Himachal’s rosin business faces Chinese threat
byShimla: Cheap Chinese rosin, a solid form of resin obtained from pines and conifers, has flooded the Indian market and is threatening the profit…
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Milk prices up in Himachal
byShimla : Prices of milk have gone up by Rs 1 a litre across Himachal Pradesh , while yoghurt is dearer by Rs 2…
Himachal Power Transmission Corp secures $350 million ADB funding for upgrading systems
byShimla: Asian Development Bank (ADB) has cleared a $350 million funding proposal for evacuation of hydropower from river valleys and linking it with inter-state…
India’s forex reserves slump by $4.05 billion
byMumbai: India’s foreign exchange (forex) reserves slumped by $4.05 billion to $312.70 billion for the week ended Sep 23, due to a sharp drop…
Paddy procurement in Punjab, Haryana to start on 1st October
byChandigarh: With a combined target of 188 lakh tonnes, procurement of paddy will begin in Punjab and Haryana — the food grain states of…
Slowdown hits international cyclist’s participation in MTB Himachal, 2011
byShimla: Mountain biking as an adventure sport fast catching in India, will have a reduced international participation, apparently because of global recession, at the…
Destroyed introspection report still baffling CAG staff
byShimla : The much talked about report, on the ethical issues in the Indian Audit and Accounts Department written by a former Director General…
Shell out money or get abused by beggars on the Mall
byShimla : Looks like policemen are blind to beggars on Shimla’s Mall street , ragged beggar boys have been harassing tourists and locals for…
Himachal considering raising minimum labour wages
byHigh Court fumes over slack implementation of labour laws Shimla: Hauling up the state government for not linking minimum wages to price index, the…
Shimla to have pre-paid taxis soon
byShimla : You could hire pre-paid and metered taxis soon in the streets of Shimla.The transport department is planning to start pre-paid taxi service…