Shimla

Ramdev Starts Yoga Camp in Shimla

Thousands of people made a beeline for guru Ramdev's six-day yoga camp here that began Thursday . A ground has been specially prepared on the outskirts of this popular tourist destination for the week-long course that ends May 22. Organisers said some 10,000 people, including Himach...

Now You can Marry in a Mughal Ambience, If You Wish to

...anagement consultant Naveen Soni said. Shopkeepers and traders in this bustling and congested town that thrives on tourist traffic to and from shimla are also happy with the plan to open a portion of the garden for weddings. "It will help us with business. I hope that the idea catches on," s...

Yoga Enthusiasts Oppose Patenting Yoga Overseas

...tempts to patent this tradition (of yoga) in America, the Indian government and yoga organizations should take measures to prevent it," Ramdev said in shimla Tuesday. A Sanskrit word, yoga means the union of body and soul and is being practiced in India for thousands of years. Yoga finds mention in ...

Shimla to Take Stringent Action Against Tree Felling

... Illegal felling of a tree in shimla could land you in jail for up to three years if a proposed forest conservat...on Act that awaits the government nod. The act has been drafted for shimla by the forest department as the gradual depletion of green cover in the tow...

Shimla Faces Water Crisis

... With summer setting in, shimla is running short of water supply pushing the civic...nly six million for distribution, according to the shimla Municipal Corporation. Civic officials said ... supply scheme starts supplying water to a thirsty shimla by year-end. Source-IANS/L...

Coal Stoves May Be Banned In 3 Himachal Towns

... and fireplaces are likely to be banned from three other hill stations of Himachal Pradesh. // Heating coal stoves and fireplaces were banned in shimla some eight years ago by the state government cleaning the town's air significantly in winters. Experts say burning coal on a large- scale leads t...

Women Complains of Failed Tubectomy from Two Different States

... Madhya Pradesh has complained that she has become pregnant despite the operation. The angry couple hailing from a village in Himachal Pradesh's shimla district has urged Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to take action against the concerned health officials. Gian Chand said his wife Gopi Devi unde...

Medicos & Doctors Take Out Candle Light Procession in Himachal

... Shimla: The striking medicos, junior doctors and resident doctors of Indira Gandhi Medical College, shimla and R.P. Medical College Tanda (Kangra),// took out a candle light procession in protest against reservation to other backward classes in central educ...