My Himachal, a US & India based non-profit organization, announces grant of HOPE Scholarships to 40 students (Rs. 1,28,030/-) of Himachal Pradesh studying in classes 8th upto 12th in various HP Government schools for the academic year 2009-10. To kick-off the grant disbursement process, Mr. Anil Chandel, current Treasurer of [...]

Shimla: Taking a step forward to alleviate the pain of poverty from the lives of Below Poverty Line (BPL) families Himachal Pradesh Government launched the second phase of the Rasthtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna in the State. Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal revealed that Himachal Govt. and The New India Insurance Company [...]

Shimla: In a Cabinet meeting presided over by Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal it was decided to lease out government land in Mauja Kahlog, tehsil Kandaghat, Solan, to Patanjli Yogpeeth Trust, Haridwar, Uttrakhand, for development of Herbal Research Centre. A land of 96.02 bighas is given on lease for 99years. This [...]

Shimla: V.K.Sharma sworn as Additional Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court at the High Court Complex in Shimla The occasion was administered by Chief Justice V.K.Mishra. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, congratulated Sharma on his elevation. Sharma, born on August 8, 1952, completed his BA and LLB [...]

Shimla: A fire broke out in Chhaila, a town of Shimla District, gutting many sheds, houses and about 42 goats burnt alive, as per reports. Horticulture Minister, Narender Bragta, alongwith Sub Divisional Magistrate, Theog and other district officers visited the site and distributed Rs. 71,500 as immediate relief to the [...]

Shimla: This news will surely bring a smile on the faces of Birding aficionados and a chance to participate in the Annual Waterfowl Count at the Pong Dam Lake Bird Sanctuary. Built in 1960, the Pong Dam reservoir is the only place in the country after the Bharatpur Sanctuary where [...]

Panchkula: Himachal Pradesh is a state that has one of the highest literacy rate in India and its remarkable efforts towards encouraging poor and women for education is commendable. Adding one more star to its achievement, Himachal looks ahead to open for the first in its history two Hi-Tech Multilingual [...]

Paisa Wasool for tourists in Shimla Shimla: Much awaited snowfall has brought a smile of satisfaction on the faces of the tourists who spent to holiday in the hills of Shimla with a hope to see snow as main attraction. Outskirts of Shimla, Kufri and Narkanda, have received snowfall and [...]

Shimla: All India Art Exhibition 2009 was inaugurated by Himachal Pradesh Principal Secretary of Tourism Language & Culture, Manisha Nanda. Amit Kanwar was among the fifteen artists from all over India to be awarded for their excellent workmanship (in pictures).

Shimla: Another life loss has been reported due to Swine Flu in Shimla at Indira Gandhi Medical College. Nodal Officer Vinod Mehta revealed, the death toll rises to 15 with 103 samples 41 patients have tested H1N1 virus positive in state. On Monday, a 31-year-old man swine flu patient from [...]