Hitender Thakur 1983 – 2006

Vibhor Mohan Tribune News Service Dharamsala, May 25 Air connectivity to district Kangra will get boost as airport in Gaggal, near here, is set to accommodate 50-seater planes, it will bring down air fare to almost half of what passengers pay for a Delhi-Kangra flight in present 18-seater Dornier service. At present Jackson Airways offers [...]

LTC, hike in TA, DA get approval Tribune News Service Shimla, May 25 The Himachal Cabinet today gave its nod for signing the implementation agreement for the controversial Himalayan Ski village project which has been facing stiff opposition from the BJP and the local village gods of the Kulu valley. The Cabinet, which met under [...]

Vibhor Mohan Tribune News Service Dharamsala, May 23 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was here today on a private visit, had an audience with the Dalai Lama and also interacted with Tibetan students at the Tibetan Community Village (TCV) school. He also met the Tibetan Prime Minister, Mr Samdhong Rinpoche, and took a round of [...]

History of CHAMBA Chamba is bounded on north-west by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north-east and east by Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state and Lahaul and Bara-Bangal area of Himachal Pradesh, on the south-east and south by the District Kangra of Himachal Pradesh and Gurdaspur District of the Punjab. The Chamba District is [...]

From the Beat of India team: We just got the shocking news that one of the young artistes we had recorded with; Tandup Chhering, from Kibber Village in the Spiti area of Himachal Pradesh, died recently. His wife Yanchen Dolma is facing a very difficult time, her son also met with an accident and lost [...]

13th May 2006… Photos of Organic Training in the Lag Valley.On thursday last week we provided training in organic farming to members of Jagriti organisation in the Lag valley. This was the first time (perhaps ever!) that training has been given by local organic farmers in the local language of the valley. A presentation was [...]

The prices of a rare and wild Himalayan mushroom that is a much exported delicacy have gone up sharply to as much as Rs.5,000 a kg due to low yield this year. Locally called ‘guchhi’, this wild mushroom is found in the damp and dark forests of Himachal Pradesh at heights of 1,800 metres to [...]

Shimla, May 19: Jagson Airlines, the new private carrier, is eyeing Himachal Pradesh for operating helicopter services between famous tourist spots and has already acquired two MI 172 helicopters, the Airlines’ Chairman J.C. Gupta said today. He told mediapersons at Kullu that the 26-seater MI 172 helicopters were the largest capacity helicopters and the machine [...]

I am hoping this will be the first in a series of articles on the good schools of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal CM during the 159th Founder Day-2006 of the Lawrence school, Snawar. History The Lawrence School, Sanawar was started by Sir Henry Lawrence on 17th April, 1847 with 14 boys and girls. The school was [...]

A lot of people mentioned earlier that show and work on other things other than showing nice pictures. But then at myHimachal we are exploring various ways to generate employment in Himachal and TOURISM is one thing which we can benefit tremendously. I still think tourism in Himachal is unexplored even to its minimum level. [...]

http://www.karmadude.com/2006/02/26/india-through-flickr-hp/ Photo by Miran Rijavec Liji (KarmaDude) is profiling Himachal through pictures on Flickr. It shows some of the beautiful scenic places in HP and is noteworthy project. Some of the best picture from Himachal are here, have a look: India Through Flickr – HP Also chek another flickr photos on Himachal.

There is lot going on in Himachal. Previous government awarded contracts without thinking, every nullah, small river, river catchments is being dammed in Himachal. I wont blame government for all this. Its a matter of vision. Himachal’s topology is like that we can not have bigger industries there, other than Solan and Una areas all [...]

This is what wikipedia has to say about Dalip Singh, our own pahalwaan who has made it big in WWF wrestling and now is moving towards Hollywood. Dalip Singh (born August 27, 1972 in Dhirana, Himachal Pradesh) is an Indian powerlifter and professional wrestler. Singh is currently working for World Wrestling Entertainment in the United [...]

Image by Swadesh Katoch Illegal mining endangers ancient monument Another article on Tribune about illegal mining. I am from Baijnath, my childhood is spent just outside the temple, where my parents had a rental apartment which was on the boundary line of park outside of Shiva temple. I spent almost all evenings playing in the [...]

Tribune News Service Shimla, May 11 The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) today formally launched the payment gateway on its website making instant booking through credit card payment possible for the convenience of the tourists. Addressing a press conference here today, the Tourism Minister, Mr G.S. Bali, said with the launch of this facility [...]

I think if we want to do something for our state then the most important thing is to generate more jobs. We know government can not provide jobs to each individual. We have to come up with ideas and help government and individual to generate more jobs. Here are some things that I can think [...]

Tribune News Service Shimla, May 8 To make tourists from various parts of the country feel special and at home, the Himachal Tourism will now offer delicacies from different states of India by holding cuisine festivals from Kerala, Bengal, Gujarat, Punjab and other parts. The first in the series of these cuisine festivals will be [...]