Author: Baldev S Chauhan
Court slaps Rs 100 crore fine on Jaypee , cancels thermal plant
Shimla : In a major judgment delivered Friday the Jaiprakash Associates Ltd(JP group) has been imposed Rs 100 crore damages by the Himachal high court for violating the law to […]
Sudripto Roy takes charge of Himachal tourism
Shimla : A day after Sudripto Roy took over as the chief secretary of Himachal Pradesh he took over the charge of principal secretary tourism as well here late Thursday […]
No Miss Tibet contest this year
Shimla : Anguished by Tibetans setting themselves on fire in Tibet , Tibetan refugees in India have decided not to organise the controversial Miss Tibet contest this year . “With […]
Himachal mulls aerial ropeways for apples
Shimla : Transportation of apples and other cash crops by aerial ropeways could become a reality in Himachal Pradesh . The state cabinet on Tuesday approved to appoint Usha Breco […]
World Bank hydro project in Himachal opposed
Shimla : Villagers in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district held protests on Monday against the building of the 775 MW Luhri hydro electric project in the state . Around 78 villages […]
35 vehicles stolen every month in Himachal
Shimla : Thieves drive away with around 35 vehicles every month in Himachal Pradesh and barely less than half of these are recovered by the police . According to police […]
Cold wet spring hits Himachal apple orchards
Shimla : An unusually cold , wet spring coupled with spells of hailstorms have dashed hopes of a bumper crop this year in Himachal Pradesh’s sprawling apple belt , say […]
Himachal transfers 60 officers
Shimla : In a major administrative reshuffle the Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday shifted close to sixty officers including 12 IAS and 42 HAS officers . Six DCs have also […]
Shimla blackberry showroom robbers still at large
Shimla : Police here have still to nab the culprits who a month ago robbed mobile phones worth Rs 24 lakh from a blackberry showroom on the Mall here . […]
We need anti hail nets not guns : Virbhadra
Shimla : Union minister Virbhadra Singh has criticised the anti-hail guns experiment by the ruling BJP in Himachal Pradesh’s apple belt saying it has proved to be a huge failure […]