Books from Shimla

Love Stories of Shimla Hills Kindle Edition

by Minakshi Chaudhry (Author)

Love Stories of Shimla Hills captures the essence of love in all its grandeur and is an apt ode to the many love stories that this picturesque hill station has witnessed. Flip through the pages and cherish these real love stories! There are innumerable love tales waiting to be discovered and shared!

Shimla: Travel Hack Guide Kindle Edition

by Aruna (Author)

This Shimla guide will help you explore the beauty. The Shimla book answers all your questions like:

When is the right time to travel.
How many days should your trip be?
Are there any restaurants that are good?
How to reach Shimla?
Are there any travel itinerary for Shimla?
And many more.

This travel hack guide for Shimla is all that you need when you are about to head your way towards Shimla.

Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills Kindle Edition

by Minakshi Chaudhry  (Author), Ruskin Bond (Contributor)

Ghost Stories of Shimla Hills is a chilling compilation of the supernatural events and the activities of spirits in the hills of Shimla. The book presents ghost stories as narrated by the residents of Shimla.

A Shimla Walk Kindle Edition

by Joorie Singh (Author)

Join us for a pleasant photo journey that captures the essence of modern Simla.

Pagdandiyan Gawah Hain (Hindi) Hardcover – 2011

by Atma Ranjan (Author)

Collection of Hindi Poems by Atma Ranjan. Awarded by Sutra Samman.

Easy Trails around Shimla Kindle Edition

by Raaja Bhasin (Author)

Raaja Bhasin paints a breathtakingly beautiful picture of treks around Shimla, which can be navigated by anyone with a reasonable level of fitness and more than a reasonable level of interest in the hills. Exhaustively researched and delightfully interspersed with beautiful photographs of tourist sites along the way and helpful tips to keep in mind while navigating these routes, Easy Trails around Shimla will appeal to every trekker, whether amateur or veteran.

Barnes Court, Shimla

( Now called as Raj Bhavan )

The (Barnes Court) Raj Bhavan of Shimla is located in the city of Chota Shimla. The (Barnes Court) Raj Bhavan happens to be the dwelling place of the Governor of the state of Himachal Pradesh. The Raj Bhavan of Shimla was originally called the Barnes Court in the name of Sir Edward Barnes who was the then commander-in-chief.
This heritage building of Shimla has got a big spacious interior with a ball dancing room. Lord Napier of Magdala, Sir Colin Campbell and Sir Hugh Rose once used to be the residents of the Raj Bhavan of Shimla. The Shimla Raj Bhavan (Barnes Court) bears the typical English country like architectural style.
The Shimla Peace Accord of 1972 that took place between Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and the Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was executed in this building by which both the countries agreed to rule out disputes through bilateral understanding.
This prestigious building of Raj Bhavan (Barnes Court) can only be visited with prior permission from the Secretariat of the Governor of Shimla. Shimla is a hill resort that is an ideal tourist destination. As such, the places in and around Shimla are Shimla's wealth.
The Raj Bhavan (Barnes Court) being a heritage site have also a major attraction to the tourists. The building has been very well maintained by the government of Himachal Pradesh. The Raj Bhavan (Barnes Court) of Shimla still holds the glory and charm of the bygone days. The walls of the Raj Bhavan (Barnes Court) of Shimla still reverberates with the tinkling of fine cutlery of the British Raj.

History of Barnes Court

Located on the Southern most point of notified Heritage Zone, Barnes Court has a commanding and sunny sitting, over-looking the hills and forested area towards south from here. It abuts thick forest towards the east and Civil Secretariat Complex on the West. It is a historical and architectural masterpiece.
                                    Though it is not traceable from any official  or Municipal record  that which Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab, first lived in “ Barnes Court”, yet the list of Commanders- in – Chief indicates that it was occupied by Sir Edward Barnes in  1832. After a break, from 1849 to 1864, it was again the residence of  various British Commanders-in- Chief, General Napier, General Gomm, General Anson, General Campbell and General Rose. It was  here that the news of the Great Uprising of 1857 was given to General Anson.
                                    The permission to construct earliest portion of the estate, measuring 200 square yards, was granted by Captain C.J. Kennedy, Principal Assistant  to the Political Agent at Delhi to Dr. J. Ludlow on the 1st January, 1830, subject to a ground tax of Rs.40/- per annum.
                                    On the 1st May, 1832, an adjoining piece of land measuring 50 square yards was granted by the Principal Assistant to Mr. McDermott of the Adjutant- General’s office, subject to a ground tax of Rs.10/- per annum and sanction for felling of trees was also  accorded.
                                    The right and title of this plot of land seems to have been also secured by Sir Edward Barnes, who in the same  year was permitted to take up at an annual rent of Rs. 40/-. The whole estate, subsequently fell into the hands of the late Major S.B. Goad, who, on the 15th of May,1875, sold it to  Major- General Sir Peter Lumsden late Quartermaster-General in India, for Rs.23,000/- only.
                                    The Punjab Government on 11th April,1878, asked for permission to purchase “Barnes Court”, as an official residence for the Lieutenant- Governor, Sir Robert Egerton, who first  went regularly into residence at Barnes Court in 1879. Earlier it was a single storey  structure with slate roofing on the top. The new structure was built during 1879-1886 at a cost of Rs. 3,02,257/- only.
                                    The official description of the property when this purchase was effected by the Punjab Government was – “ Barnes Court is a partly single and partly double-storeyed building, facing west and south , the principal entrance being on the latter side. The building is so arranged as to have a good view on three sides, viz., on the west, south and east. The front of the house being raised on a masonry  terrace flanked at both end with a masonry sentry box. There is a level lawn to the west of the  house between it and the hill. The ground is of very considerable extent running out in a kind of arm for about half a mile on the south-east of Jakhu, and a good distance up the hill side.” This description practically holds good to the present day.            
Extensive improvements have been made from time to time to the property. The principal  addition is a double-storeyed building erected during the Lieutenant -Governorship of Sir C.U. Aitchison, the lower storey being a ball room, and the upper rooms, the offices of the Lieutenant-Governor and his Private Secretary. The ball room is charmingly decorated and painted in eastern ‘ Moorish’ style, this work having been  supervised by Mr. Lockwood Kipling, for many years, the Principal of the  Mayo School of Art, Lahore.
                                    Lady Ibbeston, Lady Dane and Lady O’ Dwyer assisted by their daughters, in years gone by, were all popular hostesses at Barnes Court and  Lady Maclagan also worthily  upheld the traditions of the house. The Governor Sir Malcolm Hailey and Lady Hailey have effected several further garden improvements.
                                    The grounds and gardens are particularly charming and today the house is more like an old English country house than any other in Shimla. Considerable improvements too were made at Barnes Court during the residence of Sir Louis Dane including the construction of a new wing and the cutting away of the hill side opposite one of the entrances.
                                    It acted as summer Raj Bhawan of Punjab  upto 1966. After reorganization, when Simla was allotted to Himachal Pradesh, it was converted into a State Guest. In the late seventies, it was converted into a State Guest House-cum-Tourist Bungalow  for some time.
                                    In August,1972, after the 1971 war between India and Pakistan, Shimla Agreement was signed by Smt. Indira Gandhi and Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the then Prime Ministers of two countries. The main drawing room alongwith its table and chairs on which ‘Simla Agreement’ was signed have been preserved.
                                    As Peter Hoff was gutted in fire in 1981, Raj Bhavan housed therein was shifted to this building. On reconstruction of Peter Hoff, Raj Bhavan was shifted back to its new building in 1993. However, as it was too spacious for Raj Bhavan, it was again shifted back to Barnes Court building.         
MAGNIFICENT SITE PLANNING
                        The Barnes Court Complex has an area of 9647 Square Meters as per Tatima-2007 and Jambandi for the year 2002-2003.
                                    This complex consists of main two storeyed building housing office and residence of H.E. the Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Besides offices of the Secretary and ADC to the  Governor  of Himachal Pradesh, library, guest rooms, dressing room, servant rooms, store, VVIPs bed rooms with attached sitting and dressing rooms and personal sitting room, pantry, dinning room and billiards rooms are also existing in it .
                                    The Summit Hall at ground floor named as ‘Kirtikaksh’  has historic significance as the famous Simla Agreement  between India and Pakistan was signed here on 3rd July,1972 by the then Prime Ministers of  India and Pakistan. The Darbar Hall at ground floor, earlier used as dancing hall, is now used for oath taking  ceremonies of the Governor/Chief Minister/Chief Justice & Judges of the High Court/Chairmen/Members of various boards/Corpns..
                                    The two storeyed building conforming to the hill architecture with panoramic view  on all sides is an unique example of site planning of British era.
AN  ARCHITECTURAL  SAGA
                                    The Barnes Court building has been constructed in  ‘ Tudor’ style of architecture. The  doors and windows are made of teak wood. The bay windows projected outside are covered with CGI sheet roofing and the same  give a  pleasant look. There is central heating system. The ground and first floors are well connected with internal staircase. There is also a lift inside which can be used in the event of fire. The walls have been plastered in mud mortar and painted in white. The paint on the walls of Ball Room at ground floor is of eastern ‘Moorish’ style.
                                    The office of H.E. the Governor is at first floor towards west and that of Secretary to Governor is at ground floor below the Governor’s office.
AN  ENGINEERING  FEAT
                                    This two storeyed building has stone masonry foundation. The load bearing walls in super-structure are made of  Dhaji. They are built in traditional mud and wooden posts. The slab on ground floor is made of wooden planks supported with wooden rafters. The wooden slab over Durbar Hall in ground floor is supported with wooden bracings. The walls have wooden paneling inside.
                                    The Governor’s office is made of Brick masonry at first floor with wooden flooring  supported by steel joists. The C.G.I. sheet roofing is laid on the building. There is false wooden ceiling which has beautifully been carved.

List of Online Police Stations

List of Online Police Stations in Himachal Pradesh
to which Online Complaint / Information may be sent

S.No.	District Name	Police Station Name
1.	Bilaspur	Police Station Sadar Bilaspur
2.	Bilaspur	Police Station Ghumarwin
3.	Bilaspur	Police Station Barmana
4.	Bilaspur	Police Station Bharari
5.	Bilaspur	Talai
6.	Bilaspur	Kotkehloor
7.	Chamba	Police Station Sadar Chamba
8.	Chamba	Police Station Dalhousie
9.	Chamba	Khairi
10.	Hamirpur	Police Station Sadar Hamirpur
11.	Hamirpur	Police Station Nadaun
12.	Hamirpur	Barsar
13.	Hamirpur	Bhoranj
14.	Hamirpur	Sujanpur
15.	Kangra	Police Station Kangra
16.	Kangra	Police Station Palmpur
17.	Kangra	Police Station Nurpur
18.	Kangra	Police Station Dehra
19.	Kangra	Police Station Jawalaji
20.	Kangra	Police Station Sadar Dharamshala
21.	Kangra	Indora
22.	Kangra	Baijnath
23.	Kangra	Shahpur
24.	Kullu	Police Station Sadar Kullu
25.	Kullu	Banjar
26.	Kullu	Manali
27.	Lahaul & Spiti	Police Station Keylong
28.	Mandi	Police Station Sadar Mandi
29.	Mandi	Police Station Sundernagar
30.	Mandi	Police Station Jogindernagar
31.	Mandi	Police Station Balh
32.	Mandi	Gohar
33.	Mandi	Sarkaghat
34.	Mandi	Karsog
35.	Kinnaur	Police Station Sadar Reckong Peo
36.	Kinnaur	Bhawanagar
37.	Shimla	Police Station Sadar Shimla
38.	Shimla	Police Station Boileauganj
39.	Shimla	Police Station Chhota Shimla
40.	Shimla	Police Station Theog
41.	Shimla	Police Station Dhalli
42.	Shimla	Police Station Rohru
43.	Shimla	Police Station Rampur
44.	Shimla	Kumarsain
45.	Shimla	Chopal
46.	Shimla	Kotkhai
47.	Sirmour	Police Station Ponta-Sahib
48.	Sirmour	Police Station Rajgarh
49.	Sirmour	Renukaji
50.	Sirmour	Shillai
51.	Sirmour	Police Station Sadar Nahan
52.	Solan	Police Station Sadar Solan
53.	Solan	Police Station Kandaghat
54.	Solan	Police Station Dharmpur
55.	Solan	Police Station Parwanoo
56.	Solan	Police Station Arki
57.	Solan	Police Station Nalagarh
58.	Solan	Barotiwala
59.	Solan	Kasuali
60.	Solan	Darlaghat
61.	Una	Police Station Sadar Una
62.	Una	Amb
63.	Una	Bangana
64.	Una	Gagret

Note: Presently the facility of Online Complaint /Information is available only at above mentioned Police Stations.
Submit your Complaint or Information Here.
Or go to this url in your browser http://admis.hp.nic.in/himpol/Citizen/OnlineComplaints.aspx
Points to remember
You can use this service to send complaint/information to Himachal Police.
Giving false complaint/information is punishable under  law 
It is important that you provide full details of how Police can contact you 
In emergency always contact your nearest Police Station

List of Forts located in Himachal

Distt. Chamba

1. Taragarh Fort, Taravas, near Nurpur, Tehsil Bhatiyat
2. Ganeshgarh Fort, Near Shapur-16 Km., Tehsil Sihunta

Distt. Kangra

1. Nurpur Fort, Nurpur
2. Kotla Fort, Shahpur Kotla Tehsil Shahpur
3. Haripur Fort, Haripur, Tehsil Dehra
4. Vijaypur Fort, Tehsil JaiSinghpur, Palampur
5. Pathiar Fort, Tehsil Kangra
6. Mankot Fort, Tehsil Nurpur
7. Siba Fort, Tehsil Jaswan-Kotla
8. Jawali Fort, Tehsil Jawali
9. Mastgarh Fort, Tehsil Nurpur
10. Mangarh, Tehsil Dehra
11. Ratngarh,
12. Mao Fort (vanished) Near Kandwal Barrier, Tehsil Nurpur

Distt. Hamirpur

1. Sujanpur Fort, Sujanpur
2. Mahal Morian-Tal Fort, Tehsil Bhoranj

Distt. Mandi

1. Kamlah Fort, Tehsil Dharamapur,
2. Pangna Fort, Tehsil Pangna, Karsog
3. Anantpur Fort

Distt. Kullu

1. Chehni Kothi, Tehsil Banjar
2. Manali Garh, Tehsil Manali
3. Raghupurgarh, Near Jalori Pass, Tehsil Ani
4. Nagar Castle, Naggar, Tehsil Kullu
5. Mangarh, Banjar
6. Talyara kothi, Tehsil Sainj, Banjar

Distt. Lahaul-Spiti

1. Gondhla Fort, Tehsil Keylong
2. Khangsar Fort, Tehsil Keylong

Distt. Kinnaur

1. Labrang Fort, Tehsil Pooh
2. Kamru Fort, Tehsil Sangla
3. Murang Fort, Tehsil Pooh
4. Sapani Fort, Tehsil Sangla

Distt. Shimla

1. Mahasugarh, Tehsil Jubbal
2. Samarkot, Tehsil Rohru
3. Chaupal Fort, Chaupal town

Distt. Sirmaur

1. Ghanduri Fortress, Tehsil Rajgarh
2. Sirmauri Tal, Tehsil Paonta
3. Jaitik Fort, Nahan
4. Mangarh Fort, Tehsil Pachhad
5. Haripur Fort, Haripur Dhar
6. Chanderi Fortress, Chanderi, Chandpur, Tehsil Shilai

Distt. Solan

1. Malaun Fort (Hindur), Tehsil Nalagarh
2. Dharon ki Dhar Fort, Solan
3. Banasar Fort, Tehsil Kasuali
4. Nalagarh Fort (Hindur), Nalagarh
5. Ramshahar Fort,Ramshahar town

Distt. Una

1. Solasingi Fort, Tehsil Bangana

Distt. Bilaspur

1. Bachhretu Fort, near Shahtalai, Tehsil Ghumarwin
2. Baseh Fort, Jhanduta, Tehsil Ghumarwin
3. Tiyun & Sriyun Forts near Ghumarwin
4. Bahadurgarh, Tehsil Bilaspur
5. Ratanpur, near Nauni, & opposite to Malaun Fort
6. Kotkehloor Fort, Kotkehloor, Tehsil Naina Devi

Results of HP State Assembly Elections 2007

28th December 2007

(For accurate results, please visit Election Commission of India website at eci.gov.in and ceohimachal.nic.in)

No. & Name of AC *	Winner	Loser	Margin
Kinnaur
1-Kinnaur(ST)	BJP - Tejwant Singh (17873)	INC - Jagat Singh Negi (15384)	2489

Shimla
2-Rampur(SC)	INC - Nand Lal (26430)	BJP - Brij Lal (19960)	6470
3-Rohru	INC - Virbhadra Singh (30079)	BJP - Khushi Ram Balnatha (15942)	14137
4-Jubbal-Kotkhai	BJP - Narendra Bragta (23714)	INC - Rohit Thakur (20890)	2824
5-Chopal	INC - Subhash Chand Manglate (20785)	BJP - Radha Raman Shastri (16453)	4332
6-Kumarsain	INC - Vidya Stokes (17375)	IND - Promod Kumar Sharma (16125)	1250
7-Theog	IND - Rakesh Verma (21907)	INC - Rajender Sharma (16623)	5284
8-Shimla	BJP - Suresh Bhardwaj (12443)	CPM - Sanjay Chauhan (9855)	2588
9-Kasumpati(SC)	INC - Sohan Lal (22823)	BJP - Tarsem Bharti (15594)	7229

Solan
10-Arki	BJP - Gobind Ram (21168)	IND - Dharam Pal Thakur (14481)	6687
11-Doon	BJP - Vinod Kumari (22470)	INC - Lajja Ram (18974)	3496
12-Nalagarh	BJP - Hari Narayan Singh (28929)	INC - Lakhwinder Singh Rana (25108)	3821
13-Kasauli(SC)	BJP - Rajeev Saizal (21396)	INC - Raghu Raj (15022)	6374
14-Solan	BJP - Rajeev Bindal (23597)	INC - Kailash Prashar (19881)	3716

Sirmour
15-Pachaad(SC)	INC - Gangu Ram (11152)	BJP - Suresh Kashyap (10687)	465
16-Rainka(SC)	INC - Dr Prem (20756)	BJP - Balbir (17477)	3279
17-Shillai	INC - Harshwardhan (20247)	BJP - Amar Singh (16783)	3464
18-Paonta-Doon	BJP - Sukh Ram (29322)	INC - Kirnesh Jung (24460)	4862
19-Nahan	INC - Kush Parmar (15714)	BJP - Shyama Sharma (14968)	746

Bilaspur
20-Kot-Kehloor	BJP - Randhir Sharma (26828)	INC - Thakur Ram Lal (21874)	4954
21-Bilaspur	BJP- Jagat Prakash Nadda (24634)	IND - Bambar Thakur (13453)	11181
22-Ghumarwin	INC - Rajesh Dharmani (24194)	BJP - Karam Dev Dharmani (22263)	1931
23-Geharwin(SC)	BJP - Rikhi Ram Kaundal (24411)	INC - Biru Ram Kishore (19777)	4634

Hamirpur
24-Nadaun	INC - Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu (17727)	BJP - Vijay Agnihotri (17141)	586
25-Hamirpur	BJP - Urmil Thakur (26378)	INC - Anita K. Verma (19417)	6901
26-Bamsan	BJP - Prem Kumar Dhumal (35054)	INC - Bidhi Chand (9047)	26007
27-Mewa(SC)	BJP - Ishwar Dass Dhiman (24421)	INC - Suresh Kumar (14046)	10375
28-Nadaunta	BJP - Baldev Thakur (25634)	INC - Vidya Kumari Jar (10070)	15564

Una
29-Gagret(SC)	BJP - BalBir Singh (23914)	INC - Kuldeep Kumar (20843)	3071
30-Chintpurni	INC - Rakesh Kalia (26737)	BJP - Narendra Sharma (10602)	16135
31-Santokhgarh	INC - Mukesh Agnihotri (31267)	BJP - Jagroop Singh (24643)	6624
32-Una	BJP - Satpal Singh Satti (33050 )	INC - Virender Gautam (21198 )	11852
33-Kutlehar	BJP - Virender Kanwwar (24677)	INC - Ram Nath Sharma (17734)	6943

Kangra
34-Nurpur	IND - Rakesh Pathania (29128)	BJP - Ajay Mahajan (24963)	4165
35-Gangath(SC)	BJP - Des Raj (24520)	IND - Anita Kumari (23830)	690
36-Jawali	BJP - Rajan Sushant (26729)	INC - Sujan Singh Pathania (21548)	5181
37-Guler	INC - Neeraj Bharti (21500)	BJP - Harbans Singh (17499)	4001
38-Jaswan	INC - Nikhil Rajour (17692)	BJP - Bikram Singh (17562)	130
39-Pragpur	INC - Yog Raj (21253)	BJP - Naveen Dhiman (20911)	342
40-Jawalamukhi	BJP - Ramesh Chand (22562)	IND - Sanjay Rattan (17798)	4764
41-Thural	BJP - Ravinder Singh (18512)	IND- Jagdish Chand Sapehia (11833)	6679
42-Rajgir(SC)	BJP - Atma Ram (18829)	INC - Milkhi Ram Goma (17611)	1218
43-Baijnath	INC - Sudhir Sharma (19732)	BJP - Dulu Ram (16556)	3176
44-Palampur	BJP - Praveen Kumar (25121)	INC - Brij Bihari Lal Butail (22533)	2588
45-Sulah	BJP - Vipin Singh Parmar (19375)	INC - Jagjiwan Paul (18376)	999
46-Nagrota	INC - GS Bali (28381)	BJP - Mangal Singh Chaudary (22630)	5751
47-Shahpur	BJP - Sarveen Singh Chaudhary (25174)	BSP - Onkar Singh (16143)	9031
48-Dharamshala	BJP - Kishan Kapoor (20362)	INC - Chandresh Kumari (12746)	7616
49-Kangra	BSP - Sanjay Chaudhary (19017)	INC - Chaudhary Surinder KAku (17708)	1309

Chamba
50-Bhattiyat	INC - Kuldeep Singh Pathania (18199)	Bhupinder Singh Chauhan (17496)	703
51-Banikhet	BJP - Renu Chaddha (28310)	INC - Asha Kumari (26245)	2065
52-Rajnagar(SC)	INC - Surinder Bhardwaj (23596)	BJP - Mohan Lal (21774)	1822
53-Chamba	BJP - Bal Krishan Chauhan (26705)	INC - Pawan Nayyar (18048)	8657
54-Bharmour(ST)	BJP - Tulsi Ram (18420)	INC - Thakar Singh (18404)	16

Lahaul & Spiti(ST)
55-Lahaul & Spiti	BJP - Dr Ram Lal Markanday (9117)	INC - Phunchong Rai (6951)	2066

Kullu
56-Kullu	BJP - Govind Singh Thakur (28925)	BSP - Dharam Vir Dhami (23892)	5033
57-Banjar	BJP - Khimi Ram (25037)	INC - Satya Prakash Thakur (24805)	232
58-Ani(SC)	BJP - Kishori Lal (27341)	INC - Ishwar Dass (25892)	1449

Mandi
59-Karsog(SC)	IND - Hira Lal (19609)	BJP - Mansa Ram (14082)	5527
60-Chachiot	BJP - Jai Ram Thakur (27102)	INC - Shiv Lal (23917)	3185
61-Nachan(SC)	BJP - Dile Ram (29228)	INC - Tek Chand Dogra (21640)	7588
62-Sundernagar	BJP - Roop Singh Thakur (19056)	INC - Sohan Lal (16698)	2358
63-Balh(SC)	INC - Prakash Chowdhary (24941)	BJP - Damodar Dass (22653)	2288
64-Gopalpur	BJP - Inder Singh (28898)	INC - Rangila Ram Rao (21350)	7548
65-Dharampur	BJP - Mahinder Singh (23090)	INC - Chander Shekhar (13252)	9838
66-Joginder Nagar	BJP - Gulab Singh (26926)	INC - Thakur Surinder Pal (19923)	7003
67-Darang	INC - Thakur Kaul Singh (29898)	BJP - Jawahar Lal Thakur (28089)	1809
68-Mandi	INC - Anil Kumar (22808)	BJP - Durga Dutt (20064)	2744