Undervaluing timber causes Rs 29.32 Cr loss to Himachal exchequer
byShimla: Reduced royalty rates levied for highly valued timber extracted by Himachal Forest Corporation caused a financial losses of Rs 29.32 Crore to the…
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Hand painted T-Shirts, a rage for DNA
byWith a motto “We sell art, not fashion”, two young college boys of the Shimla ‘Dixit and Anshul’ (labeled DNA) got together to put…
Illegal dumping of debris could mean cut in electricity and water connection
byShimla: Municipal Corporation here has issued notice to cut electricity and water connections of anybody found duping construction debris illegally. According to the notice…
Aadhaar ID, gains and pains
byShimla: Sudden realization about welfare and subsidy schemes to be linked to Aadhaar card has turned up skeptics at registration counters, lately, but a…
Fresher’s have a tough time at Himachal Pradesh University
byShimla: A new academic session is about to start at Himachal Pradesh University and already problems are beginning to mount for the new comers…
Shimla hospital to have kidney transplant facilities
byShimla: Patients with kidney problems needing a transplant would not have to seek expensive treatment elsewhere as the state specialty hospital, IGMC Shimla has drawn…
US senators ask Kerry to make Tibet integral issue
byDharamsala: Moved by the plight of the people of Tibet, 21 US senators have jointly asked Secretary of State John F. Kerry to make…
Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand to partner in 660 MW Kishau Dam project
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh and Uttrakhand have agreed to jointly set up the 660 MW multipurpose Kishau Dam project, the memorandum of understanding for which…
Gorkhas demand apology for unsavory remark in Himachal assembly
byDharamsala: The Gorkha community of Himachal is no mood to patch up with former BJP minister Ravinder Singh Ravi for his unsavory remarks about…
Himachal prepared to handle pilgrims rush at Shaktipeeth temples
byDharamsala: Onset of the 10 day Devi Chaitra Navratras, a period considered holy by Hindus, has lakhs of pilgrims making a beeline for the…