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Shimla: To impress upon the government and policy makers the urgent need to address their issues, about 5,000 single women from Himachal, will undertake a three-day pad yatra (march) from Arki to Shimla, starting April 1.
This march is being...
Photos and copyright: Ken Stearns
It was a cold blustery day at Bir, (like beer) India as I took this photo of the monastery. There is a sense of joy and lightness about Tibetan...
Ajay Saklani reminisces his schooling as a child in a Himachal village. But the apparent nostalgia also oozes his dissatisfaction with why six-year old kids like him had to walk six kilometers, on paths where even mountain goats would hesitate to trudge, to a school where education was never a priority...
Thousand of Tibetans, locals and tourists turned up for a protest candle march at Mcleodganj in memory of the victims of the recent self-immolations in Tibet. The brutal repression of the Chinese regime has again came into limelight with...
By: RAHUL SAXENA
Construction of Hydro electric projects (and now the proposed Ski Villages) are being seen as the Government's prescription for the sustainable development of the hill state. The docile population of the state would not have had much...
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Shimla: Unlike the French leg of the Olympic torch run, where the ‘flame of universal brotherhood’ got eclipsed by rising cries of Tibetan nationalism, the most sensitive part of the flame’s journey ended eventless in Delhi as an army...
Like a pagri, or the turban in other parts of India, the Himachali topi is a necessary fashion wear during marriages, festivals, religious functions, fairs and other local events. Traditionally, worn has a headgear to protect from the chilly winter...
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Dharamsala: The Union home ministry has asked the Tibetans government to carry out census of its citizens staying in India. Besides, the Himachal Pradesh police has sought a report on Tibetans staying in Dharamsala without registration.
Keeping in view...
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Shimla: It was a moment of great pleasure for the unsung special champs when they were honoured in an impressive function organised by the Himachal Pradesh Chapter of Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS) on December 2, 2007...
हिमालय की छाँव में रहने वाले पहाड़ी लोग किस प्रकार की चुनौतियों का सामना करते हैं, इस पर पालमपुर में एक कार्यशाला आयोजित की जा रही है। 7 फरवरी से 14 फरवरी तक चलने वाली ‘पहाड़ और हम: रीथिंकिंग डेवलपमेंट...