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SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to provide two biswas of land to every houseless person so that adequate housing to the poor persons could be provided in the state.

By: VARUN RATTAN SINGH

My only link with village life was that my father was from a rural area. My experience of a village life in past 25 years of my life can be summed up to be almost negligible. All the understanding or insights, which I had were of my father. Even though my [...]

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Dhami (right), receiving the citation from Chaudhary and Dwivedi (left)
NEW DELHI: A Kullu based, Chander Abha Mahila Kalyan Mandal has won the national award for Child Welfare for the year 2005. The award was handed over to Dharamveer Dhami, President of the mandal, by Renuka Chaudhary, Union Women Welfare and Child Development Minister and [...]

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MANDI: Thirty-four panchayats in Himachal Pradesh have been declared clean in terms of sanitation facilities, and would be honoured by the President of India next year with Nirmal Gram Puraskars. Mandi leads the state with 27 panchayats from the district finding a place on the district. Each panchayat would get Rs 2 to 4 [...]

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SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh government has issued a notification making it mandatory for paragliders to take permission from the tourism department.
The move follows the tragedy at Solang Nullah wherein one paraglider was killed and another injured on Friday, The rules laid by the government already provide for the registration of all adventure sports operators and [...]

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PALAMPUR: Himachal Kisan Sabha along with Himachal Lok Morcha, Kangra district, is organising a massive rally of farmers, youths , students, workers and women at Palampur on Monday.
The rally would dwell on issues like eviction of peasants from their land, displacement due to construction of various hydel projects and industries, minimum support price for milk [...]

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The popular Kangra tea and Kullu shawls are among the 28 Indian products registered with the Geographical Indications (GI) Registry.
A Geographical Indications Registry with all India jurisdiction operates in Chennai, as per the Geographical Indication of Goods (Registration and Protection) Act 1999.

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Shimla: If the mountain will not come to Mohammad, Mohammad will go to the mountain. In the present day context, the adage seems to be very apt for Maheshwar Devta, a local deity of village Chagaon in district Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The deity has taken to the streets to protest against the proposed 1000 [...]

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Kullu: A paraglider lost his life at Solang Nala near Manali in Himachal Pradesh, on Friday while he was on a tandem flight with another person who sustained serious injuries.

By: RATTAN LAL NEGI
Solan Garima and Solan Sindhur are two new tomato hybrids that have been developed by Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni, Solan in Himachal Pradesh. Both these hybrids are tall growing indeterminate, high yielding (50-60 tonnes per hectare) and suit to agro climatic conditions of mid hills.
Solan Garima [...]