Himachal plans to open 800 more bank branches by 2016
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh proposes opening about 800 more bank branches by 2016, mostly in the state’s rural areas, under a comprehensive financial-inclusion plan, a senior…
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Heavy rain warning as Shrikhand Mahadev pilgrimage in Himachal gets underway
byShimla: Lest religious tourism, a bane for the Uttarakhand tragedy, finds pilgrims trapped in foul weather, met officials have sounded out a warning of…
Himachal sets up cell to monitor apple harvest
byShimla: Ahead of the apple harvesting season in Himachal Pradesh, the government has decided to start a round-the-clock monitoring cell in Shimla to redress…
Himachal to re-green 17,500 hectares: Virbhadra Singh
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday said 17,500 hectares of land in the state would be re-greened this fiscal. Speaking at the…
HP High Court in dilemma over defamatory suit against judicial officers
byShimla: Suing a judge for not acting diligently and in good faith, resulting in defamation of the petitioner, is something unheard of in India…
Himachal to start apple procurement from July 22
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh government will start procurement of apples, the state’s main horticulture crop, under the market intervention scheme (MIS) from this month, an…
Himachal BJP leader in police net over old scam
byShimla: History is being repeated in Himachal Pradesh as police have once again booked a top politician in a nearly one-and-a-half-decade-old corruption case. This week…
Himachal boy anointed Ladakh monastery’s head
byKeylong (Himachal Pradesh): A two-and-a-half-year-old boy from this remote town in Lahaul Valley has been anointed the 15th head of the famous Tagna monastery near…
Shanta Kumar lauds Virbhadra’s Kangra ropeway project
byDharamsala: Senior BJP leader Shanta Kumar has hailed the Congress government decision for constructing a 6 Km ropeway to Himani Chamunda in Kangra district….
Brinda Karat hits out at UPA policies
byShimla: Lambasting the union government for denying asylum to Edward Snowden, the former US security contractor who has exposed the massive snooping operation of…