Harinder Hira, chief secretary Himachal for a month
Shimla: Due to retire in a month, senior IAS officer Harinder Hira was today appointed chief secretary of Himachal Pradesh. Hira, a 1976 batch…
Tax incentive withdrawal slows down industrial drive
Shimla: Withdrawal of industrial package for Himachal and industrial slowdown having deeply impacted setting up of new units in the state as the high…
Himachal Assembly passes 2012-13 budget
Shimla : The Himachal assembly today passed the general budget for 2012-13 and related appropriation bill authorizing the government to spend Rs 21,738.32 crore…
Himachal food subsidy bill to exceed budget by 35 percent
Shimla: Rising food prices and a state scheme of doling out subsidized food items to all ration card holders in the state is expected…
Court asks Himachal police to trace child molesters
Shimla: With judicial activism having pushed the police to act against a child molester on a complaint lodged seven months ago, the High Court…
CAG faults Himachal Electricity Board balance sheet
Deficit understated by Rs 308 Cr Shimla: Comptroller & Auditor General of India (CAG) has disputed the HP State Electricity Board (HPSEB) balance sheet…
High government employment mounts Himachal cumulative debt burden
What is cumulative debt of Himachal? Conflicting papers presented in the Himachal Vidhan Sabha on scrutiny present two sets of figures about the total…
CM declines CBI probe into Karcham Wangtoo project agreements with Jaypee Group
Shimla: Declining to order a CBI probe into changes made in the agreements with Jaypee group for execution of the 1000 MW Karcham Wangtoo…
Himachal Benami commission hands in report
Shimla: Set up to unravel the controversy about Benami land deals, the one man commission headed by retired judge DP Sood today submitted it…
CPI(M) seeks judicial probe into Theog LPG Scam.
Shimla: Communist Party of India (Marxists) lashed out at the BJP government saying that it was not proactive enough to protect farmlands from wild…