Cabinet approves health plan for urban poor
byNew Delhi: The cabinet Wednesday approved a scheme to provide healthcare to the urban poor under the over-arching National Health Mission (NHM), official sources…
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Dalai Lama marks 50 years of Dalhousie Tibetan School
byDharamsala: For an exiled community, 50 years of foundation of a school was a big occasion that brought together over 700 former students to…
Himachal Tourism to organize wildlife tour in Shimla
byShimla: With an effort to provide more to the tourist itinerary here, Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has planned to organize wildlife tour…
Bishop Cotton School, Shimla boys to attend Marlborough College UK in exchange program
byShimla : Making a start under a international student exchange program, two students who studied at Bishop Cotton School, Shimla – a top boarding…
Sri Lanka, India discuss maritime boundary issues
byColombo: Sri Lanka and India have had talks on issues relating to the maritime boundary line separating the two countries, the Sri Lanka Navy…
Billionaires Gates and Slim join forces to eradicate polio
byAbu Dhabi: Billionaires Bill Gates and Carlos Slim said that they planned to join forces to eradicate polio in six years. Gates, the founder…
Several celestial events lined up for sky gazers
byHyderabad: Several celestial events are lined up for sky gazers during April-May, beginning with Thursday’s partial lunar eclipse – the only visible lunar eclipse…
Marks make way for grades in colleges in Himachal
byShimla: In an eventful decision to make student life slightly less competitive and tension free, college students in Himachal Pradesh will now be awarded…
Pine needles a new source of income for people in Himachal
byShimla: Pine tree leaves (needles), which were once considered waste, have become a source of income for locals in Himachal Pradesh. An initiative started by…
Tendulkar helps light up Maharashtra villages
byMumbai: Master blaster Sachin Tendulkar has brought light into the lives of over a thousand residents of Velunje village, in Nashik. Last Diwali (2012),…