Shimla: Holding unemployment and migration of rural youth to urban areas as the main issue afflicting the people in Shimla parliamentary constituency, Virender Kashyap, the BJP nominee for the seat is all prepared to embark upon his second round of electioneering in all the 17 assembly segments. Speaking to the media, Kashyap said that of [...]
Shimla: To have a professional cadre for investigation purposes, the Himachal government is exploring the possibility of creating a separate wing out of personnel from vigilance and CID wings, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal stated. Presiding over a review meet of vigilance department on Tuesday, the chief minister said with a change in investigation methods, [...]
Shimla: Reiterating its commitment to complement government efforts in combating the HIV/AIDS pandemic, Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Northern Region pitched in by completing a awareness campaign coupled with a advocacy cum training program for human resource and nodal person in industry at Kala Amb, Parwanoo, Baddi and Una. Organised in collaboration with HP State [...]
Shimla: Threatened with damage to Shimla water supply system, municipal authorities are to have a relook at construction of a eatery on Jakhoo Hill that has come up close to a storage tank. Councillor Manoj Kuthiala who raised the issue in a municipal house meet on Saturday said, ‘nobody is paying heed to the restaurant [...]
Shimla: President Pratibha Patil on Tuesday decorated DS Rana chairman, nephrology department Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi with Padam Shri Award for his exceptional and distinguished services in the field of medicines in rural areas of Himachal Pradesh. Rana belongs to Dasmal village in Hamirpur district. He is one of the pioneers to establish [...]
As two nature enthusiasts from SP Jain Institute of Management and Research, Mumbai we were quite excited when we were lucky enough to get an opportunity to work as part of our curriculum (Development of Corporate Citizenship – DOCC) with My Himachal on an eco-tourism project for the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) in the [...]
Over the years, the Kullu – Manali twin towns have become a favourite spot amongst honeymooners. Apart from the scenic beauty that the valleys offer, Kullu is also famous for its hand woven shawls. Tourists having come here realize the true worth of this incumbent industry and then decide to purchase a few of these [...]
Shimla: The underground 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydropower plant has clocked 6600 million units (MU) of energy generated in 2008-09, surpassing its earlier high of 6449 MU recorded in the previous year. Surpassing the ‘excellent’ benchmark for performance set out in the memorandum of understanding signed at the start of the financial year between the [...]
Shimla: In compliance of Supreme Court orders, the Himachal government on Monday put Suresh Shankhyan, former principal of Rajender Prasad Medical College, Tanda under suspension for failing to contain ragging that led to the death of a first year student Aman Kachroo. “Suresh Shankhyan, who was principal of RP Tanda medical college when the Aman [...]
Shimla: With Rs 8,000 crore marked for flood management program under the 11th Plan, the Ganga Flood Control Commission (GFCC) has asked states to submit result oriented schemes that could get priority funding. AK Bajaj, member GFCC, presiding over a meet of the commission here on Monday stated 40 million hectares of land in the [...]
Shimla: A sweeping ban on green felling of trees in the state notwithstanding, more than a score of mighty deodar trees have been felled in the Kufri-Mashobra forests, which the authorities claim are for road building purposes. “It was tragic to see such majestic cedars felled on the Mashobra-Bekelti road,” says Vishal, who drove past [...]
Shimla: In an official statement made by a spokesperson of Himachal Pradesh Health Department it is proved that Aman Satya Kachroo died after he succumbed to ragging injuries, which was revealed in an enquiry by Additional Magistrate, Kangra. He added that this report is being submitted to the State government to take further action. It [...]
Mandi: In a program sponsored by WWF India, Project Office Shimla Centre for Sustainable Development and My Himachal organized various activities in Mandi, Himachal Pradesh on occasion of Water Day. Students of ITI Mandi and MG Institute of Engineering and Technology started the day with cleanliness drive at Hanuman Ghat on the Bank of river [...]
Shimla: Falling short of achieving total credit inclusion by end of March, bankers hope to reach each account holder in Himachal for providing a credit facility by May. “Over 90 percent of the target has been achieved, said Ripan Murgai, convenor state level bankers committee (SLBC) said here on Friday. Earlier BM Mittal, [...]
Dharamshala: A Sensitisation programme on HIV/AIDS for 20 tourist guides was held at Club House, McLeodganj on 22nd March 2009. Dr RK Sood, DAPO Kangra stated that that tourist guides interact with hotelier, taxi operators, and thus can reach out to other potential, thus mainstreaming HIV AIDS issues into tourism sector is critical to the [...]
Dharamshala: A one day sensitization workshop on HIV AIDS was held on 25 March at Dharamshala Workshop campus for staff of Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation in which over 60 drivers, conductors, mechanics and ministerial staff of HRTC interacted with experts and learnt the important issue to protecting themselves from HIV/AIDS. The workshop was presided over [...]
