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Water to cost dearer in Shimla

Written on 31 Jan, 2009 at 22:18 in Daily news, Development, Environment | viewed times | 1 Comment

By: HimVani Water would now cost dearer by 10 per cent within the limits of Shimla Municipal Corporation from February 1. The decision was today taken in the monthly general house meeting of the Corporation. As per the new rates the consumers... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Water

Class 10 Himachal board results announced

Written on 31 Jan, 2009 at 22:07 in Daily news, Development | viewed times | 0 Comments

By: HimVani Himachal Pradesh School Education Board today announced the results for Class X examinations held in December 2008 for winter closing schools. Out of the 33323 students who appeared for the exam, 4857 candidates have a compartment. The pass percentage... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Education

UMANG organises seminar to sensitise people on ...

Written on 30 Jan, 2009 at 15:54 in Advocacy, Daily news | viewed times | 1 Comment

By: Surekha Dhaleta It was the first workshop in Himachal Pradesh to sensitise common people about Thalassemia and voluntary blood donation for the cause. There after 41 persons donated blood in a voluntary blood donation camp organised to support the children... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Activism

Slumdog Millionaire: Wrapping poverty in ...

Written on 29 Jan, 2009 at 17:44 in Citizen Voice, Culture, Development | viewed times | 5 Comments

By: Tikender Panwar The debate raging in the Indian media as to whether Slumdog Millionaire has received accolades from the West because of its portrayal of Indian poverty is a complete non-starter. In this debate many voices have been heard (including... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Cinema Opinion

HRTC gets service oriented

Written on 28 Jan, 2009 at 11:40 in Daily news | viewed times | 2 Comments

By: Varun The HRTC taxi service in Shimla connecting The Mall with various suburbs of Shimla is a real blessing. Without doubt we should complement the people who designed this service and have made it accessible for common man to reach... (Continue reading)

Republic Day celebrations in Shimla

Written on 28 Jan, 2009 at 11:40 in Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

Pics By: Varun Ratan Singh Republic Day 2009 celebrations in Shimla Indian flag fluttering high on the Ridge The Indian Army contingent The HP Police contingent dressed in the new blue uniform The women police contingent after the parade ended The NCC girls contingent The Indian Army... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Postcards

Films, my quest and I, complete the trilogy

Written on 24 Jan, 2009 at 13:14 in Culture | viewed times | 6 Comments

By: Vivek Mohan “There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou This is true not only for this piece but for my films and their screenings too! Anyway it’s part of this game, namely, film-making where the... (Continue reading)

Spain based company to invest Rs 500 crore in ...

Written on 22 Jan, 2009 at 13:48 in Daily news | viewed times | 0 Comments

HimVani Shimla: Walltech, a Madrid, Spain based company will invest over Rs 500 crore in Himachal on low cost housing and high end tourism promotion projects, according to an official release. These projects would be earthquake resistant. Isidro Romero Cabro, head of... (Continue reading)

हनोल: प्रकृति का ...

Written on 20 Jan, 2009 at 13:59 in Culture | viewed times | 0 Comments

द्वाराः नितिन आज में आपको हिमाचल प्रदेश से सटे उत्तराखंड राज्य में स्थित हनोल नामक छोटे से गाँव के बारे में बताता हूँ। यह गाँव रोहड़ू से करीबन दो घंटे की दूरी पर है। रोहड़ू से आप सावड़ा (सरस्वती नगर) अथवा... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Hindi

Blood donation camp by UMANG

Written on 18 Jan, 2009 at 16:06 in Daily news | viewed times | 2 Comments

Himvani It was a very touching moment when Aditi (14), a girl child with Thalassemia felicitated Razia (20) by presenting her a red rose as a token of love, affection and respect, immediately after the later donated blood in a camp... (Continue reading)

HimVani announces logo design competition

Written on 16 Jan, 2009 at 14:23 in Daily news | viewed times | 2 Comments

HimVani logo design competition Reward: Rs 2,000 Last date: February 5, 2009 HimVani is looking for a new logo, and here’s a chance to win Rs 2,000, if the logo is adopted by the website. Time to time, we like to uplift ourselves and... (Continue reading)

Himachal encourages Guru-Shishya scheme to ...

Written on 14 Jan, 2009 at 17:05 in Culture, Daily news | viewed times | 1 Comment

HimVani Shimla: Himachal Pradesh would encourage the ‘Guru-Shishya’ (Teacher-Pupil) Scheme to train budding artistes in traditional folk arts of Himachal Pradesh, according to a government release. The state government would be providing enhanced monthly honorarium to such teachers of Rs 2,000 and... (Continue reading)

Bhireen: Sending good wishes to all

Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 20:17 in Culture | viewed times | 2 Comments

By: Surekha Dhaleta Bhireen! that’s the first salutation of the day which is uttered by most of the people in the upper areas of Shimla, especially Jubbal, Rohru, Kothkai, in Himachal Pradesh. (I am not sure about other areas that is... (Continue reading)

Green or maroon: Himachal keeps juggling the ...

Written on 13 Jan, 2009 at 20:10 in Culture, Politics | viewed times | 4 Comments

By: Vivek Mohan While visiting Jakhoo Hanuman Temple, the highest point of Shimla, I was observing the many antics of man versus animals (monkeys). I remembered vividly the Jataka tale of how copycat monkeys perched on the tree tops and threw... (Continue reading)

लोहड़ी का रंग, ...

Written on 12 Jan, 2009 at 12:14 in Culture | viewed times | 1 Comment

द्वारा: नितिन सर्दियाँ आख़िर आ ही गयीं। इस समय रात का एक बजा है और कड़ाके की ठण्ड पड़ रही है। इस ठण्ड में आख़िर नींद कहाँ आने वाली है। सोचा क्यों न कुछ लिखा जाए। सर्दियाँ आते ही मुझे अपने... (Continue reading)