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Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: Eighteen new industrial units with a proposed investment of Rs 581.71 crore have been given clearance by the State Single Window Clearance and Monitoring Committee (SWCMC).
The decision was taken at the 24th meeting of SWCMC held here last week, under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh.
These units would bring employment [...]

By: PARUL SOOD
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: Taking note of the cumbersome traffic problem in the capital city, NCC cadets from schools and colleges of Shimla have been involved in the task of traffic control in association with the local Traffic Police.
This has been done mainly to provide manpower to deal with the problem and giving [...]

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HP CM Virbhadra Singh putts at the Naldehra Golf Course (Pic Courtesy: PR Deptt, HP Govt)
The popular tourist spot and Asia’s second oldest golf course in Naldehra would be upgraded to 18 holes to meet global standards, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh announced.

By: SAROJ THAKUR

Man-made miracle: A ‘Z’ shaped road in Lad Baharol area of District Mandi
The silky smooth drive on the National Highways in Himachal would make any Himachali proud as Himachal has come a long way in providing quality roads to its populace. The roads constitute the very life line of Himachal’s economy. Not only [...]

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Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh: What could be common between Silicon Valley and Dharamsala? Computers of course, more specifically wireless community networking, and spirituality playing the binding force. If the Silicon Valley gave the initial push to the computer revolution, Dharamsala could well be on its way to lead the world in low-cost community networking. The [...]

Courtesy: PR DEPTT, HP GOVT
The roads play a significant role in development, especially in hilly areas and open the gate of prosperity besides bringing about sea change in the social, cultural and economic life of the people. Roads are the main means of communication in pre-dominantly hill State of Himachal Pradesh.
In the past three years, [...]

By: SAROJ THAKUR

The Saint dons the Himachali crown (Pic by: Saroj Thakur)
Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh: “He is coming”, “He is coming”, the posters shouted from every nook and corner of the National Institute Technology (NIT) Hamirpur campus. Curious and inquisitive to know more, I stared hard at the picture of a benevolent looking man with an [...]

Courtesy: PR DEPTT, HP GOVT

Five lakh mandays generated under Sericulture activities every year.
4,93,094 kg of green silk cocoons produced in Himachal Pradesh.
6.24 MT raw silk sold in silk market of Karnataka and West Bengal.
Rs 27.10 crore projects implemented for development of Sericulture.
As many on 8,055 families are practicing sericulture in the State and most of [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
Himachal Pradesh is relatively a small hill state, but unlike its size, it exhibits a vast heterogeneity in various aspects. For example, if we take languages into consideration, survey conducted by the Anthropological Survey of India (ASI) in the People of India series indicates that as many as 32 [...]

By: SHEKHAR MASTA
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh: The Himachal Pradesh government has for long been struggling to find a solution to monkey menace in the state. Farmers have for long been complaining about the havoc these simians create those related to the tourist industry too have been victims in a way. The government at one time imposed [...]