Shimla: Rescue and retrieval operations during Beas tragedy having pointed out shortcomings in the response teams, the government today decided to set up its own professional State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Despite there being a huge demand, the environment ministry has only cleared 17 mining leases for Himachal Pradesh. Even of the 166 ongoing leases, wherever the lease period has ended, it was not being renewed for want of the mandatory environmental clearance that was not easy to get by.
These days Mr. D.Y. Chandrachud, Chief Justice of India, is talking of, and worrying about, the legacy he will leave behind when he retires…
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh is still recovering from one of its worst disasters in a century, which claimed over 400 lives with a cumulative loss…
There are rare occasions in a country’s history when one event, one freeze-frame moment in time, encapsulates and captures its “weltanschauung” and prevailing state…
Under emergency provisions no one could seek the assistance of any court in India to try and save his life, liberty and limb. Supreme…
As the year comes to an end, let’s look back at 2014 and celebrate the New Year with new aspirations and goals. Year 2014…
Himachal is considered to be a safe state in a country where natural and manmade disasters occur way too frequently. However, 2014 saw numerous…
Shimla: Denied an Rs 4350 crore arrears dues from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) and a shortfall coming about in tax revenues, the state’s…
Before we completely forget Year 2008 and start adjusting with new resolutions of the New Year 2009, let’s refresh main happenings which made major…