Author: Baldev S Chauhan
The Fatwa years of Salman Rushdie on BBC
The brilliant Salman Rushdie maybe often a complicated writer to read but his interviews are always frank , witty and insightful . His 650 page plus long memoirs(Joseph Anton) have […]
I have been to India 90 times : Steve McCurry photographer
One of the most famous living photographers of our times Steve McCurry says , “For me Asia’s home , to me this is the part of the world I love […]
Himachal govt sleeping , key Shimla road still not repaired !
Shimla : It has been three months and work has still not started to build a section of the road which was washed away at the edge of the Clarkes […]
Yash Chopra rides into the sunset
One of India’s most popular and prolific filmmakers Yash Chopra has decided to retire from films at the age of 80 . He told Shah Rukh Khan on NDTV , […]
Himachal Coop Bank now on national ATM service
Over 1.4 million customers of the Himachal Pradesh state cooperative bank (HPSCB) will now be able to access over 100,000 ATMs(one lakh) of all member banks across India. Governor of […]
World Bank nod to $37mn fund for Himachal projects
Shimla : The World Bank on Friday gave its approval for additional financing of $37 million for the ongoing Himachal Pradesh , mid-Himalayan watershed development project . The fund will […]
Old jeans belt out not so old Kishore songs !
If you’re a Kishore Kumar fan you might be disappointed as this 40 song collection (Purani Jeans : Kishore Collection) isn’t Kishore da’s best as Radio Mirchi claims . The […]
A Doll’s House : How a doll began thinking !
Anthony Hopkins is such a great actor that he carries all his movies on his shoulders . He also carries ‘A Doll’s House’(1973) but Claire Bloom takes away the film […]
Jaypee cement plant expansion nod is blatant favouritism by Dhumal : CPM
Shimla : Accusing the P.K.Dhumal led BJP government of favouritism by allowing Jaypee Cement to slyly expand its cement plant in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district , the CPM on Wednesday […]
Dharamsala gets second highest monsoon rain in 110 years
Shimla : The hill station of Dharamsala and seat of the Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh this year received the second highest rainfall since records were kept 110 years ago […]