Manto, a forgotten man in native Punjab village
Paproudi (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
New 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
New 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
Four 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…
Himachal should promote use of biomass fuel: Gadkari
Nahan: Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari Wednesday advised his party’s government in Himachal Pradesh to take green initiatives such as promoting use of…
Army organises Jammu Premier League for budding cricketers
Jammu: It was Jammu’s own ‘premier league’, where hundreds of young cricketers vied for a chance to play the game at the national and…
Shed factionalism, for future battles: Sonia to Congressmen
New Delhi:Admitting that the assembly poll results were very disappointing for the Congress in Punjab and Goa and below expectations in Uttar Pradesh, Congress…
A tribute to Balraj Sahni in Himachal hills
Shimla: Screen legend Balraj Sahni was very fond of the hills and now his actor-son Parikshit Sahni is paying him a tribute by setting…
Seven people killed in Himachal accidents
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh): Seven people were killed Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district in two separate road accidents involving public transport vehicles, a police…
Himachal government asked for report on road projects
Shimla: Miffed over the condition of roads in the state, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Tuesday directed the state government to submit a progress…