Category: News
The Sound of Music : a musical classic
A true story , an old world film , and a very European film . And yet strangely it resembles a hindi film as it has so many songs which […]
Early Himachal apple burst hits prices
Apple orchards in the lower heights of Himachal Pradesh have a bumper crop this year , but this has plunged prices to record lows so early in the harvest season […]
Shimla taken over by dogs : civic shame !
Every street and alley in Shimla has packs of stray dogs , growling and barking away into the night . And at day break there are the snarling monkeys to […]
90 per cent of Bhag Milkha Bhag is true : Milkha
Legendary athlete Milkha Singh says he is very happy with the making of the film Bhag Milkha Bhag . And almost the entire film is indeed based on his life […]
Granta magazine in crisis , editors quit
The world’s leading literary magazine Granta published from London and New York is in crisis with the resignation of its editor John Freeman , deputy editor Ellah Allfrey and online […]
Himachal gets 30 per cent less rain in July
Shimla : After record breaking rains in June , the monsoon weakened in July across Himachal Pradesh. The hill state was almost 30 per cent deficient in the month gone […]
SJVNL profit up by 8.87 per cent
Shimla : With over 11 per cent increase in electricity generation from its flagship 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydro power station , PSU SJVN ltd has recorded 8.87 per cent […]
Two top Himachal IAS officers in trouble over land sale
Shimla : Accused of allotting common village land for commercial use to the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association(HPCA) in the previous BJP government the ruling Congress government has charge-sheeted two senior […]
Marnie : Hitchcock’s last masterpiece : Review
These were the years when the master Alfred Hitchcock was at the peak of his powers and Marnie was made in 1964 . Hitchcock here enters the sick mind of […]
The Birds : Hitchcock’s last unflawed film : Review
Suspense , horror , mystery, thrill and ambiguity were the hallmarks of Alfred Hitchcock and these are amply in display in The Birds released in 1963 three years after his […]