Shimla: For the critical role the western Himalayan states play as a watershed to north Indian plains, the three day National Conference on Forestry Solutions proposed the need for formulating a separate and distinct forest policy for the region in view of their high vulnerability to climate change.
Speaking at the conclusion of the conference JP [...]

BAG Infotainment, which operates its radio business under the brand Dhamaal 24, will officially launch its radio station next week in Shimla with which they’d also complete their phase II.
The launch in Shimla got late due to BECIL’s delay in the set up of infrastructure and issues between Himachal Pradesh state government and Prasar Bharti.
The [...]

Shimla:  Yogesh Bhardwaj,  Head of the oral surgery department in the Government Dental College of the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) was reportedly suspended after the alleged sexual harassment  of a postgraduate medical student.
Principal Secretary (Health) Deepak Sanan said that a case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been filed against Bhardwaj on [...]

Shimla: Holding the government encroachment eviction drive as arbitrary, Himalaya Nithi Abhiyan, a NGO, has opposed the action as confrontationist as farmers struggling for livelihood on low yield farms had been duped into confessing the illegality on affidavit after the governments assurance about regularizing encroached lands.
Ghuman Singh, convener Himalaya Nithi Abhiyan has asked the government [...]

Shimla: Heavy snowfall occurred on the high reaches of Himachal Pradesh as a fresh spell of rain and snow occurred in many parts of Himachal during the last 24 hrs, Met Office said today. The 13050 feet high Rohtang Pass and 14000 feet Baralacha is already caped with four to five feet thick snow cover [...]

Shimla: 3243 Gram Panchayats and 77 Development Blocks would be provided sports stadium by spending Rs. 72,15,54,000 by the year 2016-17 and 324 Gram Panchayats and 8 blocks had been targeted during current financial year to be provided such stadiums by spending Rs. 8.28 crore. This was stated by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister [...]

Shimla: Prabha Rao, Governor, inaugurated SAARC Folk Lore Festival organized by H.P Language and Culture Department in collaboration with SAARC Writers & Literary Foundation, Delhi here in the Gaiety Theatre last evening.
Speaking on the occasion, the Governor said that Indian culture had richest tradition which had shown the path of peace, moral values and harmony [...]

Shimla: M/S Destination limited has made a proposal for setting up of a Himachal Food & Craft Center on Kalka-Shimla National Highway near Destination Hotel, a spokesperson of the Tourism department informed.
He further informed that a meeting of the Tourism Department was held here today under the Chairmanship of Principal Secretary, Tourism Smt. Manisha Nanda. [...]

The “National Family Health Survey 3 (2005-06)” reported that, only 6% of rural women and 16% urban women in Himachal Pradesh knew the location of the nearest Govt HIV Testing facility. As per District Level Household survey 2007-08, only 5.4% of married women have undergone testing HIV in the region, compared to 11.3% the national level. [...]

Shimla: Health awareness cum medical camp was held at IRBN Sakoh under the aegis of National rural health mission as a part of Police commemoration week celebrations. Rajesh Dahrmani, SP told media that over 1000 people attended this event and gained health awareness cum free medicines and tests.
Inaugurating the event CMO Kangra, Anil Mahajan told [...]

Shimla: Himachal Government would consider 50 percent subsidy to the farmers on the farm crops and has also posed a Rs. 270 crore organic farming project for funding by Japan Bank of International Cooperation stated Prem Kumar Dhumal, the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh while addressing inaugural function of the week-long State level Traditional Renuka [...]

Shimla: Advocating taking necessary steps for reducing the carbon imprint in the hill state, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal asked for setting up a task force to assess whether government directives about installing rain harvesting structures in every new house were being implemented or not.
Speaking at a workshop on Community Led Assessment, Awareness, Advocacy and [...]

Shimla: Noted film Producer and Director Shyam Benagal, while addressing media persons at Gaiety theatre today, condemned the moral policing of films being done. He also showed concern over the rising cases and demands of bans being imposed on the films citing different reasons.
He said that many people who are politically motivated seek such bans [...]

Shimla: On the completion of fifty years of continuous publication of Seminar on 1st September 2009, the monthly journal started in 1959 by the late Raj and Romesh Thapar, the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla is organizing a special one day colloquium to discuss the role and need of public intellectual institutions  in our [...]

Shimla: As many five election nominations were filed for Rohru and Jawali seats that head for a bye-poll on 7th November, today as chief electoral officer, Anil Kumar Khachi announced closure of nominations.
Khachi declared, “in all 7 candidates for Rohru and 4 for Jawali seats have filed their nomination papers.”
“Nominations stands closed. Scrutiny would be [...]

Shimla: Four candidates filed their nominations for the by-elections for Jawali and Rohru assembly constituencies. The elections are to be held on 7th of November, 2009, as disclosed by Chief Electoral Officer, Anil Kumar Khachi.
Amongst the candidates who filed their nomination papers from Jawali Assembly constituency were Baldev Raj S/O Shri Sukh Lal from Village [...]

Shimla: A team from criminal investigation department (CID) arrested a shopkeeper in Bhular village, near the temple town of Hatkothi in Jubal and confiscated 13 Kgs of contraband Charas narcotic today.
A police spokesman disclosed that the raiding team was led by sub-inspector Rattan Singh and the small karyana store owner Krishan Kumar was arrested, after [...]

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