April, 2011
Petition questions Himachal’s ability to execute mission city projects
byShimla: Ambitious plans of constructing several road tunnels in the city have remained tall claims for the one small tunnel under construction is delayed…
Lahaul-Spiti : A Land of Paradoxes
byLahaul-Spiti district located in the north-east of Himachal Pradesh is not so well known in the context of Himachal Pradesh in general, and in…
Banks loan target fixed at Rs 1636 Cr for Shimla district
byShimla: Annual plan lending targets for Banks in Shimla district have been fixed at Rs 1636 crores, deputy commissioner Onkar Sharma disclosed after presiding…
NHPC to commission Chamera III and Parbati III in current fiscal
byShimla: National Hydroelectric Power Corp (NHPC) is in advanced stage of completing two more hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh; top management of the corporation…
Himachal to sign carbon credit agreement with World Bank in May
byShimla: With a program to for earning carbon credits from a reforestation project having firmed up the state is to sign an Emission Reductions…
Stumped in Manali, Sunny Deol eyes setting up film city
byShimla: Prime ministers, actors, artists, writers and several others have been bitten by the scenic beauty of Kullu-Manali, with some eventually settling down in…
Birdwatchers sight 126 species in Shimla
byShimla: It turned out to be a treat for birdwatchers as they claimed at the first ever specie count of the city to have…
Birds of Himachal
byWHISTLER’S LIST OF BIRDS OF SHIMLA AND AROUND Content and photos by: Somesh Goyal, IPS Sr. No. Bird Name Scientific Name 1. Jungle Crow…
Poor rates of compensation for Wildlife-Human interface need immediate and a sensible revision
byA total ban on hunting was imposed in the year 1984. Since then, citizens of the state and wild animals have been trying to…