Category: News
World Bank’s brainstorming with Himachal
Shimla :The World Bank will strengthen its partnership with the Himachal Pradesh government in power, tourism and other sectors . This was stated here Thursday after a World Bank team […]
Himachal roadways to add 300 buses every year
Shimla :Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation(HRTC) will add 300 buses each year to its fleet for the next three years. State transport minister G S Bali told reporters here Thursday after […]
Himachal inks pact for free 102 ambulance service
Shimla :The Himachal government has decided to provide free back drop facility to all pregnant women and new born babies up to one year of age. Under this scheme, 125 […]
Himachal mulls new policy to auction timber
Shimla :Himachal Pradesh’s forest department is considering a policy of auctioning felled and grounded trees by chopping them into small round logs instead of long sleepers which are triple the […]
SJVN pays record Rs 405 crore dividend
Shimla :State run Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) on Tuesday paid a dividend of Rs 405 crore which is the highest since its flagship the 1500 MW Nathpa Jhakri hydro-electric […]
2 lakh PMJDY accounts opened in Himachal
Shimla:Within a week banks in Himachal Pradesh have opened 192,500 accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna (PMJDY) . “Bankers should aim to open bank accounts of all left […]
Monkey showers money in Shimla
Shimla :In a bizarre incident a monkey rained down rupee currency notes on amused people who kept collecting the notes for almost an hour. This happened in a pine forest […]
Himachal court bans animal sacrifice in temples
Shimla : In a landmark decision the Himachal Pradesh high court has banned the centuries old sacrifice of animals in religious places. “No person will sacrifice any animal in any […]
NSE to offer fiscal tips to Himachal school kids
Shimla :India’s leading stock exchange, the National Stock Exchange, has entered into a partnership with the Himachal Pradesh government to introduce a financial literacy course for high school students in […]
Himachal gives 2 years grace period to 4 hydro-electric projects
Shimla :Two years extra time has been given to build four medium size hydro-electric projects in Himachal Pradesh. A spokesman of the state government said here Thursday that these four […]