Monthly: May 2006

Hitender Thakur of Mandi shot dead by robber in Harrisburg, PA, USA

Posted on May 26, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Hitender Thakur 1983 – 2006

Gaggal airport widened for landing 50-seater planes

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Vibhor Mohan Tribune News Service Dharamsala, May 25 Air connectivity to district Kangra will get boost as airport in Gaggal, near here, is set to accommodate [...]

Cabinet nod to Ski village project

Posted on May 25, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

LTC, hike in TA, DA get approval Tribune News Service Shimla, May 25 The Himachal Cabinet today gave its nod for signing the implementation agreement for [...]

Rahul Gandhi calls on Dalai Lama

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Vibhor Mohan Tribune News Service Dharamsala, May 23 Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, who was here today on a private visit, had an audience with the Dalai [...]

Chamba through Flickr

Posted on May 23, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

History of CHAMBA Chamba is bounded on north-west by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north-east and east by Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state and [...]

Death of an Artiste

Posted on May 22, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

From the Beat of India team: We just got the shocking news that one of the young artistes we had recorded with; Tandup Chhering, from Kibber [...]

Photos of Organic Training in the Lag Valley

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Ben Heron

13th May 2006… Photos of Organic Training in the Lag Valley.On thursday last week we provided training in organic farming to members of Jagriti organisation in [...]

Exotic mushroom yield dips in Himachal, prices rise

Posted on May 21, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

The prices of a rare and wild Himalayan mushroom that is a much exported delicacy have gone up sharply to as much as Rs.5,000 a kg [...]

Jagson keen to operate helicopter services in Himachal Pradesh

Posted on May 20, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Shimla, May 19: Jagson Airlines, the new private carrier, is eyeing Himachal Pradesh for operating helicopter services between famous tourist spots and has already acquired two [...]

Lawrence School, Sanawar

Posted on May 19, 2006 by Ramit Mahajan

I am hoping this will be the first in a series of articles on the good schools of Himachal Pradesh. Himachal CM during the 159th Founder [...]

Palampur through Flickr

Posted on May 18, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

A lot of people mentioned earlier that show and work on other things other than showing nice pictures. But then at myHimachal we are exploring various [...]

Himachal through pictures on flickr

Posted on May 17, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

http://www.karmadude.com/2006/02/26/india-through-flickr-hp/ Photo by Miran Rijavec Liji (KarmaDude) is profiling Himachal through pictures on Flickr. It shows some of the beautiful scenic places in HP and is [...]

Microfinance

Posted on May 15, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

There is lot going on in Himachal. Previous government awarded contracts without thinking, every nullah, small river, river catchments is being dammed in Himachal. I wont [...]

Himachali wrestler in WWF

Posted on May 14, 2006 by Sanjay Versain

This is what wikipedia has to say about Dalip Singh, our own pahalwaan who has made it big in WWF wrestling and now is moving towards [...]

Baijnath Shiva Temple under threat

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Image by Swadesh Katoch Illegal mining endangers ancient monument Another article on Tribune about illegal mining. I am from Baijnath, my childhood is spent just outside [...]

HPTDC steps for tourists’ convenience

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Tribune News Service Shimla, May 11 The Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) today formally launched the payment gateway on its website making instant booking through [...]

20 points to create hundreds of jobs in Himachal

Posted on May 11, 2006 by Swadesh Katoch

I think if we want to do something for our state then the most important thing is to generate more jobs. We know government can not [...]

HP’s palate-tickling treat for tourists

Posted on May 9, 2006 by Avnish Katoch

Tribune News Service Shimla, May 8 To make tourists from various parts of the country feel special and at home, the Himachal Tourism will now offer [...]