPN] is a non-profit rural based Voluntary Organization. It was established in the year 1982 by a group of young professionals from different walks of life. It was registered under the Societies Registration Act-1860 [Act-XXI] on 16th February 1983. It is also registered under the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act-1976 [...]

A friend sent this good recent paper on dams. The basic message is that they are marginally cost effective, and have severe distributional effects. Please have a look into the document. dams.pdf

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myHimachal group (MHG) is a volunteer group and non governmental, non religious and of course non political. Neither MHG gets aid/help from bigger institutions nor MHG asks for it. As MHG is voluntary/self help group so all work is done on volunteer basis, MHG requests each and every member to come forward and donate financially [...]

Being from Himachal Pradesh, I have often thought about various reasons why my home state has remained underdeveloped compared to the adjoining states. The topology of the state does not allow agriculture or heavy industries as a viable solution to raise the standard of earning and living of the people. Like every problem, this one [...]

There is a growing fight going between two camps of politicians of Himachal. Major Vijai Singh Mankotia belongs to Vidya Stokes camp while GS Bali and VirBhadra are on one side. Since start Major Makotia is a firebrand leader. Once his people even beat Pandit Sant Ram, the local MLA, and his men from my [...]

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh addresses a gathering at Dehra in Kangra on the occasion of Himachal Day on Saturday. 15th April as Himachal Day

Check out these interesting blogs to read first hand accounts of travellers who have been to Himachal. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/

History The present District Of Mandi was formed with the merger of two princely states Mandi and Suket on 15th April 1948, when the State of Himachal Pradesh came into existence. Ever since the formation of the district, it has not witnessd any changes in it’s jurisdiction. The chiefs of Mandi and Suket are said [...]

Shimla: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will visit his alma mater, the Himachal Pradesh University, in this state capital during his India visit next week. This will be his second visit to this popular resort town of Himachal Pradesh as president of his country. He had last visited the town about three years ago for a [...]

Tribune News Service Dharamsala, April 4 Two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, the Dalai Lama and Ms Betty Willaims of Ireland, shared the stage at the opening ceremony of the two-day peace jam on the topic ”community-based solution to the problems of violence” organised at the Tibetan Community Village School in McLeodganj today. The Dalai Lama [...]

Chamba’s 1000th Birthday!Highlights: Inauguration of Chamba Millennium Celebrations, Inauguration of Exhibitions and Craft Pavilion, Cultural programmers by Local and North Zone Cultural Center, Programmers by National Level Artists, Seminar on Literature and Local Language, Seminar on History and Archeology, Seminar on Environment etc. Hotel Booking: http://www.himachalhotels.in For details, please contact: Department of Tourism & Civil [...]