High court faults Himachal’s liquor vend policy
byShimla: The Himachal High Court pulled up the excise and taxation department about advertising of liquor brands and for not being able to check…
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Himachal court asks government to give Nepalese labourers ration cards
byShimla: Nepalese, mainly working as laborers in Himachal, got a reprieve from the High Court, with judges directed Kullu district controller of food civil…
Dehradun to get Punjab rail link
byNew Delhi: The Planning Commission is examining a proposal to lay a 216-km railway line between Ghanuali in Punjab and Dehradun via Chandigarh. Railway Minister…
Minister admits IRCTC Website is not up to the mark
byNew Delhi: Railway Minister P.K. Bansal admitted today that various kinds of complaints related to the railway’s IRCTC website had been received. Bansal told the…
Kingfisher Ultra beer launches in Himachal
byShimla : Home grown premium brand launched Kingfisher Ultra, a high end beer, in Himachal on today, hoping to capture about 10 percent of the…
Heavy snowfall closes Srinagar-Jammu highway
bySrinagar: Heavy snowfall in the Pir Panjal mountain range today closed the Srinagar-Jammu highway, the authorities said. Brigadier T.P.S. Rawat, chief engineer of the Border…
UGC checks 53 private varsities, finds only five ‘in order’
byNew Delhi: Only five of 53 private universities inspected by the University Grants Commission (UGC) had been found to be in order, Human Resource Development…
Cross-LoC civil society dialogue starts in Jammu
byJammu: Scholars, businesspersons and others from Pakistan administered Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir today began a three-day meeting to discuss issues concerning people from the…
Home secretary visiting Jammu to review security
byJammu: Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh will be in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday on a day’s visit to review the situation along the international…
Himachal to have two horticulture centres of excellence
byShimla: The central government will set up two centres of excellence to promote horticulture in Himachal Pradesh, a state minister said today. “One centre will…