Before that bite: Things you need to know about an Apple!
byApple is the only fruit that is widely found in different mythologies from the Greek, Chinese to famous ‘Adam and Eve story’- signified as a blessing to symbol of peace and sin.
Himachal
India Border Villages Look To China To Bail Them Out
byA flood in Kiri rivulet in June 2012 had damaged its bridge. The vital bridge was used to connect 13 villages of Pin valley with rest of the state. Two years have passed and Kiri rivulet is in spate again but government has made no provision to build a bridge or provide an alternative route to connect the marooned villages.
Chail – Sadhupul – Kandaghat Heritage Bridge Collapses
byThe bridge, constructed in 1904 by Maharaja of Patiala, was built by a Calcutta firm.
Shimla School Named Top Boys Boarding School In India
bySHIMLA: One of the oldest boarding schools for boys in Asia, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla founded in 1859, has been named as the top…
Bus accident in Sangla Valley, Kinnaur; Death toll rises to 23
byShimla: At least 23 people were killed and 20 injured in Himachal Pradesh when an overcrowded mini bus skidded off the road and fell into the…
Human Rights Commission Asks Himachal About Alarming Sex Ratio In Una
byNew Delhi: National Human Rights Commission here today red flagged the Himachal Pradesh government over media reports that sex ratio in Una district has…
Himachal Court issues notices over encroachments at Kufri Peak
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court today took cognizance over allegations about encroachments at Mahasu Peak at Kufri by a private fun park operator…
31 lives lost; rain damages to roads, bridges in Himachal put at Rs 412 Cr
byShimla: Taking stock of the recent cloud burst disasters and damages by heavy rains, the state government has put the count of people killed…
Himachal MP Anurag Thakur on board Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee
byNew Delhi: The new parliament which has constituted the Public Accounts Committee has picked up Anurag Thakur, the BJP MP from Hamirpur, as one…
Scrapping Planning Commission Alarms Himachal Planners
byShimla: Prime Minister Narinder Modi’s Independence Day announcement to wind up the planning commission has here set alarm bells ringing, especially among finance department…