By: Himanshi Verma

THE RAINBOW UMBRELLA: Shreya on the Ridge, Shimla (Pic: Lalit Kumar)
The best thing about a place like Shimla is that you can be a star and still manage to take a stroll down The Mall without getting mobbed by your fans. As Shreya, the new star on the horizon - our own lovable [...]

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Heavy rains in Solan district brought vehicular traffic on the SHimla-kalka national highway to a stand still and also forced Railways to suspend trains following heavy damage to Koti railway station.
About a 100 metre track at the small station has been completely washed away while, landslide on the highway caused heavy traffic jam on Monday. [...]

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Heek featured Shreya Sharma, who plays Biniya in Vishal Bhardwaj’s new movie The Blue Umbrella, in its first issue in April 2006. Some excerpts from that feature:
“I’m very possessive about my belongings,” says 13-year-old Shreya Sharma. That’s just like Biniya, the girl she plays in the The Blue Umbrella, based on Ruskin Bond’s popular book. [...]

By: Vividhaditya

First things first, The Blue Umbrella, a UTV production and Vishal Bharadwaj directed movie, based on Ruskin Bond’s novella by the same name, is a treat to watch, not only for the acting prowesses of Pankaj Kapoor and Shreya and the story, but also for its cinematography - highly recommended for Himachalis outside the [...]

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Dharamsala: Eight people are feared to have been trapped in a landslide near Jwalaji temple in Kangra district on Sunday. The incident happened when debris from a steep hill slope fell over roadside shops,trapping people inside. Over two dozen people were rescued while search was on for eight others.

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Dharamsala: For the first time Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association will be hosting Elite Series Ranji Trophy matches this season. Five matches have been allotted to Dharamsala cricket stadium for the Ranji series that will begin in November. It may be mentioned here that the Himachal cricket team will make their debut in the Elite group [...]

By: Rahul Saxena
The species of trees that were heavily planted during the ’70s and the ’80s in the lower altitudes of Himachal Pradesh were  Chir pine, Eucalyptus (safeda) and Khair (out of which Katha is made). In fact, rich and natural scrub forests were destroyed over large areas during these decades in the name of [...]

With Independence Day around the corner, it’s time to feel good about the country. Though Himachal gained statehood, only in 1971, yet Himachal has surpassed most of the states on all accounts - economy, GDP, literacy, development, health etc. While as the CM would roll out the achievements of the year on August 15, let’s [...]

By: Rahul Saxena
I am not a dedicated tree lover as most of our urban friends are. Their stand is justified in their own way, considering the perpetual scarcity of clean air in the cities. Having lived in Himachal for sometime, I also understand that our planners’ enthusiasm to see trees on 50% of the land [...]

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Shimla: Keeping in mind the agrarian set up of the state, the Himachal Pradesh government might do away with the idea of having Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in the state. While talking to media persons at the Shimla Press Club, here today, state Chief Minister, Virbhadra Singh said that the presently sanctioned SEZs in Una, [...]