Of 1.65 lakh farmers practising chemical-free farming in the state under the Prakritik Kheti Khushal Kisan Yojana (PK3Y), introduced five years ago, 60% are women
To tide over the destruction caused by flash floods in the state this monsoon, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has sought central assistance on the lines of the assistance provided by the Centre to neighbouring Uttarakhand during the Kedarnath flood disaster in June 2013.
Living up to the adage of Atithi Devo Bhava, the elderly Himachal couple extended a helping hand to the stranded tourists by offering them shelter in form of a place to stay in and free food