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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 [...]

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Shimla: Doctors at Indira Gandha Medical College, Shimla (IGMC) and Rajinder Prashad Medical College, Dharamsala observed a pen-down strike for two hours on Monday and Tuesday as well. They have been demanding leaves on the pattern of neighbouring state Punjab. Taking a tough stand, doctors have now threatened to stage a mass protest on February [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
Naveen, who is in the vocational group, wants to set up his own shop. He has been learning the art of making candles at the vocational centre of Udaan. Girish, another student of the same group, very excitedly shows me the file covers, which he and his classmates have learnt to make at [...]

By: SUREKHA DHALETA
Despite being among the top states in the country in terms of quality of life, Himachal Pradesh sadly has a disabled population higher than the national average. The foremost reason for this may be the difficult terrain of the state that hinders treatment in a sense that [...]

By: VIKAS DOGRA
It’s celebration time at his home! Twelve-year-old Pankaj has just begun to scribble some words on paper, which resemble some letters from the “Hindi Varnamala”. This might not sound like a feat for many but for a child who lost his mental and physical abilities to a severe attack of pneumonia at the [...]