Fire damages 16100 hectares of forest lands in Himachal
byShimla: As summer temperatures soar, forest fires blaze through newly planted and forested areas, laying waste much efforts to increase the states green cover…
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Great Himalayan National Park pitches for World Heritage status
byShimla: The Great Himalayan National Park in Himachal Pradesh, one of the richest biodiversity sites in the western Himalayas, has come closer to getting…
Himachal Pradesh University violence – 25 injured: boys hostel closure ordered
byShimla: A violent student’s clash that took place two days outside the SP’s office and close to city centre The Mall, spread to the…
Himachal Pradesh University student clash outside DC office
byShimla: Vicinity of the district magistrate office did not deter two Himachal Pradesh University student outfits from clashing, leading to a free for all…
Chandigarh Sukhna Lake fast dying out
byChandigarh’s famous Sukhna Lake, the most-visited tourist spot in the ‘City Beautiful’, is gasping for breath and attention. Built in 1958, huge areas of…
Wilderness getaway – Great Himalayan National Park, Kullu
byKullu (Himachal Pradesh): If you are a professional trekker and want to test your nerves in the rugged and inhospitable terrain of the trans-Himalayas,…
Freak summer weather has Kashmir farmers, fruit growers worried
bySrinagar: The unexpected fall in temperatures Saturday followed by rains in the plains and fresh snowfall in the hills is causing serious concern among…
Expanding human habitations pose threat to bio-diversity in Kullu valley
byManali: Unbridled growth in Kullu valley in recent years is increasingly raising environmental concerns as much of the rich bio-diversity faces the onslaught of…
Himachal Pradesh University Students protest scholarship delays
byShimla: Students at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) are up in arms against the authorities over delays in granting Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) worth about…
Lack of brickbats would have surprised me: Aamir Khan
byNew Delhi: Aamir Khan says he would have been extremely surprised if he didn’t receive brickbats for the issues he highlights on his debut…