Controversy mars Himachal PG Medical counseling
byShimla: Policy changes made in handing out admissions to post graduate (PG) courses in medical colleges has raised a controversy with some pointing fingers…
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Arrested Himachal Administrative Services officer quizzed over graft money
byShimla: Sub divisional magistrate BR Kamal arrested on Saturday in Rohru allegedly over graft was quizzed over Rs 2 lakh cash being recovered from…
3 killed in an accident near Shimla
byShimla: Three persons died in an accident, early on Sunday morning, as the vehicle loaded with vegetables that they were travelling in lost control…
Foresters, scientists express concern over conservation of Chilgoza pines in Himachal
byShimla: Threatened by changing weather patterns and construction of hydropower project, foresters and scientists deliberated at a day’s workshop here today over ways to…
Himachal initiates waste management
byShimla: Similar to many countries even Himachal Pradesh Government has taken an initiative to manage waste. Himachal Pradesh was the first state in India…
Himachal to add 600 MW power to generation in 2010-11 – Dhumal
byShimla: Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal disclosed that Himachal would add atleast 600 MW of additional generation capacity in the current financial year which…
Himachal to buy back plastic waste at Rs 3/ Kg – Dhumal
byShimla: To clean up the plastic mess in the hills, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Earth Day announced a buy back scheme for…
Himachal farmers agitate against new timber distribution policy
byShimla: With the government unmoved by farmers’ opposition to the new timber distribution (TD) policy, members of Himachal Kishan Sabha (HKS) today resorted to…
Forest fires eat into green cover in Narkanda, Himachal
byShimla: It’s not summer yet for the apple trees are in full blossom, but impact of rising temperatures and absence of spring rains has…