UNESCO accepts Great Himalayan Park nomination for World Heritage Status
byShimla: Nomination for declaring the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) as a UNESCO World Heritage Site had been accepted and it would be granted…
Agriculture
Punjab farmers dump crop, cause potato traffic jams
byJalandhar: Motorists and commuters here in the city and elsewhere were a harassed lot, yesterday, as farmers dumped tons of potatoes onto roads in…
Separate authority to boost tea production in India
byKailashahar (Tripura): The government would soon constitute a separate directorate under the Tea Board to boost tea production by small growers in India, Confederation…
Japan funded flood protection project in Himachal gets Rs 60 Cr more
byShimla: Flood protection project on Swan River in Una district has been enhanced from Rs 160 Cr to Rs 220 Crore and the implementation…
Freight subsidy to potato growers: Prakash Singh Badal
byChandigarh: Faced with a farmers threat about dumping potatoes on Jalandhar roads from 15th December, chief minister Prakash Singh Badal expeditiously asked state agency…
FDI in multi brand retail would do farmers good: Capt Amarinder Singh
byJalandhar: Dismissing the oppositions campaign against FDI in multi brand retail as petty politics, Punjab Congress president Capt Amarinder Singh said that it would…
Punjab farmers threaten to dump potatoes on Jalandhar roads as prices crash
byJalandhar: Potato farm prices dropping to as much as Rs 1 per K, farmer around Jalandhar have decided to protest on 15th December by…
Funds lie idle as Jumbo problem persists
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand has a jumbo problem on hand, but the bureaucracy here apparently has more important things in mind, than being concerned…
Himachal trout farmers face market, transport contraints
byShimla: Trout farming has high potential in the state but has not developed fast enough due to various constraints, which includes difficulties in constructing…
Khanduri says ‘No’ to FDI in retail in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Taking a cue from the nationwide bandh and protests by the business community against FDI in retail and also the fact…