Memories of Fascination
I have been reading the news of shutting down of the Baljees and the Fascination restaurants on the Mall, Shimla. Curtains have been pulled on both the Fascination and the Baljees after prolonged legal battles and the present owner of the restaurants lost a rental dispute with the owner of
Departure of a gentleman Professor
In the death of Prof. SC Mehrotra, while the country has lost a reputed historian it is also a personal loss to many people like me who studied in the History department of Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla during the seventies and eighties. Prof. Mehrotra was picked up by first
Unscrupulous Arhtiyas drain off over hundred crores of apple growers
Apple growers of Shimla, Kullu , Kinnaur and Mandi districts of Himachal Pradesh, not getting payments for apple sold to arhtiyas in market for several years are up in arms against the state government for not implementing Agriculture Produce Market Committee (APMC) Act -2005 to regulate the payment process. After
Forty two passengers die in bus accident near Banjar
At least forty two passengers, traveling in a private bus have died and twenty six others injured in a bus accident on Thursday evening near Banjar in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, when a bus in which they were travelling, rolled down a hill about 500 feet and fell into
Leh – New Delhi bus service resumes after nine months
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has resumed its bus service on Leh – News Delhi route after a gap of about nine months. The bus service was flagged of by Sub – Divisional Magistrate Amar Negi at Keylong today (June 20). The bus service covers a distance of 1072
Manali – Leh road opened after eight months
The vehicular traffic on Manali- Leh road was restored on Monday after remaining blocked with heavy snow for nearly eight months. The teams of Border Road Task Force (BRTF) have cleared the road of snow and opened it for vehicular traffic. Four hundred eighty five kilometers long road, passing through
Himachal Rafters participate in World Rafting Championship in Turkey
Himachal Pradesh, which has attained many distinctions in adventure sports, has added another feather to its cap as the Indian rafting team, comprising players from Himachal Pradesh is participating for the first time in World Senior Rafting championship, being held in Tunceli in Turkey from June 8 to 13.
HRTC resumes bus service from Keylong to Kullu – Manali
The Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) has resumed its bus service from Keylong to Kullu- Manali after remaining closed for more than six months during winter season. The Deputy Commissioner Lahaul- Spiti Dr Ashwani Chaudhary flagged off two buses of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Keylong – Manali –
Mandi parliamentary constituency has many distinctions
While administration has made all arrangements for polling in the second largest Mandi Parliamentary constituency of India but polling in three remote tribal Assembly segments ; Lahaul- Spiti , Kinnaur and Pangi – Bharmor is still a big challenge for the administration with some areas experiencing fresh snowfall and forecast
Stakes high for Jai Ram and Sukh Ram in Mandi
After high-decibel campaigning for parliament election for Mandi parliament seat came to an end on Friday evening, the candidates and their supporters are now concentrating on eleventh hour maneuvering and managing booths for polling on May 19 in the constituency. Mandi parliamentary constituency, the second largest constituency of India, is