Illegal haphazard construction in Shimla... As per an article in Indian Express published on 21st July 2009 about illegal haphazard and construction, there are 13,000 illegal structure in SHIMLA CITY; quite a big number! I was amazed to read this figure and my mind started to back calculate what exactly this number signifies for...

Srikhand Mahadev Yatra... Hills and mountains (Parvat) have special significance within Himachal Pradesh. Mountains have traditionally been regarded as abodes of gods. Mountains are also held sacred due to their association with deities, mythology and legends. Sri Khand Mahadev is one such revered mountain peak in Himachal about...

We have a new address... As part of ongoing optimization process we have a new site address. The new site address is www.himachallive.com Please update all your links and bookmark the new site address. I look forward to an exciting year ahead with your active participation. New posts may take some time to appear as I am currently...

Congress BJP lose seats to each other in... In a major set back to both BJP and the Congress, infighting cost them dear in retaining their seats in Rohru and Jawali in the recent Himachal assembly election. While BJP wrested the Rohru seat from Congress which was earlier held by the Union Steel minister and five times Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh by...