Hillside view
How corruption comes from home…
That was a cold December night. My sister, her three small children and I were stuck at Bhopal railway station. Our names were not in the reservation chart, though we had booked the berths well in advance, on the connecting train next morning.

Shimla Diary Girls take to taekwondo The missionary zeal of a sports enthusiast has made taekwondo, a modern form of martial arts characterised by fast, high and spinning kicks, a popular sport in the hill state over a short time. Vinod Kumar, a black belt, has made taekwondo a popular sport in the hill state

Angling for tourists
The successful breeding of brown trout is expected to give a major fillip to Himachal tourism, says Pratibha Chauhan

Traffic chaos endangers bridge
Traffic chaos is taking toll of the crucial Baddi bridge, which is not only undergoing excessive load but has also started showing signs of crumbling under the weight of vehicles.

Fire incidents on the rise
A spiral of fire that has scorched the hill horizons red every year poses a threat to the residents of the haphazardly growing towns across the state.

Political browbeating ‘upsets’ change As recognition for his services, a local doctor, Dr Bhupinder Bhardwaj, has been awarded with the National Achievement Award for Health Excellence by the Delhi-based All-India Business and Community Foundation. Dr Bhupinder Bhardwaj who has been awarded the National Achievement Award for Health Excellence