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Himachal: Snow plays havoc for students in Narkanda
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Narkanda (Himachal Pradesh)[India], Feb. 16(ANI): As government schools in Himachal Pradesh have started from second week of February, the students in Narkanda government senior secondary school, nearly 65 kilometers from state capital, Shimla are facing troubles due to cold and snow in the
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Nigerian national arrested with drugs worth Rs. 4 crore
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Feb. 15 (ANI): A Nigerian drug smuggler Okey Chikoo Mathew was arrested on Monday by Kullu district police of Himachal Pradesh with 1 kilogram drug and 550 grams heroin drug.
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Himachal: Eighty students run anti-tobacco campaign, set world record
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moginand (Himachal Pradesh), Feb. 14 (ANI): Students of the Moginand Senior Secondary School in Himachal Pradesh have set a world record by flying 7,730 paper planes in one minute. The planes were inscribed with an anti-tobacco message.
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Snow Trekking boosts tourism in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb. 12 (ANI): The snow trails in Himachal Pradesh are attracting the attention of tourists seeking to travel to some exotic place and witness the phenomenon of snow.
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Let it snow! Tourists beat winter woes with bevy of snow adventure sports
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb. 4(ANI): While the cold wave has subsumed half of North India in its inhospitable sheath of snow, the Himachal tourism industry is making sure to cash in on every inch of the wintry turf. Tourists from all across the country have been pouring down in Sh
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Kullu keeps centuries of tradition alive by playing Holi for 40 days
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Nestled in the lap of the majestic Himalayas, Kullu is a veritable jewel in the crown of Himachal Pradesh that celebrates the festival of colors, Holi for 40 continuous days till the actual date of Hindu festival.
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Shimla continues to receive heavy snowfall
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kufri (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan 31, (ANI): Shimla continues to receive heavy snowfall and showers.
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Patients in lurch as Shimla doctors go on 'mass casual leave'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan. 24 (ANI): The doctors' strike in Shimla's Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) has left the patients in lurch as they have been finding it difficult to get treatment.
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Cold waves envelope Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Shimla, (Himachal Pradesh), [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Cold waves enveloped Himachal Pradesh on Sunday with most of the places recording sub-zero temperatures.
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Ex-BCCI chief Anurag Thakur appointed as HPOA head
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamsala [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Ex-BCCI chief Anurag Thakur who was ousted as from the post following a Supreme Court order, has been unanimously elected head of the Himachal Pradesh Olympic Association (HPOA) for a four-year term.
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Himachal Pradesh gets its second capital in Dharamsala
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamsala [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Thursday declared Dharamsala, situated in the snow-capped Dhauladhar range, the second capital of Himachal Pradesh.
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Tibetan Govt. in-exile hopes Trump will meet Dalai Lama
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Jan. 19 (ANI): The Tibetan Government in-exile has wished good luck to the incoming US president Donald Trump while expressing hope that the new leader will follow the footsteps of previous presidents and meet with Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai L
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