India’s new Company law gets parliament nod
byNew Delhi: Parliamentary approval was today accorded to the new companies bill that replaces the nearly six-decade-old parent legislation with the Rajya Sabha adopting the…
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World Bank to fund $37 Mn for India-Nepal transmission line project
byKathmandu: Tapping into enormous Nepal’s enormous hydropower potential just got a boost with the government today accepting a $37 million World Bank loan for a…
Darjeeling tea industry suffers Gorkhaland stir
byNew Delhi/Darjeeling: The reverberations of the decision to create a separate Telangana are being felt far away in the industry that produces your morning cuppa….
The Himalayas cannot digest more garbage
byShimla: Getting to 17000 altitude, where just reaching takes grit and physical fitness, to clean out rubbish and garbage left behind by other climbers…
With pilgrims gone, efforts to boost tourism in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand tourism minister Amrita Rawat intends organizing the World Tourism Day, that falls on Sept 27 in Uttarakhand, in the hope…
Day & Night TV channel in trouble, 60 journalists on firing line
byChandigarh: More than 60 journalists faced an uncertain future as plans were drawn up to either curtail or shut down operations at the Day…
Hydro developers abandon projects in Himachal as electricity rates record steep fall
byCabinet Decisions: Presided over by chief minister Virbhadra Singh, the cabinet today cancelled Lower Kalm (1.5 MW) project the Binwa-II (4.5 MW), Chaunda (2.40 MW), Sailan (1.50 MW), Baleni- Ka- Nala (2 MW),Joiner- II (3 MW), Chakka (1.50 MW), Shirir (1 MW), Jakhi (1.50 MW) and Nera (1.60 MW),
HDFC Bank opens two new branches in Himachal
byShimla: Expanding operations in Himachal, HDFC Bank, today announced opening of two new branches at Chamba and Jassur townships. The bank is one of the…
SJVN’s 2013-14 first quarter net profits increases by 8.87%
byShimla: An increase of over 11 percent in electricity generation in the first quarter of 2013-14 has boosted SJVNs, the public sector company’s profits by…
Kailash Mansarovar yatra cancelled
byDehradun : The Kailash Mansarovar yatra, very popular with followers of Lord Shiva and tourists keen to see the higher reaches of Uttarakhand and…