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Make Separate Research Centres For Fruit Breeding Experiments
Cultivation of apple and other fruits was started by foreigners, mostly Britishers barring one American, about 150 years ago in Himachal Pradesh. As usual, everyone of them used to import fruit varieties from their native places. Therefore fruit industry in Himachal started from the fruit plants imported from the above mentioned two countries. Apple variety from America
Himachal-o-Meter
The state’s ups and downs this week Forest Land In Himachal Expands Indian State of Forest -2017 report has brought good news for Himachal. As per the satellite survey Himachal’s forestland increased by 393 sq kms. The total area under forest is now 3110 sq kms in this hilly state. It has become eligible for
Salute To Thee, My Soldier!
Hats off to Lieutenant Colonel Karamveer Singh, the father of Major Aditya Kumar, who had filed a petition in The Supreme Court of India against the FIR filed by the Jammu and Kashmir Police against his son and other army officers accused in the Shopian firing case. And what a soothing moment was it for me and for every true Indian when the highest law of this land restricted the
Readers’ Response
Winter Sojourn: Dhoom At Dharamshala This is regarding Himachal This Week’s cover story of February 3, 2017, “Winter Sojourn: Dhoom At Dharamshala”. People turned in large numbers during visit of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur to lower areas. It was his first winter sojourn after the BJP government was formed in Himachal. Aim of Chief
Himachal MLAs Highlight Priorities
Himachal This Week Himachal’s annual plan promises progress and this year too it was no exception as it has been fixed at Rs 6300 crore. And elected legislators too have listed their priorities that have included concerns of common people in their respective areas. The MLAs also understand that increasing number of medical institutes will
Sports Brief
Tripura Cricket Association Appoints Anuj Pal As Its Coach Bilaspur native Anuj Pal Das is training cricketers of Tripura after being appointed as the coach of Tripura Cricket Association. He has also trained some big names like Virender Sehwag, Yuvraj Singh, Harbhajan Singh, Gautam Gambhir, and Ashish Nehra before this. Anul Pal holds several achievements
Himachal Beats Delhi In Vijay Hazare Cricket Trophy
In a tough fight between Himachal and Delhi at the Nadaun cricket stadium, the former stole applauds of spectators. With the cracking innings of captain Prashant Chopra, Himachal defeated Delhi in the match by 2 runs. The captain outscored every other cricketer in the match. He played a blistering knock of 150 runs with 22
Shiva Keshvan Bids Bye To Winter Olympics
Himachal This Week Six time Olympian for India Shiva Keshvan has said goodbye to Winter Olympics after a long career of two decades in the games. He is the first Indian to compete in Luge at the Winter Olympic Games. The Olympian remained at 34th position in his last Luge competition. Shiva Keshvam hails from
Retd. Colonel Scripts Success Story
Retired army officer Colonel P.C. Rana has become a source of inspiration for the farmers in Himachal. The ex-serviceman has been producing turmeric in the farms from last four years after he retired from the service. He hails from Soran village of Jawalamukhi where
