Author: Baldev S Chauhan
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 […]
Army retracts but CPM hits out at HPCA on Annandale ground
Shimla : The CPM on Monday stuck to the charge that Himachal government was allowing the land mafia to take over the forest land surrounding the historic annandale ground in […]
Centre chalks out plan to boost Kangra tea : Anand Sharma
Shimla : Commerce minister Anand Sharma on Tuesday announced several steps to revive the exotic Kangra tea grown in Himachal Pradesh’s scenic Kangra valley . “The union commerce ministry […]
Union planning minister raps Dhumal
Shimla : Union minister for planning Ashwani Kumar on Monday dismissed Himachal Pradesh’s claim that the Centre was not doing enough to help the hill state . Responding to […]
Himachal needs to do more in tourism : Centre
Shimla : The central government on Monday told the Himachal Pradesh government that it has failed to achieve optimum growth in the tourism sector across the hill state . […]