Uttarakhand chief forest officer aided poachers
byDehra Dun : Uttarakhand, carved out of the hill districts of Uttar Pradesh to meet the expectations of the people, specially in the far…
Environment
Global warming : bears no longer hibernating in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Bears, both brown and black, in the higher reaches of Uttarakhand, are reportedly undergoing a change in their lifestyle due to…
SJVN changes Luhri project design, locals for free flowing Satluj River stretch
byShimla: SJVN, a mini Ratna public sector power producer company, has changed plans for setting up a run of the river project involving construction…
With not many takers Himachal cabinet offers 960 MW Jhangi Powari Project to Reliance Energy
byShimla: Falling electricity prices and high costs with long gestation periods rendering many hydropower projects unviable are deterring power producers from entering the hydro…
Uttarakhand fast losing rare species of wildlife
byDehra Dun : While Uttarakhand may swear for its love of wildlife by the Corbett National Park, but a grim reality is that many…
Himachal court order – sell apples to raise forests
byShimla: For not implementing the law, the Himachal Pradesh government instead of being hauled up and punished has earned a bonanza by being made…
Himachal court stays felling of apple trees but directs eviction of forest encroachers
byShimla: Diluting its earlier order the Himachal Pradesh High Court yesterday directed the authorities to stop cutting of apple trees planted on alleged encroached…
Uttarakhand CM, Doon Mayor lock horns over garbage
byDehra Dun : Even as choked drains overflow and the rains only add to the misery of the commuters with the water gathered on…
CNG trial bus makes Manali – Rohtang Pass a smooth run
byManali: Stern directives from National Green Tribunal (NGT) having forced state authorities to make a trial run of a CNG bus service between Manali…
Shell shocked Himachal apple farmers face courts, foresters ire – orchards on encroached lands felled
byShimla: Cutting down fruit laden apple trees just before harvest time as the law catches up decades after expansionist apple growers allegedly encroached upon…