While farmers in many parts of Himachal Pradesh are continuing with traditional pattern of agriculture the tribal women from remote parts of Kinnaur district have become role model for others by adopting natural farming and increasing their income from farm produce manifold. Charna Devi, 49, a woman farmer from Chagaon

Several farmers’ organizations and four lane affected families held a rally in Mandi on Friday to demand implementation of Land Acquisition Compensation Act 2013 in Himachal Pradesh. The organizations from different parts of the state gathered at Seri Manch Mandi under the banner of Bhoomigrahan Prabhavit Manch and marched to

Five trekkers, out of a trekking team of 11 gone missing in Chitkul area of Kinnaur district of Himachal, have been found dead by a rescue chopper of the Army on Thursday. One injured person and a cook of the team have been located while four members are still missing.

The politically significant Sukh Ram family, which has been influencing Himachal politics for long, is perhaps losing its bargaining power now due to its opportunistic politics. Sukh Ram, once a stalwart of Congress politics is not active now due to his advancing age but has groomed his son Anil Sharma

Though Pratibha Singh of Congress and Khushal Thakur of BJP are trying their best to woo the voters, the CM’s tag attached to Mandi and legacy of six time  former Chief Minister and tallest Congress leader late  Virbhadra Singh have  become important factors in the Mandi parliament by-election. Besides, all

A Mandi lad Gaurav Mahajan has done a commendable job by developing a treatment for skin hyper- pigmentation by using biological extract through his research in Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences, Kleve, Germany. The new findings have been published in his theses for research carried during his Master of Science

The by-election for Mandi parliamentary constituency would mainly between Congress candidate Pratibha Singh and BJP candidate Khushal Thakur. After scrutiny of the nominations papers on Monday six candidates are in the fray now, including BJP and Congress candidates. Pratibha Singh, wife of six times former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is

Congress candidate Pratibha Singh filed her nomination papers from Mandi parliament seat on Friday.  Accompanied by several senior party leaders she presented her papers to the Returning officer. Pratibha Singh, wife of former six times Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh had represented Mandi constituency in the parliament twice in 2004 and

The BJP candidate for Mandi parliament by-election Brig. Kushal Thakur (Retired) filed nomination papers on Thursday before the Returning Officer of the Constituency at Mandi. His name was cleared in last minutes by the BJP parliamentary committee along with names of three candidates for the Assembly constituencies where by-elections are

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) has released the list of candidates for ensuing by-elections for three Assembly seats and Mandi parliamentary constituency in Himachal Pradesh. The name of Pratibha Singh, wife of Late former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has been cleared to contest the Mandi parliament seat as a