By: Manish Verma
We discussed how far we’ve come. Now let’s talk about the way ahead. HRTC (Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation) introduced a new fleet of hi-tech buses in Himachal way back in 1999-2000. These buses had TC engines and modified interiors, including comfortable seats and larger windows. These changes forced others to improve their services. [...]

By: Riva Bhardwaj
Chandigarh: In an effort to popularise miniature art among masses, a workshop on miniature paintings was held at Kalagram in Chandigarh recently. Around 12 painters (five from Jaipur and seven from Chamba) working in traditional style and subjects, participated in the workshop.
Unfortunately, this highly aesthetic art doesn’t find mass popularity as much as [...]

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विशाल और विविधता से भरी भारतीय संस्कृति, प्रकृति के साथ मनुष्य से संबंधों के बारे में बड़ी जागरूक रही है । यह संबंध बड़ा अटूट और वैज्ञानिक आधार से परिपुष्ट रहा है । मनुष्य प्रकृति के अंदर ही पैदा हुआ और अपनी बौद्धिक ताकत के बल पर  प्रकृति को प्रभावित करने की सबसे [...]

Write-up and photos by: Saroj Thakur
It is human tendency to take for granted what he gets easily. Perhaps this is the way it had been for me when it came to Himachali handicrafts, but not any more. This realisation struck me hard when I saw people from outside the state, coming to our Institute (National [...]

Photo and copyright: Muktesh Pareek

The stillness of the evening sun in winters captured by Muktesh Pareek from the Ridge in Shimla .

By: Saroj Thakur

An 18-year old boy, coming all the way from a remote place in Tamil Nadu, stands at the Chandigarh Bus stand waiting for a bus that will take him to Hamirpur, his destination. What is the problem? A common scene at any bus stand where passengers wait for buses, you might say. The [...]

By: Manish Verma
Most of us have taken a ride in HRTC (Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation) buses many times and have our own experiences to tell. There are complaint and feedback boxes in these buses that are seldom used. Even a mobile number of the Transport minister is explicitly mentioned, but I wonder if they ever [...]

Photos and copyright: D D Sharma

A scene of Shimla (above) with snow melting away. Meanwhile, Kufri (right) has still preserved some for tourists. (Feb 21, 2007)

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Chamba: Seven people were killed and 11 others injured near Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning when the bus they were travelling in fell into a gorge. The vehicle, carrying about 20 passengers, was going from Chamba to Bhalai and fell into the gorge near Brangla, rolling down some 500 feet down. While six [...]

Photo and copyright: D D Sharma

A scene of a traffic jam in Kufri, February 18.
After record snow in Shimla, traffic jams have become common in the upper Shimla region.