Himachal cabinet relaxes admission norms to engineering courses
byCabinet decisions: B.Tech admission norms relaxed, To invite fresh bids to 960 MW Jangi Thopan project. Letter of Intent for Hamirpur medical college cancelled
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Himachal High Court turns down plea for planters full rights over tea estates
byShimla: A petition by Kangra Valley Small Tea Planters Association & others that had challenged an amendment carried out in 1999 to HP Ceiling…
Cleaning of Kedarnath shrine starts
byDehradun : The much awaited cleansing of the Kedarnath shrine finally got underway, almost 36 days after the gruesome tragedy hit the region on…
Rains lash Kumaon, Uttarakhand : 25 temples washed away
byDehradun : Rains continue to play havoc in Uttarakhand. If earlier the Garhwal division was hit by incessant rains, it is now Kumaon division…
IIT Mumbai, Roorkee willing to pitch in for Uttarakhand rehabilitation
byDehradun : Though incessant rains that have been lashing Uttarakhand since June in the aftermath of the Kedarnath tragedy and showing no signs of…
Regulate tourism in Uttarakhand – Cabinet secretary
byNew Delhi: Tourism in Uttarakhand needs to be regulated in the light of last month’s natural disaster that killed hundreds of people, Cabinet Secretary Ajit…
Himachal Court takes Mandi municipality to task, orders demolition of 20 illegal structures
byShimla: Infuriated by Mandi municipality not having carried out court orders of demolishing unauthorized structures erected on government lands since 2009, the Himachal Pradesh…
The apex consumer court slams HUDA attempt to penalise allottee
byThe apex consumer court has said that it is unfair on the part of a land owning agency to keep an open-ended clause in…
Supreme Court rubbishes MCI’s common medical test notification
byNew Delhi: The Supreme a little while ago set aside a Medical Council of India (MCI) notification mandating common National Entrance Eligibility Test (NEET) both…
Peoples conclave for no dams, hydro projects in Kinnaur Himalayas
byShimla: Still counting the losses from one of heaviest rains in history recorded in higher zones of Kinnaur in June, a people’s conclave has…