By: ML Verma
Shimla (Aug 21): People from different parts of the state gathered in front of the historic statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge ground here today as Anna Hazare's crusade against corruption gathered pace.
People were seen singing...
By: Sanjay Kaushal
Chamba (May 11): Innovative entrepreneurship often comes in small measures. Well, almost. Here in Chamba a vendor from Uttar Pradesh has been selling 'magical' rings made out of horse-hoof steel at Rs 1 lakh per quintal. He...
By: Pankaj Sood
Baddi (May 10): Inaugurating a half-ready project is increasingly becoming a norm these days for the politicians. The latest such instance was visible today at the inauguration of Employees State Insurance Corporation's (ESIC) first model hospital at...
By: Varun Rattan Singh
Dharamsala (April 13): Last week streets in Dharamsala were plastered with posters promoting a 'satsang' by an internationally known personality. The Guruji's visit to Dharamsala was spread over three days, which culminated with the much-fancied 'mahasatsang'....
By: Satyakam Bharti
So the Himachal Pradesh government continues with its flip-flop on the Karmapa issue with the state chief secretary making a formal announcement declaring that the "state government trusts him fully" a day earlier, and then the Chief...
By: Kunaal Chauhan
Fashion — passion for some, need for others or just a reason to avoid faux pas for the rest. A multimillion dollar industry in itself, modelling, is just another profession to die for. With a successful modelling...
By: Kunaal Chauhan
If you cry out the word ‘monkey’ in front of any kid from Shimla, you would definitely get a scared and nervy retort. Such has been the annoyance and fright of the intimidating primates that people would...
By: Saroj Thakur
Hamirpur (Nov 30): Some times back when I was walking around the National Institute of Technology (NIT) campus, I was pleasantly surprised by some posters that spoke about a tree, on the verge of being ‘slaughtered’. I...
By: Vivek Mohan
I was writing a piece on Ganapati Bappa Morya in the evening when the mobile rang... it was the Directorate of Film Festivals from the I&B ministry... asking me to be part of the coveted 5-member national...
By: Vishal Thakur
If I were to cross roads with Father George today, my response to his unilateral, impossibly myopic and often plain ridiculous religious views would go something like, “George, get a life.” But you see, thirteen-year-olds usually respond...