Tag: Kinnaur
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Drone successfully transports apple in Himachal’s Kinnaur
After Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh is the second largest producer of apples in the country.
November 14, 2022 -
Congress releases third list of four candidates for Himachal assembly polls
The four candidates include Jagat Singh Negi for Kinnaur (ST), Kirnesh Jung Ponta Sahib, Jaisinghpur (SC) Yadvinder Goma and Bhuvnesh Gaur for Manali seat.
October 22, 2022 -
Himachal CM launches for 23 development projects worth Rs 62 crore for Kinnaur
Jai Ram Thakur said the state government organised 'Pragatisheel Himachal: Sathapna ke 75 Varsh' function across Himachal “as our state had entered the 75th year of its formation the way Prime Minister Narendra Modi had launched 'Har Ghar Tiranga Abhiyan' on the completion of 75 years of India's independence”.
October 9, 2022 -
HP: Trekking, mountaineering activities banned in Kinnaur
The trekkers who had started their trek from Rohru in Shimla district to Burua village in Kinnaur district on 17 October got stranded at Burua Kanda top due to snowfall in the region.
October 26, 2021 -
3 trekkers die after heavy snowfall in Himachal’s Kinnaur district
"Three trekkers are dead while 10 of them have been rescued. The dead are lying somewhere at around 15000 feet. ITBP team is reaching to the spot today to search the bodies," said ITBP.
October 25, 2021 -
Tribals up in arms against ‘mindless’ hydro policy in Himalayas
R S Negi, a former bureaucrat and member of Lok Jagriti Manch told The Statesman, that trans-Himalayan is very fragile and the state government should reconsider its policy of mindless exploitation in the region.
August 26, 2021 -
More than 40 people, many vehicles buried following major landslide in Himachal’s Kinnaur
Several vehicles, including a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus carrying over 40 passengers, are currently buried under the debris, informed deputy commissioner Abid Hussain Sadiq.
August 11, 2021 -
Hydropower projects have hurt Kinnaur ecosystems: Study
It uses information from government data and ground research to examine the extent, nature and impact of forest land diversion for hydropower projects in the remote, ecologically vulnerable Kinnaur Division of Himachal Pradesh in the Western Himalayas. The study’s key component included an exercise to investigate the ‘success’ and efficacy of plantations carried out as mitigation measures to compensate for the loss of forests to hydropower projects.
October 15, 2020 -
Natives of Kinnaur suspend tourism activities till 1 Nov
Kinnaur district till date has reported as many as 138 Covid-19 cases and presently there 38 active cases.
September 19, 2020 -
Himachal expects production of over 30 million apple boxes this season
Dattatraya suggested to develop sub marketing yards as it would help in maintaining physical distance during the Corona pandemic.
June 19, 2020 -
Tribals in Kinnaur district reap benefits of MNREGA scheme
Around 328 development works are being carried out in 25 Panchayats of Kalpa block, 399 works in 18 Panchayats of Nichar block and 58 works are being carried out in 20 Panchayats of Pooh development block.
May 31, 2020 -
Pollution free cities to escape to this season
These destinations have somehow managed to keep themselves away from the growing pollution level with their efforts.
November 9, 2019 -
Himachal to tackle natural disasters by satellite phones
The statewide communication mock drill was conducted under the supervision of Principal Secretary (Revenue-DM) Onkar Chand Sharma from the State Emergency Operation Center (SEOC) here on Tuesday.
June 25, 2019 -
2 Punjab bikers die in rockslide in HP’s Kinnaur district
Police said the tragic accident took place at around 6 am when the duo was on their way to Kaza from Reckong Peo, the district headquarter of Kinnaur district.
June 23, 2019 -
Independent India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi casts vote in HP
102-year-old Shyam Saran Negi had cast his vote in India’s first general elections which were held in 1951-52.
May 19, 2019 -
So far so good for apples in Himachal
According to the official records, apple is produced on 1.25 lakh hectares in the state with productivity as low as 3-4 tonnes per hectare.
April 17, 2019 -
Independent India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi moves ECI against ‘Chowkidar’ added to his name by BJP worker
Shyam Saran Negi has filed a complaint on the issue with the Election Commission
March 27, 2019