Banks to form Women Self Help Groups in backward district of Himachal
Shimla: Sirmaur identified as one of the 23 backward districts in the county has been picked for a centrally sponsored scheme for formation of…
Himachal Pradesh University Students protest scholarship delays
Shimla: Students at Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) are up in arms against the authorities over delays in granting Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) worth about…
Himachal cabinet for action on Benami Commission report
Shimla: Accepting the one man Benami Commission report, the Himachal cabinet today directed revenue and home departments to take action as recommended in the…
Indian Technomac to set up Rs 196 Cr aluminum granule unit in Himachal
Shimla: High power single window authority today accorded clearance to Indian Technomac Co for setting up a unit to manufacture aluminum granules and quick…
Virbhadra CD Case – Court reserves order over framing charges
Shimla: A trial court today reserved its order for June 25 over whether charges are to be framed or dropped in the audio CD…
People fed up with BJP, Congress – Sitaram Yechury
Shimla: Holding the country neo-liberal policies responsible for the country’s falling growth rate, rising fiscal deficit and prices, Communist Party Marxist politburo member Sitaram…
Land scam to be major election issue in Himachal – Birender Chaudhary
Shimla: Land sales permitted by the BJP government would be a major election issued that Congress intends to raise in the campaign days ahead,…
Pakistan, India industrial chambers for promoting trade
Shimla: To boost trade in the subcontinent, a visiting delegation of Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a memorandum of understanding with PHD…
Prosecution witnesses petitions in Virbhadra CD case dismissed
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court yesterday dismissed two petitions filed by main prosecution witnesses – Dr Kapil Mohan, Managing director Mohan Mekin and…
Himachal High Court turns down Rs 50 Cr tax relief to Jaypee Cement unit
Shimla: Fined Rs 100 Cr for having violated environment laws in setting up a cement plant, Jaiprakash Associates Ltd (JAL) claim to transportation tax…