Solan: Excitement filled the air at Dr. YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, as the Second University Employees Sports, Games and Cultural Meet commenced today on the university’s main campus. The much-awaited event witnessed enthusiastic participation and support from students, who cheered on the university staff and faculty competing across various sports and cultural categories. ...
Guwahati: Third Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival with a series of fascinating deliberations will open up the doors for author-translators, art-connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, performing artistes, translators with other literature enthusiasts to rediscover the cultural legacy of far eastern Bharat. Organized by Sankardev Education and Research Foundation (SERF) with the theme titled ‘In Search of Roots’, the ...
Solan: More than 200 cyclists from across the country gathered at The Lawrence School, Sanawar, on Sunday to compete in the sixth edition of the “Tour de Sanawar.” The annual cyclothon, organized by the school and its alumni association, The Old Sanawarian Society, drew participants from 16 different schools and over 20 cities, including Bangalore, ...
Geneva: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, calls for new measures to combat impunity and its devastating effects on the occasion of ‘International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists’, a United Nations-recognized day annually observed on 2 November. Since the beginning of 2025, at least 153 journalists and ...
Solan: The Yogananda Knowledge Centre (YKC) of Shoolini University organised a two-day EBSCO Orientation Programme under the guidance and leadership of the Director, Yogananda Library, along with the YKC Team. The primary aim of the programme was to familiarise students with the EBSCO Database, one of the world’s leading digital platforms for accessing academic and ...
Solan – Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced a significant administrative upgrade for Mamligh during a visit to the Solan district on Tuesday, declaring that the sub-tehsil will be elevated to a full tehsil. Addressing a large public gathering, the Chief Minister also announced the opening of a new Public Works Department (PWD) sub-division ...
Shimla – APG Shimla University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Legal Olympiad Pvt. Ltd. in a new partnership aimed at promoting competitive legal education. The collaboration, signed at the university campus, will focus on helping students participate in the upcoming External Law Olympiad Examination. According to the agreement, Legal Olympiad will manage ...
Solan: The Lawrence School, Sanawar, held a series of events for Vigilance Awareness Week, focusing on the importance of integrity and transparency. The school hosted an interactive session for staff and students led by a team from United India Insurance Company Ltd. During the session, Mr. Devang Vora, the company’s Vigilance Officer, spoke about the ...
Solan: The School of Media and Communications at Shoolini University hosted an inspiring expert talk by Mrs. Sunaini Guleria Sharma , an eminent ethnomusicologist, singer, and creative director. Her engaging session centred around the importance of being real, original, and empathetic not only in the field of journalism but also in everyday life. Addressing the ...
Geneva, 16 October 2025: Press Emblem Campaign (PEC), the global media safety and rights body, expresses serious concern over the mob attack on a number of media persons, engaged on duty, in Assam of far eastern India, while they were covering a protest demonstration in Baksa locality on 15 October. A section of agitators, who ...
Shimla: In a pre-Diwali announcement on Wednesday, Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said state government employees and pensioners will receive a 3 percent Dearness Allowance (DA) increase. The new allowance will be included in October’s salaries and pensions, payable in November. He added that arrears for the period from April to September 2025 will ...
Shimla: Apple Day 2.0 was celebrated with great enthusiasm at the high-altitude demonstration orchard in Malling, showcasing remarkable innovation in apple cultivation at over 3,556 meters above sea level. The event was jointly organized by Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) Kinnaur and the Regional Horticultural Research and Training Station (RHRTS), Sharbo of Dr. YS Parmar University ...
Washington – United States President Donald Trump said Friday that Israeli captives held in Gaza are expected to be released on Monday as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. The exchange involves 20 living captives and the remains of 28 others, who will be handed over for approximately 2,000 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails. ...
Shimla: The Department of Entomology, Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF), Nauni, Solan, organized two farmer training camps this week in the villages of Sumnam and Mooring of Lahaul and Spiti district. The programmes were held under the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Biological Control with the primary aim ...
Solan: Volunteers from the National Youth Project (NYP) of Himachal Pradesh have distributed warm clothing to families living in slum areas along the Solan bypass, offering relief from a sudden drop in temperature. The effort is part of the nationwide “Seva Week,” which began on October 2. Yashpal Kapoor, the NYP Himachal coordinator, said that ...
