Himachal Fruit Growers Confederation irked over truck shortages, freight overcharing
byShimla: Bad roads coupled with a shortage of trucks for transporting apple boxes in the growing belt has irked the Himachal Pradesh Fruit and…
Agriculture
Opposition takes Himachal Government to Task Over Bad Roads
byShimla: Belying tall claims about government preparedness for keeping state roads and highways fully functional during the monsoon period, the opposition congress today lashed…
Himachal Govt Has Failed To Protect Farmers From Marauding Monkeys – Kishan Sabha
bySave Agriculture Action Committee to hold Vidhan Sabha protest on August 18 Shimla: Trapped between an un-responsive government and marauding simian armies, the Save…
Himachal gets Rs 33.75 Cr for Swan River channelization
byShimla: Union ministry of water resources has released Rs 33.75 crore towards flood control in Swan River as part of second phase of River…
Strike at Shimla fruit auction yard as apple volumes swell
byShimla: Limited space at Shimla agriculture produce marketing yard coupled with bad road, jammed marketing operations of fruits for half a day while the…
Polyhouse in Himachal insured against natural calamity
byShimla: Insurance cover for polyhouse will be provided to the farmers against any natural calamity however, earlier the companies involved in construction of polyhouses…
Himachal Govt. to purchase 65,900 ton apples under MIS
byShimla: The horticulture department is all geared up to procure apples under the Market Intervention Scheme (MIS) by offering a price of Rs 5.25…
Himachal to file contempt over commission charging at Azadpur Market
byShimla: Unable to get the Delhi government to implement non-charging of commission from fruit growers at Azadpur market, the Himachal government has decided to…
Himachal orchardists worried over low apple prices
byShimla: Apple orchard owners are a worried lot at the start of harvest for the wholesale prices have failed to pick up as availability…
Monsoon Arrives In Himachal
byShimla:: Heavy rain showers that started out around mid-night and last till mid-day marked the onslaught of monsoon here even as the meteorological office…