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Dharamsala: Taxi operators in Himachal Pradesh have decided to keep off the roads on Monday to protest against alleged harassment by the police.
The representative body of taxi operators accused the police of registering registering false cases against taxi drivers in the name of drive to implement meter taxi schemes in the state.

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Palampur: Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) started a sniffer dogs training centre here. At present 50 dogs are deployed by SSB and about 150 more would be trained at this centre. Director-general of the force, Tilak Kak said that earlier their dogs were trained at Border Security Force (BSF) centres, but now the felt the [...]

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हिमालय क्षेत्र में सड़क निर्माण की मांग बढ़ती जा रही है। विकास की लौ को दूर दराज तक पहुचाने की दृष्टि से ही यह मांग जोर पकड़ रही है। विकास के लिए परिवहन एवं संचार के माध्यमों का महत्व सर्वविदित है। पेचीदा अर्थव्यवस्था के दौर में बाह्यविश्व से कटकर आधुनिक विकास की बात [...]

By: Vividhaditya
Shimla: Yahoo! India, one of the largest internet brand in the country has a dedicated page on Shimla on its newly launched services - Yahoo! India Our City and Yahoo! India Maps. Both these products have been extensively designed & developed locally.
The page on Shimla can be accessed HERE. It also has a Hindi [...]

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 architecture that can be infectious. Note that there are few right angles particularly around the window [...]

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Dharamsala: Armold Joao (35), a Mexican tourist, who went missing while trekking in the Dhauldahr ranges on Monday was traced alive on Wednesday about 15 kilometre from Triund, a popular camping site. Armold was traced by rescue workers from the Himalayan Mountaineering Institute. Armold was later admitted to zonal hospital in Dharamsala as he [...]

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Shimla: The bye-elections for the Hamirpur parliamentary constuency, Himachal Pradesh, would be held on June 2, 2007, according to an official release from the office of the Election Commission of India.
The Hamirpur seat had felt vacant when BJP MP, Suresh Chandel ceased to be a member of the Lok Sabha, following the adoption of the [...]

By: Surekha Dhaleta

Meenal (above left), Sanghamitra (above) and Chandni (left), the winners of the painting competition with their work. (Pics: Indermohan)

Shimla: In the series of some of the proactive steps being taken in support of disability related issues in Himachal, [...]

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Shimla: A sports academy is likely to come up in Himachal Pradesh, while Rs 16 crore, under a central government project, would be spent on promotion of sports activities in the current financial year.
The academy, according to an official release, would aim to produce sports persons of international repute and inspire the youth to achieve [...]