Chandigarh: Cell for Gender Development (CGD), Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration, Punjab (MGSIPAP) organized a Seminar on “Social, Economic and Political Mainstreaming of Women in Punjab” to commemorate International Women’s Day.
Dr. Upinderjit Kaur, Hon’ble Minister of Education, Government of Punjab, graced the occasion. She released a book entitled “Ajoki Aurat – Dasha Te [...]

Cape Town: (MW) Lance Armstrong, LIVESTRONG founder and chairman and champion cyclist, launched the LIVESTRONG Global Cancer Campaign in South Africa with a visit to fellow cancer survivors at Cape Town’s Groote Schuur Hospital. The Campaign’s work in South Africa will focus on partnering with local patient and cancer advocacy groups to end the stigma of cancer [...]

New Delhi: (MW) By invitation from Mr. N K Goyal, President of the Communication, Multimedia and IT (CMAI) association of India, Norscan Instruments has joined India’s prominent business leaders as part of its Telecom community. CMAI, fosters growth and innovation through the introduction of best practices, technology and services from global technology leaders such as [...]

MANSFIELD: (MW) - IneoQuest Technologies, Inc., the global provider of advanced quality and service assurance solutions for digital video, today announced that it has expanded its family of products for monitoring, analyzing, troubleshooting and reporting performance of Microsoft(tm) Mediaroom(tm) deployments with the addition of IQDialogue(tm) Mediaroom(tm) Platform Manager. IneoQuest has also added the IQDialogue(tm) IPTV probe to its line [...]

Nahan: To mark the 51 anniversary of Tibetan national uprising day the Regional Youth congress and the regional Tibetan Women’s association Paonta sahib jointly organize a peaceful Motorcycle rally from Tibetan settlement  Paonta sahib to district headquarter. In which 30 motor cycle bikers participated to appraise the world about the wrong doings of the China [...]

Shimla: Himalya international BSE Listed  India’s first frozen food company today announced its entry in 4000 crore domestic market in  Nutraceuticals and  dietary supplements  by launching Nutritional Supplements under brand name 1 Daily  in NCR Delhi market. The company chairman Mr. Manmohan Malik told that company  has tied up with U S Based Global Reliance Inc  [...]

Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister emphasised the need for protecting Himalayas in the interest of national security and strengthen the communication network on the national boundaries. He was speaking on the occasion of closing ceremony of two-day long National Security Convention organised by Forum for Integrated National Security at Haridwar in Uttrakhand, as part of the [...]

Nahan: To mark the international women day the department of social justice and empowerment today honored those Aanganwari workers and helpers who performed their duties prominently during the year 2009-2010. In a district level function at SFDA hall 46 years Laxmi Dey of Dadahu block was honored by the officiating deputy commissioner G.K. Srivsatva as [...]

Nahan: During the preliminary investigation of the poster pasting in support of Babbar Khalsa, a banned militant organization in Ranital garden, police did not find any clues about the connection of the accused Satpal Singh of Mohala govindgarh with the banned militant organization. Although police have identified two more Sikh youth who were also involved [...]

New Delhi: Himachal Annual Plan for the year 2010-11 has been fixed at rupees 3000 crore which is 300 crore rupees more in comparison to the 2009-10 annual plan.
The plan size was finalised in a meeting between Chief Minister Himachal Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal and Deputy Chairman Planning  Commission Doctor Montek Singh Ahluwalia which was [...]

Shimla: The Department of Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation under the Ministry Of Rural Development has released funds over Rs.708.40 lakh ( Rupees Seven Crore Eight Lakh and Forty Thousand as grant-in-aid to 4 eligible districts of Himachal Pradesh under the Total Sanitation Campaign (TSC) for the year 2009-2010. The release is being made to [...]

Nahan: All Himachal Muslim welfare society has demanded the Himachal government to provide the compensation to all victims affected during the recent communal violence at Nerwa of Chopal in Shimla district. Stating this chief of the society Naseem Mohammed Didan said that the property worth in lakhs damaged during the violence. He informed that the [...]

Nahan: 46 years Laxmi Dey of Dadahu block has been selected best Aanganwari worker of the district who instead of inadequate facility worked hard to promote six projects of the Himachal  government. This best Aanganwari worker would be honored for her outstanding services on the eve of international women day on Monday at the district [...]

Aligarh: Dr. S. M. Nair, Ex-Director of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi said that protecting the environment is important for sustainable development. Sustainable development means development without environmental destruction.
Dr. Nair was delivering the keynote address at a two day national conference on the “Role of Museum in Environmental Education and Interpretation” organized by [...]