Potato chips in paper packs launched in no plastic Himachal market
byShimla: Defying conventional packing of eatable snacks in plastic packaging, a Baddi, Himachal Pradesh based unit has come up with eco-friendly, completely bio-degradable paper…
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Pong Dam migratory water bird count crosses 100,000 mark
byDharmshala: Ornithologists have estimated that the bird count at Pong Dam Wetlands in Himachal Pradesh have crossed the 100 thousand mark and with more…
Tough Himachal land laws go soft on religious trusts
byWhere the law is out to haul up natives who per force are having to draw a living out of small farms for there are not enough employment opportunities or those who have bypassed the tough land laws by way of benami holdings, neither the courts or the state executive has shown any teeth to act against religious bodies and trusts for the blatant land law violations done.
Himachal born Kavita makes a mark in British Art world
byKavita Sarin Dass, a British Indian artist, grew up in the Himalayan lands of Palampur, near Dharamshala. Painting being a passion with her for…
Kaul Singh’s absence at Himachal CM show sparks speculation
byShimla: All ministers, barring Kaul Singh Thakur and Anil Sharma, turning up at Virbhadra Singh’s late morning press conference here today, set off speculations…
Thousands take holy dip on Makar Sakranti
byShimla: Thousands of devotees across Himachal Pradesh took a holy dip in various hot water springs early Tuesday morning on the occasion of Makar…
Instability plagues Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Instability has been the bane of Uttarakhand. This coupled with an unaccountable bureaucracy have been the main reasons that rather than…
Couple burnt alive in devastating fire in Himachal
byShimla: Two persons including a woman burnt alive as devastating fire broke out, gutting two wooden buildings comprising of 12 rooms in a village…
Himachal university does away with paper re-evaluations: RUSA rules take over
byShimla: Under Graduate (UG) and Post Graduate (PG) students across the state won’t be able to apply for re-evaluation of their exam papers. This…
Small hydropower reservoir in Manali bursts on testing
byManali: It was a perfect Sunday morning today for the Prini village, the adopted village of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, when all hell…