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Migratory 123,000 waterfowl winter at Pong Dam wetland
bySpecies of migratory birds wintering in Pong Wetland, a Ramsar Site, is growing by the year with ornithologists sighting new species at the annual…
MGNREGA bank accounts will help cash transfer scheme: PM
byNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday said MGNREGA has accelerated the pace of financial inclusion in villages, and accounts opened under the programme would…
Heli-skiing 2013 season gets underway in Himachal
byManali: Exotic sport of heli-skiing in Kullu-Manali valley takes off on Saturday morning (2nd Feb, 2013) even as foreign tourists booked for a week…
Dhauladhar Himani Chamunda temple to be developed as pilgrim center
byDharamshala: Close to the snowline in the Dhauladhar ranges, the Himani Chamunda Devi temple is to be developed as a tourist destination as the…
Diesel price to go up 40-50 paise a litre every month
byNew Delhi: Diesel prices will be hiked by 40-50 paise a litre every month to gradually eliminate the fuel subsidy, Oil Minister Veerappa Moily said…
Man of the Millennium
byHat’s off Kalayanasundaram Kalayanasundaram worked as a Librarian for 30 years. Every month in his 30 year of working life, he donated his entire salary…
Kangra to get engineering college – GS Bali
byShimla: The Kangra polytechnic institute is to be upgraded into an engineering college and an Indian Institute of Information Technology (IIIT) under Private Public…