Hail storms batter apple orchards in Himachal
byShimla: Hail storms struck parts of Kotgarh, an apple growing belt in Shimla district and parts of Mandi and Kullu area, yesterday, at a…
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Kullu Manali farmers left out of valleys economic growth
byManali: Majority of the Kullu- Manali valley population are farmers who live in villages and only few of the benefits of economic activities of…
Sanjauli- IGMC road littered with potholes, puddles
byShimla: Among the busiest roads of the city, the Sanjauli-IGMC road is bad shape, the tarmac has given way at many places and both…
Shimla Police Recovers 4.9kg Charas in Dhali
byShimla: Police recovered 4.910 Kg Charas in Dhalli, Shimla on Thursday. An FIR has been registered in this case under FIR No. 60/13 on…
CAG Audit reveals Himachal’s apathy to workers welfare schemes
byShimla: Apathy towards workers welfare was exposed as a Comptroller and Auditor Report (CAG) revealed that despite having a kitty of Rs 107 Cr…
CAG picks holes in power audit, Himachal electricity board losses double
byShimla: The losses of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEB) are much more than what board has been showing, for the Comptroller and…
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…
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…