By: Varun Rattan Singh
Often we hear people saying in Himachal: “Nothing can be done here”. These words have been abused to an extent that the very idea has become firmly engraved in minds of young people in Himachal. The basic idea of Young Guns column at HimVani, here is to break this thought process. [...]

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Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday said the state government would consider replication of old-age homes on the pattern of hostels for disabled all over the state. He said 25 metres of land was being provided to disabled for self-employment ventures for temporary shed construction at 5% of market price or double [...]

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New Delhi: Thirty progressive farmers from Himachal would be participating in the three-day International Flower Exhibition to be held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi from September 12. Besides this, Himachal would also be putting up an exhibition stall to showcase the progress the state has made in the field of floriculture.
The delegation will get [...]

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government has given a new definition to women empowerment by reserving 33% seats in all government and private buses for the fair sex. The government has issued directions that violation of this order will be dealt with severely.
All buses will now mandatorily have to specify in bold letters seats reserved for women. [...]

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Shimla: The industry department in Himachal Pradesh has started conducting initial surveys for exploring the possibilities of setting up a cement plant in Sunni area of Shimla district. Sources in the department revealed that a multinational company has shown interest in starting a cement plant here and has even submitted and application to the government.
It [...]

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Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh said that Amity University would soon start campus construction work near Dharamsala to provide students latest educational facilities in emerging disciplines. The university was recently provided permission to start a campus in the state recently.
The Chief Minister, during his address at the felicitation function organised by Old Students [...]

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Shimla: In order to preserve and protect artifacts of cultural and historical importance, the language and culture department of Himachal Pradesh has barred sale of such objects by even private owners, besides all government agencies. To begin with, the rule would be applicable to all manuscripts, documents and even photographs of historical importance.  The department [...]

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Manali: Mountain peaks in Himachal Pradesh experienced first snowfall of the season on Thursday, which brought a sudden drop in temperature across the state. People were seen wearing light woolens in the whole of Kullu valley and other hill stations. Hanuman Tibba, The Seven Sisters, Friendship Peak and other surrounding mountain tops in the Manali [...]

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Shimla: SUTRA, a prominent Jagjit Nagar (near Kasauli) based NGO in Himachal Pradesh, working for gender equality in the region has been chosen for the prestigious Bhoomijal Samvardhan Purskar 2007.
The award is being presented to the NGO for their commendable work in construction of roof water collection tanks in schools in the region. This water [...]

By: Bhakti
Invitation for a Poster Exhibition on Global Warming
Dear Friends, 
The increase in greenhouse gases is attributed mostly to human activities. Consumption of fossil energy is driving this trend, accounting for about three quarters of human-caused carbon dioxide emissions. Land disturbance and other sources – burning, loss, and degradation of forests, rangeland and soils – accounts [...]