Forest clearances hampering road projects in Himachal – NABARD
byShimla: Forest clearances was becoming a major obstacle for funding road projects in Himachal Pradesh, even as rural apex bank NABARD stated that in…
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Himachal produces 21,267 tonnes ginger
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh has produced a record 21,267 tonnes of ginger in 2010-11 with Sirmaur district alone accounting for 70 per cent of the…
Record tourists visited Himachal in 2010 – Dhumal
byShimla: A number of initiatives including a professional approach for promoting tourism over the last three years had resulted in a record number of…
Indage Wineries Financial Woes Mount
byArticle Courtesy – Indian Wine Academy Indage may hit another Roadblock by Subhash Arora The financially stifled Indage Vintners may have difficulty finding a…
In 3 years, Center gives Rs 147.42 Cr subsidy for industry in Himachal
byShimla: Under the 2003-2010 incentives under the industrial package provided for new units, the central government for three years, 2008-09, 2009-10 and 2010-11 had…
After Bt Bringal, will Himachal GM Potato find acceptance?
byShimla: With pressure on improving productivity mounting to meet food needs of today and tomorrow, scientists at Central Potato Research Institute, Shimla (CPRI) have…
Idea launches 3G services in Shimla & Baddi
byShimla: Idea Cellular today flagged off its 3 G services in the state capital Shimla and in the industial town of Baddi,company officials said….
Now daily Kingfisher flight to Dharamsala
byWith the growing rush of international and domestic tourists to the resort town of Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh,Kingfisher Airlines has started a second flight…
Himachal CM Commissions Rs 88 Cr Changer Irrigation Scheme
byBilaspur: Providing an additional 2350 hectares of land with assured irrigation, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Sunday commissioned the Rs 88 crore Changer…
Bootlegger’s loads to get heavier in Himachal as plastic bottles are phased out
byShimla: Tippler loads are going to get heavier as the excise and taxation department phases out bottling of liquors in plastic bottles for it…