India now has 86.5 crore mobile subscribers
byNew Delhi : The number of mobile phone subscribers in India rose to 865.7 million in August with Idea Cellular alone adding 2.33 million…
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Commercial flights to Himachal capital grounded
byShimla: The only flight to this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort has been suspended till Oct 30, an official said here Tuesday. “Due to some…
Punjab – World Bank ink Rs 750 Cr Road project – Sukhbir Badal
byChandigarh: Banking on a World Bank assisted Rs 750 Crore road project, the Punjab government has made it legally binding on contractors for upkeep…
For tapping solar power, Himalayas score over deserts
byBangalore: Researchers in Japan claim the Himalayas have a large potential of photovoltaic (PV) electric power generation from sunlight that can supply energy to…
Cold hits Himachal hydro power generation
byShimla : With a power crisis looming large in major cities of India power generation has now been affected in hydro-electric projects of Himachal…
Team Austria lead at 13th Raid De Himalaya on Day Three
byTeam Austria with three of its bikers among the top five positions at the end of day three of the Raid de Himalaya which…
Infosys, Oracle recruit 8 students at Himachal Pradesh University
byShimla: Having secured its position about fetching good placements for its students of computer science at Himachal Pradesh University, top information technology companies this…
156 Rallyists line up for 13th Raid de Himalaya
byShimla: Not all will be going past the Rohtang Pass in this years Raid as the organizers have chalked out a different route for…
Badal scoffs at new minimum price for wheat
byChandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Saturday rejected the minimum support price (MSP) of Rs.1,350 per quintal announced by the central government for…
ADB to fund two flyovers in Jammu – Kashmir
bySrinagar: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to fund a Rs 350 Crore project for constructing two flyovers in the two capital cities…