Shimla weather station must go uphill to set the record straight !
In the last decade or so the Indian meteorological office in Shimla , Himachal Pradesh has been telling the world that there has been a sharp rise in temperatures year-round […]
Andaz : Dilip , Nargis , Raj style
Here we have Dilip Kumar and Raj Kapoor —– the only time together on screen . Both play their roles with elan and style(andaz) in this 1949 release , this […]
Awaara : Raj Kapoor , Nargis passion sizzles on screen
Hindi cinema’s show man Raj Kapoor was only in his mid twenties when he directed , produced and acted in Awaara released in 1951 . This black & white classic […]
Anari : Raj Kapoor’s trademark Charlie Chaplin style
Even though Anari is a Hrishikesh Mikherjee’s film I felt as if the film was co-directed by Raj Kapoor as it reminds you so often of his direction style Watch […]
Shimla traffic police on challaning spree , except cops cars !
Shimla : Traffic police went on an overdrive Thursday by heavily penalising scores of parked vehicles in downtown Shimla . The challaning operation went on throughout the day and even […]
Ice skating begins in warm Shimla
Shimla : Despite the mercury moving up by around five degrees celsius in the last few days ice skating got off to a smooth start this week in Shimla , […]
Bleak future for Shimla’s famed tailoring industry
Changing times are taking a toll on the well-known tailoring industry of Shimla due to shortage of skilled manpower . This is threatening the entire industry which has been a […]
Now lazy Himachal PWD to repair Shimla VIP road by April
Shimla : Finally after nearly half a year the Himachal Pradesh government has woken up to restoring an important road connecting to downtown Shimla . But the long delay is […]
Snow in Himachal’s Narkanda ski resort
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh’s popular ski resort of Narkanda received the season’s first snowfall Thursday. The snow was light but enough to cover the entire countryside in a thin white […]
Himachal babus on long-paid leave !
Government officials from top to bottom in Himachal Pradesh are literally on a paid-holiday for almost three months , thanks to the bizarre assembly polls long schedule of the election […]