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Blood donation marks World Thalassemia Day in Shimla

HimVani Shimla: UMANG Foundation for Children with Thalassemia organized a voluntary blood donation camp on the historic ridge to commemorate the World Thalassemia Day, and as many as 75 persons donated blood on the occasion. Justice Deepak Gupta, a senior... (Continue reading)

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शामलाघाट में आईपीएच की कार्यप्रणाली से लोग खफा, आंदोलन की धमकी

हेमंत शर्मा शिमलाः शिमला क्षेत्र के घणाहट्टी से लगती शामलाघाट ग्राम पंचायत में पेयजल संकट गहरा गया है। क्षेत्र के लोगों का रोष है कि आईपीएच के अधिकारी इस समस्या से निजात दिलाने में कोई दिलचस्पी नहीं दिखा  रहे हैं।... (Continue reading)

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Blood donation for children with thalassemia

HimVani Shimla: On the occasion of World Thalassemia Day, UMANG Foundation for Children with Thalassemia is organizing a voluntary blood donation camp at the historic Ridge in Shimla on May 9. Ajai Srivastava, president of UMANG Foundation, said that although... (Continue reading)

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Himachal school Board to provide free text books in Braille

HimVani Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education has decided to provide free text books in Braille to all visually impaired students in the state. This was disclosed by Prof. CL Gupta, chairman of the Board while presiding over a... (Continue reading)

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चुनाव सूचना जारी, नामांकन भरने की अंतिम तिथि 24 अप्रैल

हेमंत शर्मा शिमला: रिटर्रिंग आफसिर एवं उपायुक्त शिमला अमर सिंह राठौर ने आज शिमला-4 (अनुसूचित जाति) संसदीय निर्वाचन क्षेत्र मे लोकसभा चुनाव की सूचना जारी करते हुए बताया कि नामांकन पत्र भरने की अंतिम तिथि 24 अप्रैल होगी जबकि 25... (Continue reading)

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Deaf girls’ rape case: Four to get social bravery award

HimVani Shimla. The Durbar Hall of the historic Raj Bhawan of Himachal Pradesh is to witness a unique programme on April 17 in which eight people, including four persons, who played a vital role in exposing the infamous deaf girls’... (Continue reading)

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Declare Himalayan region eco-sensitive zone: Sunder Lal Bahuguna

By: Ravinder Vasudeva Bilaspur: Padam Vibhusahan awardee and Chipko movement leader Sunder Lal Bahuguna has demanded that the whole Himalayan region in India should be declared a ‘Eco-sensitive Zone’ and no more dams, cement factories and hydro-electric projects be allowed... (Continue reading)

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Charter on Himalayan ecology demands local hand in devp

By: Ravinder Vasudeva Bilaspur: After carrying out extensive discussion on the various issues relating to the Himalaya, the two-day state level conference of about 30 organizations fighting hard in their respective areas against the issues of power projects, cement plants... (Continue reading)

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Political parties come together to discuss state ecology

By: Ravinder Vasudeva Bilaspur: Heralding a new chapter of the political history of Himachal Pradesh, leaders from various parties on Saturday come together on one platform and discussed plans of their respective political parties for ensuring safety of Himalayas in... (Continue reading)

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Himalya Niti Abhiyan Samiti invites political leaders for open debate on development issue

By: Ravinder Vasudeva Bilaspur: Call it an irony or the immaturity of our democracy that on the one hand political parties in Himachal Pradesh are chalking out modalities to woo voters in the name of development, on the other hand... (Continue reading)

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Himachal activists unite to demand mountain-specific devp

HimVani Bilaspur: The Narmada Bachao Andolan and the Tehri Dam movements may have been the face of struggle against mass displacement of people due to mega projects, but on Thursday it seemed the old Bilaspur city, long lying silent beneath... (Continue reading)

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Community struggle in Himachal takes mega proportions; State-level rally on April 9

 Community struggle in Himachal takes mega proportions; State-level rally on April 9

HimVani Shimla: In the past decade Himachal Pradesh has witnessed rapid growth in business and social infrastructure of mega proportions – be it cement plants, hydropower projects, SEZs or urbanization – which, besides accelerating the economy of the state, also... (Continue reading)

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YES opens chapter in Solan

YES opens chapter in Solan

HimVani Solan: Youth Enlightening the Society (YES), a state-wide social organization, launched its Solan unit at Dr YS Parmar Horticulture University, Nauni, on April 2. The team of office bearers from Shimla kick-started the organization’s work at the campus to... (Continue reading)

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Aman Kachroo was ragged, finds magistrial enquiry of HP govt

By: Ravinder Vasudeva Shimla: The magisterial inquiry ordered by the Himachal Pradesh government into the death of Aman Kachroo, a student of Dr Rajender Prasad Tanda Medical College in Kangra district of the state, has found that Aman died due... (Continue reading)

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Unforgettable Himachal: Kotkhai in chaos

Unforgettable Himachal: Kotkhai in chaos

By: Pankaj Dogra Kotkhai: Known as the apple bowl of Himachal Pradesh, Kotkhai is an important trading centre in the state with huge quantity of apple being produced here. But the infrastructure available here is hardly in sync with its... (Continue reading)

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