Should cultivation of high end marijuana from Himachal be legalized ?
byShimla: As politics of marijuana advocacy sobers up America, residents of Kullu valley meekly look for a way out from the draconian Narcotic Drugs…
Agriculture
Uttarakhand becoming a paper tiger
byDehradun : For about twelve years now, ever since Uttarakhand came into existence, the ‘babudom’ has been painting rosy pictures on paper, making it…
Himachal’s lean apple harvest ends with 2 crore boxes
byShimla: The apple season in Himachal Pradesh has almost come to an end with the total production around 20 percent less than the normal…
Himachal cabinet nod for market intervention scheme for citrus fruit
byShimla: The Himachal cabinet today approved a market intervention scheme (MIS) for procuring citrus fruits in the state and decided to charge nothing for…
Kashmir’s royal legacy, saffron gardens
byPampore Highlands (Jammu and Kashmir): A 16th-century royal was smitten by the beauty and voice of a singer-poetess in these south Kashmir highlands during…
Rubber transforms life of poor tribals in Tripura
byBishramganj: Thirteen years ago, Bipin Chandra Debbarma was a poor nomad. Today, the septugenarian tribal lives in a concrete house, drives a car and…
Anti hailguns of no use in the apple belt of Himachal Pradesh
byEver since the anti hail guns have been installed in Jubbal-Kotkhai, the government and the opposition are making claims and counter claims regarding the…
FDI in retail to benefit farmers – Sonia Gandhi
byMandi : Taking a dig at the BJP for trying to derail the government’s economic reforms, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Saturday said FDI in…
In Himachal’s Lahaul-Spiti, it’s potatoes before polls
byKeylong: Polling in the Nov 4 Himachal Pradesh assembly elections is less than a month away, but in the state’s Lahaul and Spiti district,…
Punjab to begin paddy procurement
byChandigarh: Despite the delayed monsoon in the region, official agencies in Punjab are all set to begin paddy procurement in the state Monday (Oct 1)….