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Kathak exponent Mahua Shankar to perform as part of Heritage Walk

By: Varun

Shimla: As a part of the Heritage Walk, scheduled for November 2, in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, Kathak exponent, and disciple of Pt Birju Maharaj - Mahua Shankar will perform in the state capital, the following day.
The performance is being organised by the Shimla Chapter of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music & Culture [...]

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Tribal Gujjar woman and dairy production in transition

By Dr. DALIP GOSAIN
The Muslim tribal Gujjars of Himachal Pradesh exhibit varied ways of ‘Lifestyle’ viz pastoral, semi-nomadic and settled centering around dairy farming. They remained isolated from the mainstream of society, maintaining their own traditional cultural identity, but being in transition a few of them have adopted the settled mode of living, but are [...]

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2nd training for beneficiaries of Shimla on Scientific Dairy Farming concludes

HimVaniKarnal: Second in a series, a five days training programme on scientific dairy farming organised for 38 members of three blocks of Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh concluded here at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) and Dairy Training Centre (DTC) of the National Dairy Research Institute (NDRI).
Second in a series, a five days training programme [...]

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CM asked to bear the cost of using helicopter

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Shimla: The Election Commission of India on Friday asked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to bear the cost of using a state chopper during their visit to the Commission on October 5.
“The state government should not defray the expenditure nor should meet the said expenditure from departmental funds, but recover the same from the [...]

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In the name of Constitutional duty

By: Rakesh Kumar Sharma
Election duty of government servants, targeting teachers, is back once again. Not liked by the teachers, manipulations will soon start to escape from it. This makes the people at the civil magistrate office more privileged, to oblige the known and show the power to others.
The seniority-based protocol is thrown into the dustbin [...]

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Shimla Heritage Walk on November 2

By: Varun
Do you know that Barnes Court, residence of Governor of Himachal Pradesh just got 175 years old? It is here that historic Shimla Agreement was signed between Indira Gandhi and Zulfiquar Ali Bhutto. It is Barnes Court that the first meeting of the senate of the Panjab University, then at Lahore, was held [...]

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Nomination papers filed by 4 candidates

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Shimla: Four candidates filed their nomination papers for Bharmour and Lahaul-Spiti seats on Thursday. Sitting legislator from Bharmour, Thakar Singh, filed his papers as a Congress nominee, while for the same seat, Chaman Lal filed nomination as BJP’s covering candidate. Tulsi Ram, a former MLA from Bharmour, is the official BJP candidate for the constituency [...]

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Bilaspur DC transferred

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh government has transferred Bilaspur deputy commissioner Rajinder Singh who has in the past been targeted by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his alleged pro-Congress leanings. Singh has been replaced by Shimla MC Commissioner Devesh Kumar.
Interestingly, Rajinder Singh was earlier removed from the same post by the Election Commissioner during the Hamirpur bye-poll [...]

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An educated alternative for Himachal politics?

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Shimla: Lok Paritran a political outfit of former IITians have decided to fight against the Congress, BJP, CPM and the BSP in the upcoming assembly elections in the state.
Addressing a press conference here in Shimla, Chandrashekhar, national general secretary, Lok Paritran said that running a country was a serious affair and the educated would have [...]

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Teachers’ body gives memorandum to election commissioner

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Principals and Headmasters Association has asked the Election Commission to make use of the services of minimum number of teachers during the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha election in the state. In a memorandum handed over to State Election Commissioner Manisha Nanda, the association’s vice-president Jeevan Sharma said teachers from schools having winter vacations [...]

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