New Law Has Himachal Apple Trade in Jam
byShimla: Knee jerk action of forcing standardization in packaging of apples at a time when the fruit harvest has begun has orchard owners, traders and law enforcers in a fix about how to market the produce.
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Himachal Registers Rise In Crime Against Women
byWhere the police was struggling to contain crime against women, crime against scheduled caste and tribe had declined
Modi Govt Rejects Proposal For Separate Ministry For Hill States
byNew Delhi: Soon after assuming power, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke of a “common model” for Himalayan states and there was widespread speculation that a ministry to that effect was in the offing.
Govt firm to rein in private medical college – Kaul Singh
byShimla: Unable to tame a private medical college that is allegedly defying the terms of reference for setting up the institution, the government has…
Nepalese Laborers Leave A Murder Trail In Himachal Apple Heartland
byShimla: Nepalese nationals, who mostly work in orchards in apple heartland have left a bloody trail in Jubbal valley of Shimla hills as on…
Himachal Cabinet Nod For Fresh Bids To 960 MW Hydropower Project
byShimla: Laying out fresh norms for allotting fair price shops, the Himachal cabinet today gave the go ahead for inviting fresh bids for a…
4 Dead, 32 Injured In Himachal Bus Accident
byShimla: Four people died and another 32 have been left injured when a morning bus ferrying passengers and students from Solan to Shimla lost control while negotiating traffic on the busy Kalka Shimla highway near Vaknaghat and fell off the road. The accident occurred at about 8.45 a.m., today.
Renuka Dam – Land Up For Grabs
byShimla: Riding rough over environment concerns and unmindful of land acquisition and rehabilitation costs involved to construct Renuka Dam, which is to supply water…
Himachal To Raise Disaster Response Corps
byShimla: Rescue and retrieval operations during Beas tragedy having pointed out shortcomings in the response teams, the government today decided to set up its own professional State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
Himachal To Focus On Infrastructure To Develop Tourism – Maj Mankotia
byShimla: Speaking about the recently held tourism development board meeting that was chaired by chief minister Virbhadra Singh, he said that concern was expressed at the unplanned growth in Shimla, Manali and Dharamsala that was turning into a liability for tourism.