P.K. Mohanty writes: India’s engagement with its overseas community has been mainstreamed with the establishment of a focal Ministry – the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (MOIA) – for all matters relating to overseas Indians. The Ministry’s mandate is to serve as a friend and guide to overseas Indians comprising Persons of Indian Origin (PIO), [...]

Nahan: Civil supply and consumer affair Minister Rameash Dhawala today said that the black marketing and excess profiting of the eatables would not be tolerated in Himachal at any cost. Addressing a gathering at Haripurdhar about 90 kilometers from here Minister also said that the officials of department were instructed to conduct inspections in the [...]

Nahan: District Sirmour  unit of Aakhil Bharitya Vidyarathi Parishad (ABVP) has strongly condemned the dishonor of the national flag in the district level republic day function recently. In a statement issued here district coordinator of the ABVP Surender sodhi said that before unfurling of the national flag by the PWD minister Thakur Gulab Singh, the [...]

Nahan: 46 years inmate of Nahan central Jail in Himachal  Muffa Bhai died this evening during the way to IGMC shimla.
As per the information inmate was brought dead to civil hospital Sarhan about 37 kilometers away from here.
The inmate was admitted in the district hospital in serious condition who was complaining the asthma problem. Sources [...]

Nahan: The Himalayan group of professional institutions (HGPI) oagali (Kala amb) organized a marathon on the eve of the 61st republic day. PWD minister Gulab Singh Thakur flagged off the marathon (Run for national integration). Thousands of the students from different educational institutions participated in the marathon which turned the atmosphere of the town in [...]

Sant Bahadur writes: With a large number of people living on subsistence level of income, the government has to safeguard their interest by ensuring availability of food grains at an affordable price. Success of any policy or programme to this effect depends on growth in agriculture production and procurement of wheat and rice, the main [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet approved ‘Himachal Pradesh In-depth Study of Road Accident Scheme, 2009’ with a view to expeditiously find out the causes of the road accidents and to deliver necessary relief to aggrieved parties. It has been decided to constitute Permanent Road Accident Committee under the Chairmanship of Sub-Divisional Magistrate of the concerned Sub-Division [...]

Nahan: Despite the high security the Sirmour Youth congress burnt an effigy of the Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal Chief Minister Himachal outside the congress Bhawan this afternoon. The police have arrested youth congress activists including newly appointed district youth congress president Jaideep Sharma after burring the effigy of the Dhumal. The youth congress activists also [...]

Aligarh: The Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim University Prof. P. K. Abdul Azis felicitated about 140 eminent teachers, research scholars and students who brought laurels to the institution on the occasion of Republic Day celebrations.
Mr. Shazi Shakeel of Interdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit was given certificate of honour as “Most Active Research Scholar” for his outstanding contributions [...]

New Delhi: NIIT, leading Global Talent Development Corporation and Asia’s largest IT trainer, and Servicio Nacional de Aprendizaje (SENA), Colombia’s leading technical education institute, have signed an International Cooperation General Agreement to provide IT, ITeS and English and Professional Life Skills training to the people of Colombia.
The agreement was signed on January 19, 2010 at [...]

Noida: The huge crowd of young film makers from all over India and abroad lined up to enter into the festival theatre at Marwah Studios to look into this third International festival of Mobile Phone Cinema where more than 500 entries have been received from all over the World. “I am excited that the festival [...]

New Delhi: Sony has launched the first ever fastest DVD writer which can record at a speed of 24X and comes wrapped in an eco friendly retail packaging.
With the increase in speed, time spent burning discs is significantly reduced, enabling you to finish your tasks at hand faster. The new DVD Multi Writer DRU-870S will [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 40th Statehood Day with gaiety and fervour today. On this day in 1971 it was conferred statehood and became 18th State of Indian Union. State level function was organized at Bijhari in Hamirpur district. Chief Minister Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal unfurled the national flag and took salute at an impressive [...]

Shimla: Smt. Urmila Singh was administered oath as Governor of Himachal Pradesh in a simple but impressive ceremony held at Raj Bhawan here today.
Justice R.B. Mishra, Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh High Court administered the oath of office to Smt. Urmila Singh.
Smt. Asha Swaroop, Chief Secretary, read out the warrant of appointment issued by [...]