Shimla: With a view to provide additional facilities and attractions to the visiting tourists and to create healthy atmosphere within the existing tourist complexes, Himachal Tourism will set-up Herbal Gardens in all the open land. For this, Herbal Projects will be prepared with the help of Ayurveda Department and will be sent to the Government [...]
Dharamshala: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, presided the 28th Himachal Kesari Samman Samaroh organised at Dharamshala to honour people from different walks of life who had contributed significantly in their respective fields to emerge a source of inspiration to rest of the society last evening. Some of the awardees: Ravinder Ravi, Irrigation and Public Health Minister [...]
Aim of this event is to fly across Himalayan mountains in 10 days with 15 pilots from different countries as far as possible with the safest route . Fly Himalaya, in a unique celebration of the oneness of the human spirit will have 15 professional pilots from across the world; fly a 500 to 600 [...]
Mandi: In a series of declamation contests on Right to Information( RTI) Act being organised by Centre for Sustainable Development in association with My Himachal today, competitions were held in Govt. Degree College Basa, Govt. Senior Secondary School Drang and Vijay memorial College of Education,Ner Chowk. At Degree College Basa whole of the college students were present along [...]
Shimla: Public sector hydropower generator Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) has acquired land for construction of its corporate headquarters in a Shimla suburb, for which the foundation stone and bhoomi pujan would be done on Sunday. Company spokesman Vijay Verma stated the chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal would perform the bhoomi pujan and Jairam [...]
Shimla: Uncertainty over setting up a steel processing plant in Himachal appears to have finally settled as chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal announced February 21 as the day Ram Vilas Paswan, union minister for steel, would lay the foundation stone for the Rs 110 crore project. Dhumal after meeting with Paswan at Delhi said that [...]
Sunder Nagar: Shimla unit of Directorate of Advertising and Visual Publicity and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India is organising a photo exhibition from 27/1/2009 to 2/2/2009 on ‘Resurgent India’ in Municipal Council Hall at Sundernagar. This exhibition depicts the gradual journey of India from independence to a economic power of modern times. [...]
Shimla: For making use of information technology to enable citizens to access citizen centric services, the state government foray into electronic gazette (e-Gazette) and the HIMPOL, state police web portal have been chosen for national awards on e-governance, a government spokesman stated. He said that the project submitted by the printing and stationery and national [...]
Shimla: Having credit linked all households in Shimla and Bilaspur districts; the banking community is all set to achieve hundred percent credit inclusion of the entire state by end of March, enabling it to be one of the first states in the country to do so. All households in Bilaspur and Shimla district have been [...]
It is really quite great to know about the great efforts of a noble human being and visionary like Late Satyanand Stokes whose contribution to the introduction of ‘Delicious’ quality Apple to all of us in this part of the world shall always remain thankful forever. This has reference to the write up titled ‘Samuel [...]
Mandi: True democracy can be achieved by ensuring participation of people in governance and transparency in implementation of various developmental activities. RTI is one such tool in the hand of people which can go a long way in ensuring that developmental funds percolate down to the neediest person. It would enable citizens to ensure that [...]
Shimla: To decongest urban tourism and create awareness about forests and environments, the Himachal forest department has signed out memorandum of agreements (MOA) for leasing out 8 eco-tourism sites as part of a policy spelt out. “To make a start in eco-tourism ventures, we on Tuesday signed 8 MOA’s with entrepreneurs for developing nature tourism [...]
Shimla: Apple country is a worried lot as deficient snowfall threatens to upset crop prospects and orchard owners delay winter farm operations gazing at the skies, waiting for the landscape to get a snow cover. “No snow means a bleak year ahead for temperate fruits as trees need to undergo a minimum number of chilling [...]
Shimla: While attending an inaugural function of two day long Kisan Mela jointly organized by Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry and Department of Horticulture in the University campus at Nauni, Prof. Dhumal stressed upon the need to strengthen basic sectors of agriculture, horticulture, animal husbandry, floriculture and herbiculture in a planned manner [...]
Shimla: The Himachal cabinet on Tuesday cancelled allotment of 7 private small hydro projects, till June stopped the process of alloting self identified small hydro project, approved draft of 2009 electricity duty bill and changed the approval procedure for obtaining construction permission in restricted localities of Shimla city. For delaying project implementation, the cabinet presided [...]
आज एक एह्ड़ा वकत आई गई रा जेभे केसी जो आपना मुंड खुरकने री भी बारी नी हाई. भ्यागा जो टुकडा मिल्या से खादा कने देई दिति दौड़ रोटिया रे जुगाडा जो. कई दिल्ली पुज्जी गए कई बॉम्बे ता अपने कुछ पहाड़ी भाई जाई बस्से विदेशा. आज जेभे आपणा खून भी आप्णेया जो भूली जहाँ [...]
Shimla: Today, India lost its 8th President who served the nation from 1987 to 1992. Shri R. Venkataraman, 98, breathed his last at New Delhi. Praying for peace to the departed soul and strength to the bereaved family members Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, presided by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, observed two minutes silence. Himachal Governor, Prabha [...]
Temples between Naggar and Gojra on Left Bank of Beas Penelope Chetwode undertook two treks from Shimla to Kullu Hills on hill ponies: once in September 1931 when her father was Commander-in-Chief of India. The second trek was in 1963-64 when she returned to India after more than 30 years. Penelope insisted to ride the [...]
