Shimla: Himachal Pradesh, with a population of 6,856,509, has over 46 lakh voters and photo identity cards have been prepared for all of them, state’s Chief Electoral Officer Narinder Chauhan said here today. There are now 4,618,537 voters registered in all 68 assembly constituencies, of which 23,60,829 are males and 22,57,708 [...]

Dharamsala: Here’s good news for cricket buffs. Delhi-Dharamsala flights resume from May 15, just a day before the Indian Premier League (IPL) match between Delhi Daredevils and Kings XI Punjab at the picturesque Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association stadium here. This development comes almost eight months after the airport closed. State [...]

Shimla: Big spending to provide education for all children has no enrollment in Himachal government schools dropping at a fast rate and is rising in private schools given the preference public school education is getting. Making free and compulsory education for students upto 14 years, providing mid-day meals, distributing free dresses [...]

Pauri Wala considered as Swarg Ki Seedhi (steps to heaven) by the devotees is a much revered holy place in Sirmaur district but hard to reach, given the bad road condition that connects the place. Shivani, a college students says, “Not many outside Sirmaur have heard about Pauri wala but [...]

Shimla: A moderate intensity earthquake that hit the northern regions on May 1 only exposed the lukewarm response towards disaster management here corroborating what a baseline survey on awareness and preventive practices had brought out only recently. The 5.7 Magnitude tremor that shook up the mountains, early on the May [...]

Shimla: While ‘khap panchayats’ (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside one’s caste is ever so profitable in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh – it’ll get couples all of Rs.75,000. To prompt young men and women to break the [...]

Shimla: The central government has agreed to provide financial assistance to Himachal Pradesh for strengthening transport in the state’s remote areas, an official statement said here Friday. “The centre has agreed to provide grants for plying minibuses in snowbound areas. For this, the state will soon send a detailed project [...]

Welfare service of HRTC turns into business Shimla: The taxi service started by Himachal Roadways (HRTC) in Shimla city with a view to provide better commuting facilities for old and infirm people has turned into a profitable business, so much so that it has been outsourced by way of contract [...]

Shimla: With a motive to give tourists another exciting way to reach the Queen of Hills, Railway Department has proposed to introduce two new Summer Special Trains on Kalka-Shimla route. The decision to run two special trains has been taken keeping in mind the growing number of tourists that trip [...]

Shimla: To take all inquisitive mountain bike riders on ‘a trail like no other’, Being Out There is organizing a two-day ESCAPE – MTB Ride from Shimla to Chandigarh on 4th and 5th May, 2013. The weekend ride from Shimla to Chandigarh will be a 150kms fun and testing ride [...]