Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya (now Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya) is an Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) accredited and ISO 9001:2000 certified institution. It was established on 1st November, 1978. The College of Agriculture (established in May, 1966) formed the nucleus of new farm University. The University has been given the mandate [...]

Shimla: A Spokesperson of Election Department said today that on the last day of withdrawal of candidature for the three assembly constituencies i.e Kinnaur (ST), Bharmour (ST) and Lahaul and Spiti (ST) today 12 candidates left in the fray. The spokesperson said that from the Kinnaur Assembly Constituency Jagat Singh Negi of Indian National Congress, [...]

Shimla: Spokesperson of the Election Commission of India said that that all electors in Kinnaur (ST), Bharmour (ST) and Lahaul and Spiti (ST) Assembly Constituencies, who have been issued Electors Photo Identity Cards (EPICs), shall have to produce these cards to exercise their franchise when they come to the polling stations for voting on 14 [...]

Himahal governor, V.S. Kokje, today visited Mountain Agriculture Research and Extension Centre, Sangla in Kinnaur district. Speaking on the occasion, Kokje said that Agriculture scientists should introduce new technology for quality agriculture produce in Himachal Pradesh and such technologies could be adopted through research and without putting burden on the economy of common farmer. He [...]

When half of my nation sleeps with half-filled bellies, under the half-roofs, with half-hopes of a mouthful tomorrow, when half of my nation grows up with half-rights to education and employment, with half-health produces babies, with a half-heart chokes before the stoves that burn wood, and cook half-water curries made with half-salt, when half-length men [...]

SOLAN: The discontinuation of medical treatment by Multi Drug Resistant (MDR) TB patients can prove a major health hazard for society. Observations showed that over 80 percent MDR cases have the tendency to discontinue treatment in midway. Ironically the most of MDR cases are belonged to remote area having poor back ground. With the implementation [...]

Himachal Governor stressed the need for according priority for development of tribal areas of the State which also remained cut off from rest of the world during winter season and added that there was a dire need to bring these areas into national mainstream so that new developmental milestones could be established in these areas [...]

KUMARHATTI: One was died and another sustained serious injuries when a truck (HR-37 B-2065) carrying them rolled down into a gorge near here today. Lachman Prashad (27) who was cleaner with truck killed at spot. He hailed from Kushinagar in UP. Anirudh the truck driver was admitted in Zonal hospital, Solan. He hailed from Gopalganj [...]

Shimla: Din of an early election has set up spin doctors of political parties dolling out the carrot of employment before the growing numbers of unemployed youth in the state even as successive governments have failed to address the problem. Neither BJP nor the Congress party is serious about solving the problems being faced by [...]

KUMARHATTI: Accelerating its efforts to make monkey culling drive a success, the Solan district Kisan Sabha has convened an all political parties public meeting on 4th of next month. The meeting would be held at Shangri village in Chamat Bharech panchayat to get parties views on the measures to arrest monkey menace. Talking to this [...]

More than 85% voters of Hamirpur district have photo identity cards with them and the work for providing such cards to rest of the voters would be taken up shortly. But for this, such persons would have to contact concerned Assistant Returning officers of the areas, according to Deputy Commissioner, Nandita Gupta. There are five [...]

Nomination papers of 4 covering candidates rejected, 14 left in the fray Shimla: The election department today rejected the nomination papers of four covering candidates to the three tribal seats of Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Bharmour, where as papers of the 14 other candidates in the fray were held valid, an election department spokesman stated. Nomination [...]

Shimla: Himachal Governor VS Kokje presided over a four-day long concluding 50th State-level Cultural Competitions of High and Senior Secondary Schools for Boys and Girls today. Kokje stressed the need for imbibing moral values in the students and added that the State had rich culture which needed to be preserved at all cost. He said [...]

Shimla: Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Himachal Pradesh Mrs. Manisha Nanda, said here today that Model Code of Conduct is in operation in Himachal Pradesh, which is a document of mutual agreement between the Election Commission of India and political parties. She said that the Election Commission of India has issued some guidelines for the [...]

भाजपा और कांग्रेस के बाद अब बसपा ने भी तेज़ी दिखाते हुए जनजातीय सीटों से परत्याशियों के नामों की घोषणा कर दी है| पार्टी ने भरमौर विधान सभा सीट से बलबीर पठानिया, लाहौल – स्पीती से सेवानिविरित स्वाथ्स्य उपनिदेशक वीर सिंह रावल और किन्नौर विधानसभा से सुशील साना को चुनाव कषेत्र में उतरा है| उधर [...]

Shimla: Man-monkey conflict is taking on political tones as the Kheti Bacchao Sangarsh Samiti has asked political parties to spell out their election agenda for controlling monkey menace which is wrecking agriculture in many parts of the state. Kuldeep Tanwar, a former forest official and state coordinator for Kheti Bacchao says the hill farmer is [...]

Shimla: The Election Commission has directed chief secretary Ravi Dingra to recover the cost of a helicopter flight which the chief minister along with his colleagues undertook to meet the Election Commission members soon after the elections to the state general assembly were announced. The election commission treated the trip to Delhi as an election [...]

Shimla: Considering it an infringement on the working of the government, the congress party has decided to move the Election Commission about BJP leaders holding out threats and pressurizing government officials regarding their functioning. Kuldeep Rathore state congress spokesman on Saturday said that the Congress will complain to the Election Commission regarding the threats and [...]