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Shimla: According to reports, the central government has refused to extend benefits to new areas not covered under the industrial package. Sources stated that the state government had sent a proposal to the Union government to include some areas of Kangra, Mandi, Kinnaur, Chamba, Bilaspur and Sirmaur, but it did not get a favorable response. [...]

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Shimla: Farmers from around 16 gram panchayats across Himachal Pradesh have decided to gheraoe the state Vidhan Sabha on April 3, to protest against government’s inaction in dealing with wild animal menace in their areas.
To be led by Kheti Bachao Sangharsh Samiti, the protest will also be supported by Jan Vigyan Samiti, Himachal Kissan Sabha [...]

 By: Shruti Dubey
For the last one decade, Indians have been surfing high on the wave of opportunities washing the country’s shore in the form of information technology jobs and information technology enables services (ITES). The surge has been such that no part of the country has been left untouched as youths from almost all states, [...]

By: DD Sharma
Rekong Peo: A little known village in Kinnaur is leading the state in cultivation of medicinal plants. At least seventeen species of medicinal plants are being cultivated successfully in a forest nursery at Nichar here, which has now also raised expectations among local people and has heralded a new chapter of enhanced [...]

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Mandi: The Himachal Pradesh government is exploring the possibilities of setting up a handloom cluster in Mandi district on the lines of one operating from Kullu. A survey is already being conducted at Gohar and the finding will be forwarded to the Central Handloom Development Commission. The 1.5 crore project is to be sponsored by [...]

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हिमाचल प्रदेश में लघु वन उत्पाद के रूप में औषधीय तथा सुगन्धित पौधों का एक बड़ा हिस्सा है । ये प्रदेश के उंचाई वाले क्षेत्रों में गरीब ग्रामीण लोगों की आजीविका और स्वास्थय सुरक्षा में अहम भूमिका निभातें हैं । उन्नीसवी शताब्दी और इससे पहले तो इन क्षेत्रों में यातायात की [...]

By: Sanjay V
While the government is still making grand plans to empower villagers with information in Himachal, a visitor from Mumbai has already taken the first step in this direction by setting up an information kiosk at Tashi Jong, a small hamlet in the Palampur hills. Bhakti just happened to visit the place by chance, [...]

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Solan: A first of its kind job fest is being held by CII in Himachal at Solan on February 10 and 11. The employment fest-cum-seminar will be attended by more than 30 private companies operating in Himachal, thus giving job-seeking Himachalis an opportunity to interact with them directly. CII has also proposed to hold more [...]

By: DD Sharma

Seabuckthorn in Tino Village of Tod Valley
KYELANG: Ladhak region of Jammu and Kashmir, Lahaul Spiti, parts of Kinnaur and Chamba districts of Himachal Pradesh are together known as the cold deserts of India. Due to extreme temperatures and sparse forest cover, life in these areas is too harsh beyond imagination. Cut off from [...]

By: Vividhaditya and Hema D

AN UPHILL TASK: Nandini Maheshwari (L) and Ankit Maheshwari (R), the President and CEO of Instablogs Network respectively
It was lure of the hills, more than the economics involved that made Ankit Maheshwari and his better half Nandini Maheshwari leave the hyperactive metro life of Delhi and put up their base in [...]