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Solan: M.S. Panwar Institute of Communication and Management, Solan, has become the second institution in Himachal Pradesh to have got the licence to set up a community radio station. Earlier, the Tibetan Children’s Village (TCV, Dharamsala, had been granted licence to run a community radio.
Surprisingly, while in most of the states community radio is growing [...]

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Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government, which last year had banned littering in public places and the use of polythene bags, today launched a campaign for effective implementation of the orders. While a fine of Rs 50 will be imposed on persons found guilty of littering in Shimla town, the government has also pressed into service [...]

A candle march was organised on the eve of World Earth Day in Shimla on Monday evening. Nearly 200 people took out a procession with unlit candles on the Mall Road and the Ridge to commemorate the Earth Day, sending across a message of pollution free environment. The candle march was a joint initiative of [...]

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Shimla: In its desperation to attract more tourists to the state, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has now though of what it believes is a ‘new idea’, of ‘familiarity tours’ for travel agents and travel writers.
During the recently concluded business development meetings at Mumbai and Delhi, Commissioner cum managing director, HPTDC, Ram Subhag [...]

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Shimla: Yogesh Lakhani of Chandigarh, Sanjay Kumar and Piyush Chauhan of Shimla won the first round of Shimla Motorcycle Challenge competition in class II, class IV and Himachal categories, respectively today. Twenty-five motorcyclists from north India, including Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Jammu and Delhi participated in the event.
Rajan Sidhu from Ludhiana, who was defending his overall lead [...]

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Shimla: After successfully holding a Pad Yatra recently forcing the government to agree to some of their demands, the Ekal Nari Shakti Sangathan (ENSS) has now decided to approach the government for preparation of a status report on the condition and number of single women in Himachal Pradesh. Till now there has been no formal [...]

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Shimla: Here’s a reminder to the Himachal Pradesh government that numbers do not always count. While the state leadership has been making it a point to boast about their achievement in the field of education at every possible platform, hardly have they ever talked about the quality of education being received by children whom they [...]

There is an increasing awareness about role of youth in building a more just and equitable society. Within the context of decentralised democratic processes, the youth groups, if trained and sensitised, have a tremendous potential to play a more pro-active role as human rights defenders.

In order to fulfill their roles as active and responsible citizens, [...]

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New Delhi: To meet the shortage of judges, the strength of Himachal Pradesh High Court judges has been increased from present nine judges to eleven. Disclosing this, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal while addressing Chief Ministers and Chief Justices conference at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi, stated that the state government has also placed requisition [...]

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Shimla: Opposing the government’s move to privatise the Agro Industrial Packaging India Limited (AIPIL) carton factory at Gumma, the Himachal Kisan Sabha on Friday alleged that privatisation of the unit would symbolise the government’s eagerness to shirk away from social responsibility towards the farmer and horticulturists.
Addressing media persons, president of Himachal Kisan Sabha (HKS), Tikender [...]