Himachal Abolishes VAT on Kerosene, Reduces it on Diesel
Shimla: To reduce the direct impact of the hike in prices petroleum products announced the by central government, the Himachal cabinet on Monday decided…
CPI(M) protests Kerosene, Diesel, LPG price hike
Shimla: Communist Party of India Marxists (CPIM) has termed the hike in prices of petroleum products as a loot of the common people at…
Fraud jackpot prize offer dupes Rohru villager of Rs 40 lakhs
Shimla: Perhaps in one of its kind case in India, an apple orchard owner in Rohru was duped to the tune of Rs 40…
Dhumal opposes price hike in petroleum products, demands rollback
Shimla: Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has opposed the stiff hike in petroleum products and demanded its immediate withdrawal. The common man was yet…
Encroachers, government at loggerheads as courts enforce law
Shimla: A mass drive to register cases in encroachment of forest lands has had the desired effect of instilling fear among the violators but…
Monsoon arrives in Himachal
Shimla: With the arrival of south-west monsoon in most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the meteorological station here has forecast rain and thunderstorms over the…
Dhumal for extending Information & Communication Technology education to middle schools
Shimla: For providing quality education in middle schools that impart education to Class 6 to 8 level, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal has asked…
ICICI Lombard to provide insurance cover for tomato crop in Bilaspur
Shimla: ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company has got the nod for providing weather based crop insurance to tomato crops in 2011 kharif season in…
Virbhadra turns 77, supporters show solidarity
Shimla: Supporters of union minister Virbhadra Singh picked the occasion of the veteran leader turning 77 on Thursday to show solidarity with him by…
Senior Himachal Electricity Board Engineer Trapped Accepting Rs 50K Bribe
Shimla: Vigilance at Nahan arrested a senior engineer of HP State Electricity Board accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000, the trap for which was…