Legalize Marijuana in India, in Himachal
by“Babu Ji maal khatm hai” informed a small time shop owner on the outskirts of Shimla when asked about the availability of Marijuana (Charas),…
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Joneja, 15, becomes youngest Indian to climb Everest
byNew Delhi: At 15 years and seven months, Raghav Joneja has become the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest, climbing the peak with five teenage…
Himachal guest houses a drain on the exchequer
byShimla: There is one class of tourists Himachal Pradesh is not happy with: bureaucrats and VIPs who burden the exchequer by thronging government guest houses…
Three killed in Himachal road accident
byShimla: Three pilgrims, including two women, were killed and 29 others injured in Himachal Pradesh today when their overloaded vehicle skidded off the road and…
IIAS to hold seminar on Kashmir conflict in Shimla
byShimla: The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) here is organizing a three-day seminar from Monday on human dimensions of the conflict in Jammu and…
Need to protect dying art of magic: Samrat Shankar
byShimla: Renowned magician Samrat Shankar today stressed on the need to make efforts to keep the dying art of magic alive. “Not many professionals are…
Himachal sees marginal fall in mercury
byShimla: There was marginal fall in maximum temperatures across the hills of Himachal Pradesh today. More relief is expected next week as the Met Office…
Three traders fined for storing banned gutka
byShimla: Three local traders were today fined Rs.100,000 each, the highest penalty levied so far in Himachal Pradesh, for storing banned tobacco-based products, an…
Changes needed in criminal justice, says apex court judge
byShimla: Justice B.S. Chauhan of the Supreme Court today advocated the need for changing the entire administration system of criminal justice. “Rapid scientific development has…
Temperatures rise in Himachal, rains in store
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh today saw maximum temperatures rising two-three degrees Celsius above normal in several parts, and the weather office has…