Chamba: For the first time since the issuance of notification of the Gamgul Siyabehi Wildlife Sanctuary in Chamba in 1974, wildlife authorities have obtained conclusive evidence of the presence of the Himalayan brown bear (Ursus arctos isabellinus) after capturing photographic and video evidence of four brown bears.Divisional Forest Officer (DFO), Wildlife, Chamba, Kuldeep Singh Jamwal,…
Chandigarh: The region’s premier medical institute has drawn sharp internal criticism for busing hundreds of school students across fuel-intensive mountain terrains for an outreach programme, defying its own digital infrastructure and regional fuel-conservation directives.The Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) transported 837 students and 71 teachers from remote districts of Himachal Pradesh…
Chandigarh: Building on the success of its first student exposure initiative, PGIMER, in collaboration with the Himachal Pradesh government, organised the second edition of Project SARATHI, bringing over 800 school students to the institute this month.A total of 837 students and 71 teachers from districts including Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Una, Kangra, Chamba, Kullu, Sirmaur, Shimla, Solan,…
