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Kasauli: People having their houses within the Kasauil sanctuary area have been caught unaware by yet another wildlife law. Recently, the Kasauli range officer issues a notice to heads of all panchayat not to allow even repair work in houses falling within the sanctuary without permission from the department.
About 10,000 people living in dozen-odd panchayats [...]

By: Vyjayanti
The nation is busy framing rights for every man, sane or insane, and animals no matter how mighty and frightening they are. The nation regards them as gift of God to every Indian.
On the contrary to the rules and regulations, the Himachal authorities just seem to be anti wild life. They not only, recently [...]

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Shimla: The third edition of MTB- HIMACHAL, the trans-Himalayan cycling competition is all set to roll on October 4. The nine-day event covering almost half of the western Himalayas will be flagged of from Hotel Peterhoff in Shimla and will conclude at the Mountaineering and Trekking Institute in Manali on October 13.
The event is organised [...]

By: Manish Verma
Empowering Nation or Impoverishing Itself
Once, Roti, Kapada and Makaan were supposed to be the basic necessities of human beings. Today, it won’t be an understatement, if we added Bijlee to this list. Things like clean drinking water, radio, TV, light at night, telephones, etc., which are often taken for granted in everyday life [...]

Mountain Biking 2007 is starting from October 5th in Shimla. This event has become an annual phenomenon and it continues to grow. This year, the cycle riders will have to go through tough mountain conditions for nine days covering more than 700 km. The race ends on October 13, 2007, at Manali. Prize distribution is [...]

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Dharamsala: The India A and South Africa A teams would be reaching Dharamsala today to play the second match of the series on September 19. South Africa would be looking forward to level the series as India had won the first match played in Delhi. Experts believe that the weather and pitch condition may favour [...]

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government is planning to bring 33 more towns under the Town and Country Planning Department to control haphazard construction in the state. At present, 24 towns have been brought under the department. Under the new rules, electricity and water connection would only be given after getting the required permission of the Town [...]

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has made record hotel bookings worth Rs 35 lakh from its Ahmedabad office during a short span of five months from April to August this year.
According to Dash Raja Taker, manager and in-charge of HPTDC marketing office at Ahmedabad, an upward trend has been registered among Gujarati tourists [...]

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Shimla: The first privately operated eco-tourism project in Himachal Pradesh would come up at Cheba village near Barog in Solan district. Sources in the forest department confirmed that permission has been granted for the project. Six more proposals have been received by the department to set up eco-tourism circuits in Kullu, Mandi, Kangra and Shimla [...]

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New Delhi: Collecting yet another trophy at the national level, Himachal Pradesh was declared best state in reducing poverty by India Today in its annual survey - States of States-2007. Himachal has also been adjudged third best state for the fourth consecutive year.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh received the award from Vice-president Hamid Ansari [...]