Ramsar site Pong Dam turns in a healthy summer bird count
byShimla: Ramsar wetland Pong Dam is not only a wintering ground for thousands of migratory birds but also has a substantial summer breeding bird…
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Shimla Rs 643 Cr water scheme cleared for World Bank funding
byShimla: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here disclosed that a Rs 643 crore project for augmenting the water supply to the growing hill city had…
Commission asks state to release RTI info about Priyanka Gandhi Himachal cottage
byShimla: Efforts to gag information about the upcoming cottage of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Mr. Robert Vadra’s at Chhrabra near Kufri has been turned…
The Circus of ‘Leadery – Sheedery’
byIn the India of today the spectacle is on full display; only behind the scenes intrigue, betrayal and truth has been strictly kept out…
Are we an Oligarchy masquerading as a Democracy?
byLets first define the terms I am talking about. OLIGARCHY– a small group of people having control of a country or organisation. PLUTOCRACY– a…
The other Modi
byNot different from Narendra Modi whose brash political skills disrupted the pecking order within BJP to emerge as the undisputed leader of the party,…
Fiscal Federalism in India – Challenges and Opporturnities post 14th Finance Commission
byThe dispensation recommended by the Fourteenth Finance Commission (FFC) for the period 2015-20 and its acceptance by the Union Government heralds in a new…
Four lynched, 6 injured at IIT Mandi gunfight
byShimla: Four people were lynched by an uncontrollable mob, six are injured, including three critically in a brutal fight that witnessed gunfire between a…
Air India Kullu flights to boost quality tourism – Hotel Association
byKullu: Hotel owners in Kullu valley are excited by business prospects improving with introduction of a 70 seater flight to Bhunter as they expect…
Himachal CM in CBI net: preliminary inquiry in disproportionate asset case started
byNew Delhi: CBI today initiated an inquiry against Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his family members for allegedly amassing wealth of Rs…