FDI will ruin Himachal’s apple industry: Bragta
byShimla: The BJP government in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday slammed the central government’s decision to allow FDI in multi-brand retail, saying imported apples would ruin…
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Tiger strength saturates at Corbett
byDehra Dun: For those who have helped the setting up of resorts and other infrastructure in the buffer areas of the Corbett National Park…
Roerich estate has 37 rare paintings of Russian painter
byShimla: The International Roerich Memorial Trust (IRMT), which manages Russian painter and philosopher Nicholas Roerich’s estate in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, has over…
Aid for rape victims in Himachal
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday came up with a scheme to compensate rape victims by providing them financial assistance of up to Rs.75,000….
Sinha for new strategy to highlight plight of Tibetans
byDharamsala: Senior BJP leader and member of parliament Yashwant Sinha Monday favoured that a forum of parliamentarians he is associated with should work out…
Shiva’s mace procession begins in Himachal
byChamba: The traditional ‘Chhari Yatra’ or the procession with the mace of Lord Shiva has started from this town, 450 km from the state…
Bhakra, Pong dams still short of water
byShimla: The water levels in Bhakra and Pong dams of Himachal Pradesh have not reached the maximum limit this year owing to the deficit…
Sureela Safar leaves audience spellbound
byChandigarh: The musical event ‘Sureela Safar’, a journey with seven notes, was held at Tagore Theatre here last night. The event was organised by…
Kashmir separatism hawk, Geelani criticizes militants for killings
bySrinagar: Chairman of Separatist Group, Hurriyat’s Conference, Syed Ali Shah Geelani yesterday criticized militants for killing Sarpanchas in Kashmir and said that his amalgam…
Tibetans in exile to discuss self-immolations in Tibet
byDharamsala: Tibetans in exile will go into a special session this month to discuss the burning issue of self-immolations by a growing number of…