Obama meets the Dalai Lama , China fumes
Dharamsala : US President Barack Obama held private talks with the Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the white house in Washington late…
Himachal hit by heavy monsoon rains
Shimla : Heavy rains have been lashing Himachal Pradesh since early Friday as the monsoon has become vigorous across the hill state. Normal life…
Monsoon is on but Shimla has a long water crisis !
Shimla : Strange as it may seem, but deapite the onset of the monsoon in Shimla almost some three weeks ago the state capital…
Nepalese have mobile phones without papers in Himachal
Shimla : Even though mobile operating companies insist they have become strict in the last couple of years before issuing mobile connections without proper…
Himachal mulls higher VAT on steel , iron and textiles
Shimla : The Himachal Pradesh government is considering raising of value added tax(VAT)on textiles,iron and steel, making these items expensive soon,sources said. The state…
Sinking Ridge threatens Shimla town hall , Tibetan market
Shimla : The monsoon has just begun and a section of the Ridge in down town Shimla has started to sink, if the civic…
Tourists continue to throng Shimla , Manali despite rains
Shimla : The tourist rush continues this year in the popular Himachal Pradesh resorts of Shimla and Manali some twenty days after the onset…
World Bank nod to $1 bn credit for rural India
Shimla : The World Bank today approved US $ 1 billion credit for the National Rural Livelihoods Project(NRLP) aimed at strengthening the implementation of…
Tibetans celebrate Dalai Lama’s 76 th birthday
Dharamsala : Even though the Tibetan government in exile is yet to be recognised by any state in the world the Tibetan parliament today…
Shipping apple boxes to cost more from Himachal
Shimla : Transporting an apple box in the upcoming apple harvest will cost around 20 per cent more from Himachal Pradesh to markets across…