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Ranji Trophy: Himachal goes down to Goa

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Dharamsala: Ranji Trophy Plate League Group A leaders Himachal Pradesh lost to Goa by six wickets in their home ground here at Dharamsala on Sunday, though the hosts are already through into the semifinals.
On the final day, Goa started chasing a target of 159 to win but lost opener Sagun Kamat early putting up only [...]

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Mumbai terror attack: Why Himachal forgot to laud its heroes?

By: Vani
Shimla: Isn’t it strange that when Indian cricket team won the T-20 cricket series the Himachal Pradesh government joined the league of other states in announcing bounties - such as free holiday in Himachal - for the cricket team, which anyway had no player from Himachal. But when it came to heroes of the [...]

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Kullu student in CBSE team for Japan

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Kullu: Udai Singh Kanwar of La Montessori School, Kullu, has won the honour of being the only student from Himachal to have been selected by CBSE for its 30-member student team visiting Japan on an educational tour. The team was selected on the basis of achievements in academics as well as co-curriculum activities at the [...]

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Delhi-Nangal Jan Shatabdi extended to Una in Himachal

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Shimla: The Delhi-Nangal (Punjab) Jan Shatabdi train would be extended till Una town of Himachal Pradesh from December 14, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Friday informed the Vidhan Sabha during the winter session of the state assembly at Dharamshala.
He said that the Indian Railway Ministry has given the approval for the extension [...]

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TD Policy: Activists call for more transparency and decentralization

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Shimla: The new Timber Distribution (TD) policy framed by the government of Himachal Pradesh has invited flak of the Himalaya Niti Campaign for being a failure on the front of incorporation of public’s views and tenets of Joint Forest Management.
One of the biggest points for contention expressed by the activists of the campaign is [...]

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After spending 55 years as Muslim, a Woman with children adopts Hindusim

By: Ajai Srivastava
Shimla: Tears were floating in the eyes of poor old widow of Sheikh Abdul. But her face had a glimpse of great satisfaction and contentment. The holy flames of Havan in the backdrop of Shiva temple had ended her sorrows for ever. Tarsem Bharti, president of All India S.C and S.T. Mahasangh, [...]

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Himachal’s first IT park gets govt nod

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Shimla: It may be perhaps too late with recession clouds threatening the IT sector the most, but the Himachal Pradesh government anyway finally gave its nod for setting up state’s first information technology park at Waknaghat on Tuesday. The project was initially mooted at least two years back, and had since then hanging fire. The [...]

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Himachal defeat Bengal in Cooch Behar under-19 cricket

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Shimla: Himachal Pradesh registered a convincing five-wicket victory over Bengal in the Cooch Behar Trophy under-19 cricket tournament on Sunday. Chasing 237 in its second innings, Himachal surpassed the total in 79.4 overs.
Scores: Bengal 175 in 50 overs and 230 in 75 overs
Himachal 169 in 68.3 overs and 237 for 5 in 79.4 overs

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Himachal leads in e-governance, but lags in e-business

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Riding the IT bandwagon, Himachal Pradesh is emerging a clear leader in e-governance with yet another survey indicating the state’s enviable position. This time, a study conducted for CyberMedia’s fortnightly publication Dataquest has placed Himachal at the second spot, just behind Tamil Nadu, in terms of most e-governed states in India for 2008-09. Delhi, Haryana [...]

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Prices go over the roof for New Year season in Himachal

By: NITYIN
Shimla: If you are the lucky one to plan a holiday during recession time then be prepared to shell out a hefty amount during this New Year season in Himachal. The packages, floated for the Christmas-New Year period will make you wonder – Where is the recession? A case in point is the packages [...]

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