Rift in Himachal BJP widens, Shanta loyalists do not attend meet
Shimla: Absence of two ministers, four MLAs and senior leader and party vice-president Shanta Kumar from a BJP state executive meet, here Monday, has…
Himachal High Court asks for record of graft case against bureaucrat
Shimla: Intervening in a corruption case where the state government has refused to grant prosecution sanction against a bureaucrat, the Himachal Pradesh High Court…
Plans drawn for air strip, skiing in Kinnaur
Shimla: Looking for expanding skiing facilities in Kinnaur, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on a visit to the highlands announced exploring the possibility of…
Himachal Government sits on Oberoi truce offer for Hotel Wildflower Hall dispute
Shimla: With Oberoi’s having coming around to seek an out of court settlement over the decade old Hotel Wildflower Hall dispute, the government has…
Himachal government clears 2010 apple procurement payments
Shimla: The state government today released Rs 12.10 crore as the last installment for apples procured last year under market intervention scheme (MIS). For…
Himachal Pradesh University scientist bags computer memory devices research project
Shimla: A physicist with the faculty of Himachal Pradesh University has been picked for a prestigious project to carry out research on next generation…
Uttar Pradesh Lawmaker Disqualified For Paid News
New Delhi: Election Commission of India (ECI) on Thursday (20.10.2011) disqualified Umlesh Yadav as a legislator of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly for resorting to…
Allian Duhangan hydropower plant targeted for completion by March 2012
Shimla: Having overcome bad geology, delays and gone into cost overruns, the 192 MW Allian Duhangan Hydropower project in Kullu valley is targeted for…
NIT Hamirpur gets new Institute Director
Hamirpur: Having remained with an institute head for almost a year, National Institute of Technology, Hamirpur got a new director, with Dr Rajnish Shrivastav…
Himachal rural employment program MNREGA falters as targets lag
Shimla: Used to getting jobs done through contracts, government department assigned budgets under rural employment guarantee schemes have failed to use marked funds whereas…