After court rap, in a month authorities recover Rs 2.66 Cr road tax arrears
Shimla: Dressing down of transport authorities by the High Court a month ago has enabled recovery of Rs 2.66 crore tax liability from public…
Foul weather damages the fruit blossom in Himachal
Shimla: A massive hailstorm followed by a cold spell and rain lasting over a week has dampened hopes of a bounty harvest for much…
HIMUDA fails to meet housing demand
Shimla: A heavy demand for housing in popular hill stations notwithstanding but HIMUDA, the state agency set up to cater to the need, has…
NABARD disburses record Rs 321 Cr crops loans in Himachal in 2011-12
Shimla: NABARD, the apex rural banker, disbursed a record Rs 321 crore crop loans to farmers in Himachal in 2011-12 through the refinance facility…
Court stalls Himachal government from awarding school uniform tender to Ambala firm
Shimla: For midway changing terms of a tender inviting school uniforms for government schools, the High Court yesterday intervened and restrained HP State Civil…
For defying orders, Himachal High Court directs police to produce official in court
Shimla: For defying court orders, the Himachal Pradesh High Court toady directed police to produce revenue official Tehsildar (Shimla Rural) before the court on…
Court asks state election commission to justify Shimla MC electoral roll deletions
Shimla: High Court today granted a weeks’ time to State Election Commission for responding to a petition alleging that names of 35,000 voters were…
Himachal High Court grants bail to main accused in fake judgment case
Shimla: After languishing in jail for 280 days, the High Court today granted bail to Haresh Sood, an advocate, and the main accused in…
Snowfall in higher reaches of Himachal
Shimla: Temperatures plummeted after a bout of light rain here and in the surrounding hills while the higher reaches reported a moderate round of…
Virbhadra seeks CBI inquiry into Dhumal family land deals
Shimla: Launching a frontal attack on chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, union minister Virbhadra Singh demanded a CBI inquiry into land deals by Dhumal…