Author: Baldev S Chauhan
Reckless road digging echoes in Himachal house
Shimla :The alarming rise in digging of roads in Himachal Pradesh to lay optical fibres,water and sewerage pipes was raised by some opposition members in the state assembly here Thursday. […]
Dull, tax free Himachal budget
Shimla :Presenting a tax free insipid budget which only stood out for its record length.A key sector like tourism has been ignored. The marathon budget speech lasted over three hours […]
Himachal to grow at 6.5 per cent
Shimla :The economy of Himachal Pradesh is expected to grow by 6.5 per cent in the current financial year.This is a notch less than the national growth of 7.5 per […]
Shoddy uniform given to Himachal school kids
Shimla :Some of the uniform distributed free in government schools of Himachal Pradesh is below the set quality standards. “Out of 197 random school uniform samples 27 failed.The concerned company […]
Virbhadra dances in Himachal assembly
Shimla:Chief Minister Virbhdra Singh found a novel way to respond to a protesting opposition in the Himachal assembly by breaking into the local pahari dance here Thursday. During question hour […]
Himachal Governor’s house address ends in a jiffy
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh governor Kalyan Singh surprised legislators on the opening day of the budget session by finishing his 39 page long address in a couple of minutes here […]
Liquor to cost more in Himachal
Shimla:With the nod of the state cabinet price of liquor is set to rise by 15 per cent in Himachal Pradesh from April this year. Instead of auctioning liquor vends […]
Himachal records wettest day in March
Shimla :In the last 24 hours Himachal Pradesh has been lashed by unseasonal snow and rain, making it the wettest day in March ever in the hill state. “Monday was […]
Himachal gets big raise from 14 Fin Comm
After getting a raw deal last time the Himachal Pradesh government is glad with the 14 th Finance Commission’s award.The revenue deficit grant has been doubled from Rs 21,691 crore […]
A hard walk to a holy mountain and lake
With his last family member dead and Colin Thubron now in his early 70s decides to go on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailas in Tibet even though he is a […]