Tag: Himachal

Himachal lacks strategy to handle snakebite cases

With no scientific data on snakebite deaths in the state, which often go unreported, Himachal is yet to work on a comprehensive strategy to mitigate the problem in totality, to save lives of humans as well as the deadly reptile.

September 20, 2018

Educational institutions in HP’s Kangra, Mandi shut today owing to heavy rain forecast

For the first time in over 60 years, Dharamshala on Friday recorded the highest precipitation on a single day

August 24, 2018

Himachal gets moderate to heavy rainfall

There was no appreciable change in the minimum temperature while the maximum temperature decreased by one to two degrees in the state.

August 5, 2018

Moving mountains in Himachal

Beginning today, The Statesman profiles Good Samaritans around the country – persons (or institutions) who have worked selflessly to make their world a better place.

August 3, 2018

Massive hunt launched to track down missing 7-year old girl

Almost eight days on, with no trace of the missing seven year old Shruti, the people of Sirmaur and Shimla district in Himachal, have pitched in to launch a massive hunt for the girl. The girl had gone missing on 2 July, from Teesri forest on the 16 kms track between Nohradhar and Choordhar temple …

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July 10, 2018

10 sites in India that got UNESCO World Heritage tag before Mumbai Art Deco buildings

Here are the last 10 UNESCO world heritage sites of India.

July 2, 2018

Himachal districts differ in growth and development

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said the state income was the single most common and comprehensive economic indicator used to measure the economic health. Releasing “District Domestic Product (District Income) of Himachal Pradesh” 2011-12 to 2015-16 with base 2011-12 brought out by the Department of Economic and Statistics, Thakur said the state’s income …

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June 30, 2018

Himachal gets Rs 1,800 cr for tourism promotion: CM Jai Ram Thakur

The Himachal Pradesh government has got approval from the Central government for projects worth Rs 1,800 crore for tourism development, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Saturday.

June 23, 2018

Amid Nipah scare, bats’ death at HP school puts admn on toes

Fear had gripped the area as deaths due to Nipah virus are being reported in Kerala.

May 24, 2018

Weather Gods dash hopes of apple growers in Himachal

Weather Gods have again dashed the hopes of apple growers in Himachal Pradesh. The dry spell in winters followed by a rainy summer with hailstorms too hitting hard have damaged the prospects of a good apple crop this year. Rather, the state that witnessed half the production of apple in 2017, may reap even lesser …

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May 11, 2018

Himachal amends policy to push stagnant hydro agenda

Giving a go ahead to amendment in the hydro policy, the Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Tuesday approved to rationalise the rates of royalty to be applicable for allotment of new projects. The rationalisation in being done in view of the provisions of national hydro power policy and the policy followed by bordering states of Uttarakhand …

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May 9, 2018

Bara Bhangal: Nearly inaccessible and still powerless

Bara Banghal is isolated and one has to take a 70-km arduous trek to reach the area.

May 4, 2018

Himachal mulling taking over Military Hospital premises for IGMC expansion

Looking for alternative to expand the Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), the Himachal Pradesh government will take up the issue of Walker Hospital with Defence ministry for providing the campus to India Gandhi Medical College Shimla (IGMC) for extending premises. The old Walker hospital (Military hospital) had been burnt down almost two decades ago and …

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April 21, 2018

Himachal suffers due to mixed-up political priorities

Seventy years on, Himachal’s progress suffers due to mixed-up political priorities. Himachal Pradesh, which came into being on 15 April, 1948 with the merger of 30 princely states and later got full statehood on 25 January, 1971, has given equitable access to people in education, health, social security and even road connectivity to an extent …

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April 17, 2018

Disaster prone Himachal is not prepared for ‘rescue’

The Nurpur school bus accident, killing 27 persons, including 23 children, in Kangra district has exposed gaps in rescue arrangements in accident and disaster prone Himachal Pradesh, which feels the pinch every time there is a tragedy. The hill state glaringly lacks the system for active rescue to save lives and the efforts every time …

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April 13, 2018

Himachal can’t manage without loans: Jai Ram

The hill state of Himachal is reeling under financial crisis with the total loan liability of Rs 46,502.42 Crore. “The situation is such that the state can’t manage without loans now. But we will try to limit it by taking continuous measures, including austerity. At the same time we will see that the development is …

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April 2, 2018

Schools to help spread commercial farming in Himachal

In a unique initiative aimed at empowering rural youth to start agriculture-related businesses, the Kangra district administration will rope in schools to spread commercial farming of fruit plants. Under the proposal, two fruit-bearing saplings will be distributed among every school student keeping in view the agro-climatic conditions of that area. The administration would soon chalk …

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March 6, 2018