Shimla: To stabilize prices in the retail market, the government intends to invite Walmart, Metro and other retail multinationals into the hill state, consumer and civil supply minister GS Bali state here today. Talking to reporters the ministers said that introduction of multi brand retail, \who source their material in bulk supplies, would help [...]

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said the construction of a Rs.2,300-crore four-lane super expressway from Kiratpur in Punjab to the picturesque tourist resort Manali on the existing NH-21 in the state would start soon. The ministry of environment and forests has given approval to the state’s proposal for acquiring [...]

Shimla: To decongest Shimla and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to set up personal rapid transit (PRT) as a green alternative transport mode, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here today. The feasibility report to set up PRT pods in both towns has been prepared, he said. Presiding over [...]

Shimla: Students Central Association (SCA) backed by activists belonging to Students Federation of India (SFI) held a silent protest on the campus here today laying blame on the university and the vice-chancellor for being unable to spend grants sanctioned by University Grants Commission (UGC). About 100 students participated in the [...]

Kullu: The toll rose to 40 in the accident of a Himachal Pradesh bus which skidded off the road and plunged into the Beas river a day earlier, and the driver of the bus was arrested today, police said. Director General of Police B. Kamal Kumar said driver Mintu, who jumped [...]