Valentine’s Day – for love and flowers from Himachal
byShimla: With Valentine’s Day only a day away, the floriculture business in Himachal Pradesh is blooming. Trade representatives in the state say the demand for…
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Himachal tells centre to bear cost of Dalai Lama, Karmapa security
byNew Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Tuesday again raised the issue of expenditure the state is incurring on the security of Tibetan spiritual leaders, the Dalai Lama…
Luhri hydroelectric project gets green nod
byShimla: Overriding the opposition of green activists, the ministry of forest and environment, Monday gave its nod for forest clearance to 775 MW Luhri…
Congress in Himachal expels 24 for anti party activities
byShimla: Intent upon enforcing party discipline, the young acting president of Congress, Sukvinder Singh Sukku today expelled 24 people from the party for 6…
More snow in store for Himachal
byShimla: With the interiors of Himachal Pradesh still recovering from last week’s heavy snowfall, the weatherman Monday forecast more rain and snow later this week….
Mercury rises but chill persists in parts of Himachal
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh Sunday saw a marginal rise in the mercury owing to the dry weather conditions but temperatures still remained below…
World Bank for bringing Himachal tourism into green growth funding ambit
byShimla: Beyond hydro power development, agriculture, industry and environment, World Bank was open to including tourism under the Green Growth and Sustainable Development program…
Kangra Valley Railway, an instance of strategic neglect
byBritish rulers had unveiled a technical revolution in bulk transport system during eighteenth century with the invention of Railways which was soon rolled out…
Himachal government seeks defense budget pie for raising Eco-battalions
byShimla: Supporting a trained and disciplined work force in the over 1 lakh ex-servicemen in the state, the Himachal government intends to raise two…
Stokes moots law to streamline apple trade in Himachal
byShimla: To streamline trade in apples, a fruit that sustains a large agri-economy in Himachal, the government is contemplating a legislation to ensure a…