Category: News
4 Himachal districts under LPG direct benefit transfer scheme
Shimla : Mandi , Una , Bilaspur , Hamirpur are four districts of Himachal Pradesh among 20 districts under the Centre’s direct benefit transfer for LPG (DBTL) scheme in 20 […]
Charulata , Ray’s masterpiece : Review
High Bengali culture , poetry , fiction , love , betrayal and guilt are the themes running in this Satyajit Ray classic(1964) film based on Tagore’s novel . Ray had […]
Virbhadra appoints 6 chief parliamentary secretaries
Shimla : Half a dozen chief parliamentary secretaries(CPS) were given oath by the Himachal chief minister Virbhadra Singh here Monday . All are relatively young MLAs . Two of the […]
Chill back to Himachal in mid May
Shimla : Cold returned to the mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh in high summer Sunday with unseasonal heavy rain at most places . The popular tourist resort of […]
Venice in the eyes of Jan Morris : Review
It took me long to lay hands on a copy of this classic book on Venice by Jan Morris . The reputation of the book (written in 1960) has been […]
Pran should have got Phalke award earlier
It was really moving to see veteran actor Pran presented the Dada Sahib Phalke Award at his home in Mumbai Friday . The 93 year old legendary actor looked frail […]
Himachal bus toll rises to 39
Shimla :The number of dead has risen to 39 after an overcrowded bus fell into the icy Beas river in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu valley , police said Thursday. “39 bodies […]
Reliance Cement to set up big plant in Himachal
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh government late Wednesday Wednesday decided to grant prospecting licence to Reliance Cement Company for setting up a large cement plant in the state . The […]
33 dead as bus plunges into Beas river
Shimla : Thirty three people were killed Wednesday when a bus fell into the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu valley , police said . “So far 33 bodies have […]
Himachal Red Cross marks special day
Shimla : Led by honorary secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Red Cross Hospital Welfare section Poonam Chauhan and other office volunteers had a hectic day Wednesday on the occasion of […]