Lokayukta to hear corruption cases against top Panchayati Raj functionaries
Shimla: By amending the HP Lokayukta Act (1983), lawmakers in Himachal have brought the top Panchayati Raj functionaries under the roving eye of Lokayukta…
Intergrated Mountain Development Should be Focus of IIT Mandi – Dhumal
Shimla: Spelling out the vision for IIT Mandi, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal let the top administration of the new institute know on Friday…
Himachal Lawmakers Trash 1887 Forestry Law
Shimla: A law operating on basis of an 1887 Forest Settlement Report was dumped by lawmakers here on Friday by adopting the HP Abolition…
First Shimla International Film Festival To Be Held On 18 – 20 March, 2011
Shimla: With Gaiety Theater having once again become the city’s hub of cultural activity, the Films Division of the central ministry of information and…
Dhumal expresses reservations about number of unemployed in Himachal
Emphasizes on agriculture-horticulture as gainful employment avenues Shimla: With industrial employment – one of the main objectives of the incentive ridden 2003-10 industrial package,…
Diabetes Alarm: Himachal NGO for ban on fast food canteens in schools
Shimla: Alarmed by the rising number of diabetes patients, Ashadeep, an NGO, has asked for banning fast food canteens in and around schools as…
Giu: The Mummy Village of Himachal, To Be Relocated – Dhumal
Shimla: The mummy village of Giu in Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh is to be relocated as a major portion of it was washed…
New Government Engineering Institute To Become Functional In 2011 – Bragta
Shimla: Commending the chief minister for announcing an engineering college at Pragiti Nagar, Kotkhai in the government sector, technical education minister Narinder Bragta said…
Himachal budget lacks direction, vision – Kaul Singh Thakur
Shimla: Terming it a lackluster budget (2010-11), congress president Kaul Singh Thakur said that burning issues before the state had been left untouched as…
Congress Ghaas Hatao Scheme To Save Pasture Lands In Himachal – Dhumal
Shimla: Heavily loaded with political overtones, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said that in order to increase grazing pastures for sheep farmers, the government…