Shimla: Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, inaugurated three day long ‘Hamir Utsav’ and congratulated the people of the Hamirpur for having completed 38 years of its formation. There were exhibition stalls put up by different departments like PSUs, NGO, Boards, BSNL, AIDS Control Society and Self Help Groups from different parts of [...]
इसे कहते हैं पोल खुलना. ठीक उस समय जब कुछ चाटुकार कीस्म के नौकरशाह हीमाचल सरकार के कर्णधारों को यह विश्वास दिलाने में जुटे हैं की उनकी योजनाओं के चलते राजधानी शीमला की छवि निखरी है, एक साथ आये तीन सर्वेक्षणों ने तल्ख़ हकीकत सामने ला डी है. इन सर्वेक्षणों में हिमाचल की राजधानी को [...]
Shimla: To attract visitors during the hosting of Commonwealth Games, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) plans to announce a special package. Presiding over a board meeting late on Monday, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that HPTDC would be soon announcing a special package for attracting visitors from all over the world during the [...]
Shimla: For participating in the ‘2nd Shimla Running and Living Half Marathon and More‘ the organizers have thrown open the registration. The run is scheduled to be held after the rains on 26th September, VC Pharka, principal secretary youth affairs and sports disclosed. Registration forms would be be available at The Ashiana Ridge, Himalayan Motoword [...]
Shimla: Into luxury transport and hotels, the public sector Himachal Tourism Development Corporation has reported a net profit of Rs 7.73 crore for the June quarter. A spokesman for the corporation said that the gross profit upto June recorded was Rs 8.38 crore. In 2009-10 HPTDC had an overall net profit of Rs 4.79 crore, [...]
Shimla: Rich with incidents that marked important events in the history of the sub-continent, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal unveiled ‘Har Ghar Kuch Kehta Hai, a coffee table book compiled by the tourism department that documents many heritage buildings and the historical importance they hold. Speaking on the occasion, Dhumal said that even before the [...]
HPTDC reports Rs 1.56 Cr profit from transport fleet Shimla: Transport wing of HP Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has turned around its business and reported a profit of Rs 1.56 crore after having added new Volvo buses into its fleet. Subhasish Panda, managing director of the corporation disclosed that between April 2010 to July 2010 [...]
Shimla: Decade old disinvestment plans in tourism have gone cold after the botched up disinvestment of Hotel Wildflower Hall, once a prime property of the public sector Himachal Tourism Corp, from which the state has not even got a penny in return for equity after it was handed over to the private sector in 1995. [...]
Facing Extinction:Western Tragopan breeding program headed for disaster Shimla: After spending crores of rupees on conservation breeding of Western Tragopan, a highly endangered Western Himalayan pheasant facing extinction, the program is but an apparent failure that the wild life officials and an overseas consultant refuse to acknowledge. Reliable sources revealed that in March-April, 2010 nearly [...]
Shimla: To revamp infrastructure Ayurvedic institutions, the Himachal government plans to spend Rs 13.50 crore on constructing 27 new buildings that will be also be suitably equipped, health minister Rajiv Bindal stated here today. Presiding over a review meeting of the Ayurveda department, Bindal said that a draft proposal for construction of these new buildings [...]
There is a reason why Himachal Pradesh is also known as “Devbhoomi” (Abode of Gods). Pristine valleys, towering mountains, sparkling rivers and vast stretches of green – where else would Gods reside, if not in Himachal. From times immemorial, the natural beauty and soothing climate of Himachal has lured people from all parts of the [...]
Manali: Congress president Sonia Gandhi today laid the foundation for an 8.8 Kilometer long tunnel that would pierce through hard Himalayan rock of the Pir Panjal range to connect Kullu valley with Lahaul under Rohtang Pass and provide an opportunity for an alternate security road to Ladhak. The lady pressed a remote control button to [...]
Tourism is one of the key areas which can strengthen socioeconomic activities besides attracting tourists to the land of enchanting beauty-Himachal Pradesh. In view of this, the Himachal Pradesh Government has recently launched a scheme known as ‘Har Gaon Ki Kahani‘(story of every village), in addition to ‘Home Stay Scheme’, which is attracting hoards of [...]
Seraj Valley-Kullu: Two first year undergraduate students from reputed Symbiosis Institute of Media & Communication (SIMC, Pune) completed a six-week internship starting May working with My Himachal in the rural Upper Seraj Valley of Kullu District. Dushyant Kumar and Maynak Susngi, SIMC students were involved with a number of My Himachal projects which included video [...]
Shimla: Trapped for a week in snowbound Chandra valley of Lahaul-Spiti, about 16 persons are still to be evacuated even as rescue teams have been able to rescue about 100 people including airlifting 17 of them from the unseasonal snowstorm that hit the region on 8th and 9th of June. Spearheading the rescue and relief [...]
Shimla: Asian Development Bank (ADB) in response to a state government proposal for funding infrastructure related to tourism, power transmission and urban development has in principle agreed to do so, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal disclosed. After holding a meeting with an ADB delegation led by Xiaoyu Zhao, vice-president, Dhumal stated that other than the [...]
. Shiranthi Rajpaksha shops Kullu shawls on The Mall Shimla: Having settled official business at New Delhi of Wednesday, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajpaksha with his wife Shiranthi Rajapaksha arrived here today morning, on a two day getaway private visit. Later in the day, while Mahinda decided to spend time around the serene wooded environs [...]
Shimla: At selected hotels, Himachal Tourism Corporation is to include cuisines made out of organic produce as part of it specialty for tourists, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal who is also minister for tourism disclosed today. Speaking at the inaugural of a 3 day Organic Fair and Food Festival, the chief minister said, “Why adopt [...]
