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Palampur: HIV/AIDS were the hot topic at the The National Youth Day (January 12), celebrated here by the Youth Information Centre.
National Youth Day is celebrated on January 12, every year to commemorate the birth anniversary of Swami Vivekananda (1863). The philosopher has since then remained an inspiration for the youth and an embodiment of Indian [...]

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Dharamsala: Replying to the motion of thanks on the Governor’s address to the assembly, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday said his government stood for geographical and emotional integration of the state.
He said the recruitment process for various jobs in the government sector would be simplified, as the expenditure involved in applying [...]

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Dharamsala: Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha added another chapter to its history on Friday when Governor VS Kokje addressed the inaugural session of the newly-elected House at Tapovan here on Friday. This was the first time that the opening session of the new state assembly was held outside Shimla.
Elaborating the state government’s plans, Kokje said that [...]

Reported by: Ajai Srivatsava

The Cabinet after the swearing-in ceremony with Himachal Governor V S Koje (Photo: Amit Kanwar)
Gulab Singh Thakur (PWD);
J P Nadda (Forest);
Ravinder Ravi (IPH);
Kishan Kapur (Transport);
Rajiv Bindal (Health);
I D Dhiman (Education);
Sarveen Chaudhary (Social Justice & Empowerment);
Narendra Baragta (Horticulture); and
Ramesh Dhawala (Food and Civil Supplies)

By: Ajai Srivastava
Shimla: Soon after being administered oath by State Governor, V S Kokje, the new Cabinet didn’t waste much time and got to work immediately.
In some of the important decisions taken by the Cabinet’s first meeting, today, the support price for citrus fruits (kinnu and galgal) were raised by 50 per cent per kg.
The [...]

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(With inputs from: Ajai Srivastava)
Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s small cabinet in the end did not turn out to be that small, as nine ministers were administered oath of office by Governor V S Kokje at the Raj Bhavan today.
As expected, Kangra bagged the maximum number of berths with four MLAs, Kishan Kapoor, Ravinder [...]

BJP’S come back to power with a thumping majority at its own in the vibrant leadership of Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal has created history in Himachal Pradesh. Earlier, this party managed to form government twice, but only with the support of coalition partners. Prof. Dhumal took over as Chief Minister for the second time on [...]

By: D D Sharma
Shimla: Public Relation Society of India, Shimla Chapter, has received the first prize for its best achievement and performance in the year 2007. This was disclosed by B D Sharma, Chairman of the Shimla Chapter, who is also Editor-in -chief of Giriraj Weekly newspaper of Information and Public Relation Department of HP [...]

By: Satyakam Bharti
Kullu: When fire consumed about 100 houses in Mohani village of Kullu district sometime back, the tears of homeless people shivering in the cold almost went unnoticed, had it not been for the then chief minister’s emotionally charged tour to the place.
Malana has always been different. A civilisation, perhaps the oldest democracy, undoubtedly [...]

Kangra miniature paintings have for long been a symbol of our cultural identity. But, over the years, the art form has almost vanished with just a handful of artists practising the intricate style of painting. Recently, a couple of miniature lovers made an effort to revive the medieval art, formed the Kangra Arts Promotion Society [...]