By: Satyakam Bharti
A poor woman’s suicide seldom makes news, unless, of course, it is carried out in a police officer’s office. An anganwadi worker in Baijnath could not think of such a desperate measure because she had nobody in particular to blame, but just the system, and therefore there was no one to cry foul [...]

By: Shikha Patial
The rich and extremely intricate designs woven so playfully on Himachali handicrafts, takes days of hard work and endurance. Despite having this extraordinary skill to produce exquisite handlooms, the Himachali weavers remain at the mercy of the welfare schemes of the government. The schemes, which mostly include insurance benefits, health facilities and some [...]

by: Hema D
The Himachal Pradesh government has floated request for proposal for setting up 3361 Common Service Centers (CSC) called ‘Gram Sugams’ in all Panchayats of the state. The Gram Sugams are proposed to be set up in public private partnership as an extension of the district level e-governance projects. Successful implementation of the [...]

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Shimla: Keeping in view problems likely to be faced by applicants appearing in the HAS Mains exam due to heavy snowfall, the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission has rescheduled the examination from February 25 to 27. Earlier the exam was scheduled to be held from February 9 to 12.However, the Commission clarified that examinations scheduled [...]

By: Manish Verma
Empowering Nation or Impoverishing Itself
Once, Roti, Kapada and Makaan were supposed to be the basic necessities of human beings. Today, it won’t be an understatement, if we added Bijlee to this list. Things like clean drinking water, radio, TV, light at night, telephones, etc., which are often taken for granted in everyday life [...]

By: Shikha Patial
Shimla: Radio is no longer a medium of entertainment for rural population alone, but has grown in popularity across metros and even in a number of big and small towns. This medium has grown by leaps and bounds in the past few years in the form of FM radio and has brought about [...]

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Shimla: If organic products are the latest fascination for city residents, Himachal has gone a step ahead to offer a ‘naturally pahari’ experience. The first such outlet, named Naturally Pahari, became functional in December last year and has been doing great business. Situated on the prime tourist gateway, the Chandigarh-Kasauli-Shimla highway, which makes it well [...]

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Shimla: Understanding the workforce problem of industry in Himachal, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) is planning to upgrade at least 20 out of 50 industrial training institutes (ITIs) in the state. Out of these, nine will receive a grant of Rs 1.6 crore under a United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) and the remaining 11 [...]

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Dharamshala: The Kangra Valley Tea producers Association will hold a four-day international tea conference here starting June 1. The seminar would be titled - Kangra Tea Science 2020. Union commerce minister Jairam Ramesh has been invited to inaugurate the seminar, and prominent tea scientist Dr NK Jain, and all former and current vice-chancellor of Palampur [...]

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Chandigarh: After the success of ‘Solan job fair’, CII Himachal Pradesh Council in association with BBN Industries Association is once again organising two more job fests. The first one will be held in Mandi at the Municipal Committee hall on May 5 and 6, and the second one will be held in Dharamshala at the [...]