Monthly: April 2008

Government-NGO collaboration can spell success for the Kullu weaving industry

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Anoop H

Weaving has been the mainstay of every Kullu-ite’s livelihood for generations now. A month long study by Anoop H, Shilpa Kendre, Jyothsna Sekar, Shilpi Baral from [...]

Himachal High Court Disposes Case Opposing Himalayan Ski Village Project

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Alfred Ford’s dream project of setting up a world class ski village in the Himalayas may finally become a reality as the Himachal High Court [...]

4 Dead, 2 Injured In Car Accidents

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: In two separate car accidents, four persons have died while two injured have been admitted to hospital for treatment. A small car carrying five people [...]

18-yr boy dies after consuming poisonous substance by mistake

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jagmeet Y. Ghuman

KUMARHATTI: An 18-yr old boy has died after consuming some poisonous substances by mistake at Jagli village near Ramshehr last night. Vikram Singh had taken the [...]

Father-in-law to knock court’s door

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Jagmeet Y. Ghuman

Removing of woman’s uterus KUMARHATTI: After failing to find any favour from the state government and Health Department, Mr. Ram Dayal Dhiman the father-in-law of Mohini [...]

Former congress minister charges BJP govt. neglecting Palampur

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Ravinder Sood

PALAMPUR: Mr. Brij Behari Lal Butail former Minister and senior congress leader today alleged that since when the BJP government had assumed power in the state [...]

Anurag Thakur files papers for Hamirpur bye elections

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Aruna Sharma

Anurag Thakur of BJP today filed his papers for contesting the Hamirpur Lok sabha seat, the elections for which will be held on May 22nd. This [...]

Kalka Shimla train passing through a hill near Solan

Posted on April 30, 2008 by Ravinder Sood

Himachal to strengthen Ayurveda system

Posted on April 29, 2008 by HP News Network

Shimla:The State Government would further strengthen ayurveda health-care system so that better medical services would be made available to the people at their door steps in [...]

‘Naman 1857′, Shaheed Kalash in Himachal

Posted on April 29, 2008 by HP News Network

Mrs. Sarveen Choudhary Social Justice and Empowerment Minister handed over ‘Shaheed Kalash’, containing sacred soil of all the places connected with first war of independence to [...]

CPI demonstrates against price rise in Palampur

Posted on April 29, 2008 by Ravinder Sood

PALAMPUR: Hundreds of workers of Communist Party of India today staged a dharna in front of the office of local SDM here in protest against rising [...]

Baddi Tehsil office opens tomorrow in Himachal

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jagmeet Y. Ghuman

KUMARHATTI: The newly formed Baddi Tehsil office will start functioning from tomorrow. As a temporary arrangement, till the time the permanent Tehsildhar is not appointed in [...]

2 pick-pockets nabbed

Posted on April 28, 2008 by Jagmeet Y. Ghuman

KUMARHATTI: The two pick-pockets were nabbed red-handed at sub magistrate office at Nalagarh today. Raju and Baljeet Singh both from Ludhiana were in fact succeeded in [...]

Guv calls to bring Business Houses in Social Work

Posted on April 28, 2008 by HP News Network

Shimla: V.S.Kokje, Governor gave a clarion call to the NGOs, non-official and influential members to motivate business houses to join the crusade towards social reforms in [...]

State to expand Cooperative bank network

Posted on April 28, 2008 by HP News Network

Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister, appealed to the banking community in the state to extend their fullest cooperation to form agriculture cooperatives to liberally finance [...]

Himachal falls behind in computer education

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: With the Himachal government struggling to impart computer education in schools, a study has pointed out glaring deficiencies in the curriculum and infrastructure at the [...]

Foundation of Sikh Panth was for Casteless Society-CM

Posted on April 27, 2008 by HP News Network

HImachal CM Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, said that Sikh Guru Guru Govind Singh laid the foundation of ‘Khalsa Panth’ by merging the collaboration five castes, for [...]

Sonia Gandhi To Select Congress Candidate For Himachal By-election

Posted on April 26, 2008 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: With the congress parliamentary selection failing to select its candidate for the Hamirpur parliamentary by-election at its meeting in Delhi, today, the party has left [...]