Monthly: April 2006

Marketing agriculture produce via IT

Posted on April 30, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Shimla, April 29 Himachal Pradesh will become the first hill state in the country to introduce Information Technology (IT) for marketing of agriculture produce by connecting [...]

Lok Paritran Party

Posted on April 28, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

A start has been made. And we should make this start a strong and a very very strong success also. These five individuals who come from [...]

Himachal Blog on News

Posted on April 27, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Punjab Kesari Veer Arjun Divya Himachal

Photography contest in GHNP

Posted on April 26, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Tribune news article The Sahara-Sunshine Adventures in association with the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department and The Bio Diversity Conservation Society – Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) [...]

Biodiversity and Conservation Society-GHNP

Posted on April 24, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

http://www.greathimalayannationalpark.com The problem and study of the biological diversity of the unique ecosystems of the Park requires resources and support. Towards that end the Biodiversity Conservation [...]

Dhauladhars

Posted on April 23, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Magnificent Dhauladhars near Kangra.

People’s Action for People in Need [PAPN]

Posted on April 21, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

People’s Action for People in Need [PAPN] is a non-profit rural based Voluntary Organization. It was established in the year 1982 by a group of young [...]

Dams

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

A friend sent this good recent paper on dams. The basic message is that they are marginally cost effective, and have severe distributional effects. Please have [...]

Himachal – an ideal IT destination

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

NASSCOM PROJECTIONS: Rs. 20,000 crores by 2010. INCOME TAX HOLIDAY for 5 years and 30% rebate for 5 years thereafter (even if you are liable to [...]

myHimachal-Moving forward.

Posted on April 20, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

myHimachal group (MHG) is a volunteer group and non governmental, non religious and of course non political. Neither MHG gets aid/help from bigger institutions nor MHG [...]

How to increase growth and employment?

Posted on April 16, 2006 by Dr. Vivek Sharma

Being from Himachal Pradesh, I have often thought about various reasons why my home state has remained underdeveloped compared to the adjoining states. The topology of [...]

Trigarth cap

Posted on April 16, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

There is a growing fight going between two camps of politicians of Himachal. Major Vijai Singh Mankotia belongs to Vidya Stokes camp while GS Bali and [...]

Himachal Day celebrated

Posted on April 15, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh addresses a gathering at Dehra in Kangra on the occasion of Himachal Day on Saturday. 15th April as Himachal Day

Himachal on travel blogs

Posted on April 11, 2006 by Sanjay Versain

Check out these interesting blogs to read first hand accounts of travellers who have been to Himachal. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/India/Himachal-Pradesh/

A brief history of Mandi district

Posted on April 7, 2006 by Ramit Mahajan

History The present District Of Mandi was formed with the merger of two princely states Mandi and Suket on 15th April 1948, when the State of [...]

Karzai to visit HPU

Posted on April 6, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Shimla: Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai will visit his alma mater, the Himachal Pradesh University, in this state capital during his India visit next week. This will [...]

Peace jam at McLeodganj

Posted on April 5, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Tribune News Service Dharamsala, April 4 Two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, the Dalai Lama and Ms Betty Willaims of Ireland, shared the stage at the opening [...]

Chamba Millennium Celebration, 14-20 April, 2006

Posted on April 4, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Chamba’s 1000th Birthday!Highlights: Inauguration of Chamba Millennium Celebrations, Inauguration of Exhibitions and Craft Pavilion, Cultural programmers by Local and North Zone Cultural Center, Programmers by National [...]