Shimla : The opposition CPIM and Congress have hit out at the ruling BJP government in Himachal Pradesh for deliberately omitting a huge chunk of voters in the draft electoral rolls published by the government . The entire process of updating electoral rolls should have taken at least three weeks [...]

Shimla : With an annual production capacity of 1.2 million anti-cancer vials Panacea Biotech has opened its new facility in Himachal Pradesh’s Baddi at a cost of Rs 55 crore . “It will not only enable us to scale up production of our innovative range of anti-cancer products but also [...]

Shimla : Nathpa Jhakri , the country’s largest hydro electric project , has raised its energy generation target to 7000 million units (MU) and a revenue target of Rs 1557 crore in the next fiscal . A memorandum of understanding MOU to achieve the new goal was signed in New [...]

For the last five years or so surprisingly jean(denim) jackets are no longer available in India . What has happened , have global apparel brands like Reebok , Wrangler, Lee , Levi’s , Nike, Adidas , Bata and a host of others stopped making the classic jean jacket in India [...]

Shimla : Strong winds blew across Himachal Pradesh slightly cooling down the hills on Tuesday . For the past few days the state capital Shimla has been recording temperatures 5 to 9 notches above normal . The strong winds brought with it dust and haze . The town recorded a [...]

Shimla : Making the longest budget speech in the history of Himachal Pradesh and as expected chief minister P.K.Dhumal presented a populist budget here late Monday . The total budget expenditure estimate for the next fiscal year is Rs 20,243 crore . Rs 6285 crore will be spent on salaries [...]

Shimla : The mercury rose to 24.2 C Sunday in this popular tourist destination of Himachal Pradesh , nine notches above normal . The minimum temperature here was 12.7 C over six notches above normal . Rest of the hill state saw a warm day with Una town in the [...]

Shimla : The DYFI is set to launch an aggressive campaign this week to save the Annandale ground saying top politicians and land sharks will not be allowed to convert this historic ground in this Himachal Pradesh capital into a BCCI concrete cricket stadium . “We will fight for opening [...]

Shimla : Amway India Enterprises has tripled production capacities at its leading vendor facility in Baddi , Himachal Pradesh , taking the total investment in this plant now to Rs 105 crore . Speaking about the business growth Bhuvan Kapur , vice president (north) said the company has recorded a [...]

Shimla : It was a pleasant day in Shimla , Manali and other tourist resorts across Himachal Pradesh Saturday after ages . The mercury climbed to a nicely warm 22 C , some 7 notches above normal . It rose to 20 C in Manali . Both places are packed [...]