Monthly: January 2010

Scanty snow, rain gathers pain in Himachal

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Controversy over the shelf life of Himalayan glaciers apart, farmers, municipal authorities and small hydropower generation concerns in the region are deeply worried as deficient [...]

Himachal Met Stations Record 6 Year high January Temperatures

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: It’s been the hottest January in Shimla in six years as the weatherman reported the mean temperature of the month at 15.4 degree Celsius, 3.8 [...]

Price Rise: CPI(M) threatens direct action against hoarders in Himachal

Posted on January 31, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Runaway prices of essential commodities has activated Communist Party of India (Marxists) here who are intent upon intensifying their stir, declaring that inaction by the [...]

Dharamshala RRC win the 20-20 Cricket match, Red ribbon Pinning and Face painting by Red ribbon clubs to boost HIV AIDS awareness

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Disha Singh Sharma

Dharamshala: Youth volunteers of Red Ribbon Club Dronacharya College pinned red ribbons on students and staff of participants of the Red Ribbon cricket match at GC [...]

Living for a dream

Posted on January 30, 2010 by Shivani Iksha

I had a dream that I am this tiny drop of water falling on the leaf of a tree and dissolving in the earth I had [...]

Centre – Himachal equity in 775 MW Luhri Project, a throny issue for SJVNL

Posted on January 29, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: As Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN), the Shimla based public sector power generating company, prepares to go enter the equity markets through an IPO, status [...]

Himachal Govt gives in to renting out extra industrial space for new units

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: High powered single window authority has approved letting out built up industrial space in units which had come up in areas other than existing industrial [...]

Pangi in Chamba Under Snow

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Swaran Deepak Raina

Remote sensing to track potato productivity in Himachal

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: As food prices spiral and the government faces flak for being unable to keep essential commodities affordable, the task of forecasting productivity of crops like [...]

HMIS to revamp health sector – Himachal Health Minister

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Lack of disease profile data for the state’s population has egged health administrators to have in place a health management information system (HMIS) that would [...]

Himachal proposes Rs 3000 Cr plan for 2010-11

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla, Having held discussion with all state lawmakers, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today laid out a target of achieving over 7 percent growth in 2010-11 [...]

Himachal Cabinet recommends budget session from 2nd March

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: Presided over by chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, the Himachal cabinet today recommended convening of holding of the budget session from 2nd March to 13th [...]

Celebration of Republic Day in Pangi

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Swaran Deepak Raina

Urmila Singh sworn in as new governor of Himachal

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Shimla: On the 40th statehood day, Urmila Singh was sworn in as the 23rd Governor of Himachal at a impressive ceremony held at the Raj Bhawan, [...]

Himachal Pradesh 40th Statehood Day

Posted on January 25, 2010 by Ravinder Makhaik

Social pensions for 15000, arrears for employees, wage hike for industrial workers – Dhumal Shimla: Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on the occasion of 40th statehood [...]

New Himachal Governor Arrives At Shimla

Posted on January 25, 2010 by HP News Network

Shimla: Governor Designate Himachal Pradesh Mrs. Urmila Singh was accorded rousing reception on her arrival at Raj Bhawan here today. State Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, [...]

Himachal BJP State Chief To Be Elected On January 31st

Posted on January 25, 2010 by HP News Network

Shimla: State Unit of BJP would elect its new state president on January 31st as organization elections are being underway in the Himachal Pradesh. State BJP [...]

Poacher Held With Leopord Skins In Himachal

Posted on January 25, 2010 by HP News Network

Shimla: A poacher was arrested allegedly possessing two leopard skins when a police party seized the hides of two fully grown animals, police official said here [...]