Shimla sizzles, rain forecast
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced warm weather Friday, with Una town recording a high of 40.8 degrees Celsius, an official said here….
May, 2012
Sarita Vaidya, the Slum Teacher Who Transformed A Community
byA long time ago, I heard about a lady who was running a single-room school in the slums of the Mandi town, Himachal Pradesh. Recently, I got…
Himachal government admits lapses in clearing Jaypee cement, thermal plants
byShimla: Strong strictures passed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court in the gross environmental violations made for setting up a cement and a thermal…
Summer forest fires devour green cover
byShimla: A sudden rise in mercury in the past few days has triggered off forest fires, causing widespread damage to the forest wealth in…
Four guerrillas killed in Kashmir
bySrinagar: Four guerrillas were killed in Jammu and Kashmir, today while trying to cross the Line of Control (LoC), the army said. The incident…
Manto, a forgotten man in native Punjab village
byPaproudi (Punjab): Except for the Manto Yaadgari library, which too was set up only last year and has just two to three books by…
Himachal Pradesh seeks duty hike on imported apples
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh yesterday demanded a hike in the duty on imported apples to protect the domestic industry. “There is a need for…
Kashmir’s iconic Markhor goat on critically endangered list
byNew Delhi/Srinagar: It is an animal that is as much an icon of Kashmir as the beautiful Dal Lake and its shikaras. The magnificent…
Himachal to have 12 more silk producing units
byFour of the most important domesticated silk worms, together with their adult moth forms, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon (1885-1892) Shimla: Himachal Pradesh will soon have 12…
Is Vijay Bahuguna’s corruption eradication drive in Uttarakhand doomed for failure?
byDehradun : The recent announcement of chief minister Vijay Bahuguna that all departments will have vigilance cells in a bid to curb corruption notwithstanding,…