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…
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Chautala’s benami land in Kullu-Manali to vest in state
byKullu: Deputy commissioner BM Nanda has ordered vested of two benami properties in Kullu and Manali with the state. The two properties, estimated at…
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…
Himachal inks $ 350 million ADB loan for upgrading transmission systems
byShimla: The Himachal government on Thursday signed up for a $ 350 million loan with Asian Development Bank (ADB) at Delhi for its clean…
Himachal nod for 5 units worth Rs 441 crore
byShimla : Five new industrial units entailing an investment of over Rs 424 crore were cleared by the state government here today . The…
Sukhbir Badal owns up share holdings in PTC channel, media firms
byChandigarh: Largesse of advertisements handed out to a electronic channel has turned out to be one owned by deputy chief minister Sukhbir Badal, something…
Himachal High Court stays land acquisition for Ambuja cement plant
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court has stayed land acquisition in six villages of Solan district by Himachal government that was intended for being…
Kingfisher cuts flights to Shimla , Kullu
byShimla : Ahead of the peak winter season later this month in Himachal Pradesh , Kingfisher Airlines has decided to cut the frequency of…
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…