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Good news for small-time artisans tucked away in oblivion has come in form of opportunity to showcase their products at Delhi Haat. The rural artisans and their handicrafts are facing tough time in the days of competition from chic plastic and artificial wares, in wake of this Handloom and Extension Service Centre, Dhalpur, and Director [...]

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The Government of Himachal Pradesh today entered into an agreement with M/s Zoom Developers Pvt. Ltd. to establish 1296 Common Service Centres (CSC) in Kangra Division to cover Kangra, Una and Chamba districts. The centres are being seen as an important instrument that would help in cutting down on the number of man hours wasted [...]

By: Shinjini Singh
Verdant was your liquid Grace
that shadows wouldn’t dare stain.
That arch,
now your spine
no! your waist…
here your heel.
And these, your brows
But perhaps your fingers
yes, your fingers!

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Shimla: Following widespread rains in Himachal Pradesh over the last one week, the state government today sounded a flood alert in three districts - Shimla, Kinnaur and Bilaspur. People living in low-lying areas adjoining Satluj have been asked to move to safer places as the river is in spate.
Earlier, the state government had asked the [...]

By: Sanjeev Verma
Shimla: As we celebrate the 61st anniversary of Indian Independence, we are deeply indebted to those great heroes of Indian freedom struggle, who sacrificed everything for its sake. Himachal Pradesh, too, has its contribution in freedom struggle with a number of freedom fighters whose names have been written in golden words. Vaidya Surat [...]

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Shimla: The visually impared and other students with special needs in Himachal Pradesh entitled to engage a writer in examस् would now get one hour extra time to solve question papers, thanks to the efforts of Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS), H.P. The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education recently took a decision [...]

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Shimla: In a major push to the proposed Manali-Leh rail link as proposed by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is said have given in-principle approval to the project. The project is being seen of great significance keeping in view security concerns of the country following China’s success in completing [...]

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Hamirpur: While the Himachal Pradesh government may be trying its best to plug in loopholes in security arrangements at temples in the state following the tragic deaths of 146 pilgrims at the Naina Devi temple last week, an accident near Shahtalai on Saturday that killed two pilgrims and injured at least 45 others came as [...]

By: Satyakam Bharti
Heavens might have cried seeing filial love in the hour of the death - a tragedy it seemed very much similar to the stratified residents of Pompeii as the town was stupefied for eternity 2,000 years ago with men and women and children still in embrace. The path that led to Naina Devi [...]

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Anandpur Sahib: In what can be described as the worst ever tragedy in the history of temple tourism in Himachal Pradesh, at least 125 people are reported to have died and more than 200 injured in a stampede at Naina Devi Temple in Bilaspur district this morning.
Rumors of a portion of the mountain slope coming [...]