Shimla: With an eye on the degrading human values and increasingly fragmented Indian Ethos, Himachal Pradesh University UGC-Academic Staff College has organised a twenty-one day long Refresher Course in the campus on the theme “Human Values and Indian Ethos”.
About fifty participants are partaking in the event from different states like Orissa, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Rajsthan, Assam, [...]

(Photos by Heinrich and Wolfgang Himmel)

Shimla: Miss India, Shriya Kishore, was seen basking in the sun at Shimla town. She is here to attend the Pantaloons Femina Miss Himachal Contest, which will be held 22nd Feb. 2010.
Shriya was crowned as Pantaloons Femina Miss India Earth 2009 in Mumbai on April 5, 2009. She was also one among the semifinalists in [...]

Social pensions for 15000, arrears for employees, wage hike for industrial workers – Dhumal
Shimla: Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on the occasion of 40th statehood day announced release of pay revision arrears from government employees and pensioners, increased daily wages for industrial workers to Rs 110, and announced including another 15,000 people under the social [...]

Shimla: This news will surely bring a smile on the faces of Birding aficionados and a chance to participate in the Annual Waterfowl Count at the Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary.
Built in 1960, the Pong Dam reservoir is the only place in the country after the Bharatpur Sanctuary where the red-necked grebe descends every year. [...]

Shimla: All India Art Exhibition 2009 was inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Principal Secretary of Tourism Language & Culture, Manisha Nanda.
Amit Kanwar was among the fifteen artists from all over India to be awarded for their excellent workmanship (in pictures).

Shimla: Sant Nirankari Mission, the largest volunteer blood donation organization as mentioned by Mission’s Zonal Head, Rajwant Kaur, organized its 23rd Blood donation Camp at the Ridge, Shimla, inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minsiter, Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Following the objectives of Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh Ji Maharaj that “the blood should flow in the human [...]

Shimla: Today, country’s oldest institution of higher education for girls – St Bede’s College, Shimla, celebrated ‘Grad’s Nite’ and Ex-Bedean get-together.
Like every year beauty contest was the main attraction of the event.
Chavi Nanta (in centre) won the title of Miss Bede’s and Isis Singh (right) and Harveen Kaur became First and Second runner-up, respectively.
(Photo By [...]

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 [...]

हिमाचल मित्र द्वारा पहाडी दिवस का आयोजन

नवम्बर की पहली शाम को मुंबई का आकाश पहाडी सुरों से गूँज उठा | साथ थी बांसुरी पर पहाडी धुन |
सबसे बड़ा आकर्षण था बच्चों के गाये लोकगीत और कविताएँ |
हिमाचल मित्र पत्रिका ने एक नवम्बर को मुंबई के चेंबूर इलाके में हिमाचल भवन में पहाडी दिवस का आयोजन [...]

Shimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Study here organized a unique event today – bringing together some two dozen leading scholars, journalists, editors, people in public life, businessmen, and artists to celebrate the successful completion of fifty years of the Journal Seminar, thematic monthly coming out of Delhi.
Just the history of individuals present—Governor Gopal Gandhi, [...]

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: A test of sheer grit, stamina and raw muscle power, green adventure sport of mountain biking in the western Himalayas would put to test 82 professional and amateurs, men and women enthusiasts as the 5th edition of Mountain Biking Hercules MTB Himachal – 2009 gets underway on Sunday, which also marks the World Tourism [...]

Himachal Pradesh, nestled in the heart of the Western Himalayas in India ,known as’Dev Bhoomi’-Abode of the Gods-is renowned for its majestic snow capped mountain ranges,glorious traditions,beautiful people and colorful costumes and culture.
The India Community Center for the first time will be celebrating June as Himachal month and June 14th as Himachal day. This [...]

Shimla: State-level Himachal Day function would be held at Balh-Seena in District Bilaspur on 15th April, 2009. As per a Spokesman of  State Government, Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister would preside over the State-level function.
 
Tulsi Ram, Speaker H.P. Vidhan Sabha would preside over the district-level function at Bharmour in District Chamba, Thakur Gulab Singh, [...]

Kangra: Although the spread of HIV/AIDS is a major concern in India, only 61 percent of women age 15-49 and 84 percent of men age 15-49 have heard of AIDS, and Nationwide, only 17 percent of women and 33 percent of men have ‘comprehensive knowledge’ of HIV/AIDS as per the results of the third National [...]

HAMIRPUR: Month long Chaitra melas (fair) at Deotsidh, the seat of power of Baba Balak Nath will be started from March 14th this year. This was stated here today by Deputy Commissioner, Abhishek Jain. He said that necessary steps were in the making for successful holding of the melas. Deotsidh falls in Hamirpur district .
Addressing [...]