Monthly: June 2010

Himachal Forest Corporation reports Rs 108 Cr profit

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh State Forest Corporation, the sole agency supply timber to the people in the state, reported an income of Rs 108 crore for [...]

Girls Dominate Himachal Pradesh University BA III Pass Course Merit List

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh University today declared the results of BA III pass course examinations held in March, in which of the 24,017 students who appeared as [...]

Himachal cabinet announces support price for mangoes

Posted on June 30, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Cabinet Decisions Cabinet nod for setting up 600 MW pithead thermal plant in West Bengal Shimla: To meet power shortages especially in winter months, the Himachal [...]

Center For Media Studies To Hold Shimla Run

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: For a prelude to holding a two day Film Festival on environmental issues, Delhi based Centre for Media Studies (CMS) is to organizing a Shimla [...]

Parwanoo truck union increases freight charges by 4 %

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Passing on the impact of the increase in retail prices of diesel, the Parwanoo truck operators union announced an increase of 4 percent in carriage [...]

Himachal Adult Education Campaign To Link Livelihood Programs

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: To develop a curriculum for the total literacy program, Gyan Vigyan Samithi, an NGO, intends to include information about National Rural Health Mission (NRHM) and [...]

Himachal Court Dismisses Virbhadra Plea To Make Dhumal, Manhas Party In CD Case

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Without vacating the stay on placing the challan before the lower court granted in the audio CD case against union steel minister Virbhadra Singh, the [...]

Anurag Thakur Dons BJP Youth Chief Cap

Posted on June 28, 2010 by HP News Network

Anurag Thakur taking over as BJP youth president

Delhi: Anurag Thakur, the young MP from Hamirpur, today took over as national Bhartiya Yuva Janta Morcha (BYJM) president at a simple ceremony here. On the [...]

Sonia Gandhi lays foundation stone for Rohtang Tunnel

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

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 [...]

Bank With Us – ATM Out of Order

Posted on June 28, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Much to the disappointment of tourists and retail customers, many reputed banks which include Axis Bank, ICICI and SBOP are unable to service their ATMs [...]

Rohtang tunnel, a part of Vajpayee’s Himachal legacy – BJP

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: With congress president Sonia Gandhi ready to lay the foundation stone for Rohtang Tunnel project on Monday, BJP has termed it as a mean attempt [...]

Himachal Pradesh adopts a novel way to promote rural tourism

Posted on June 27, 2010 by HP News Network

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, [...]

टिट-बिट: राजा को राहत..

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Sanjeev Sharma

इसे कहते हैं हींग लगे ना फिटकरी और रंग मिले चोखा…… लम्बे अरसे से वीरभद्र सिंह आनंद शर्मा की हाईकमान और हिमाचल कांग्रेस में बढ़ती पैठ [...]

टिट-बिट: छपासा मंत्री से दुखी हैं धूमल….

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Sanjeev Sharma

हिमाचल के मुख्यमंत्री इन दिनों अपने एक छापासा मंत्री से खासे दुखी हैं. यह जनाब हैं बागवानी मंत्री नरेंद्र बरागटा. बरागटा आजकल छपास रोग से इस [...]

जन आंदोलनों की बरसात….

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Sanjeev Sharma

मानसून के आने से ठीक पहले हिमाचल में आंदोलनों की बरसात हो रही है. किसानों के लिए जहां इस बार मानसून के बढ़िया रहने के आकलनों [...]

Rising drug abuse among Himachal young raises concern

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Survey finds 21% of Shimla school children into drugs Shimla: Rising stress levels among children because of academic pressure, emotional distress and parental expectations was causing [...]

To cross a mountain

Posted on June 26, 2010 by Mayank Susngi

In the Upper Seraj Valley, culture intertwines with traditions and life is dominated by hundreds of deities nestled in the serene lap of the Himalayas. Only [...]

Drug control and prevention an important part of the battle to combat HIV/AIDS

Posted on June 26, 2010 by HP News Network

\ Nagrota Bagwan: “Himachal is facing a rising trend in drug availability and use. The cultivation of Cannabis in the state has risen from 216 quintal [...]