Former Himachal Speaker Gangu Ram Musafir’s Election Petition Dismissed With Costs
byShimla: An election petition of former speaker Gangu Ram Musafir that had sought to challenge Suresh Kashyap election for having adopted corrupt practices was…
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Dharamsala To Host India – West Indies Cricket ODI
byDharamsala: Counted among the most scenic cricket grounds in the world, Board of Control For Cricket In India (BCCI) in its fixture release has…
For Easy Cash Himachal Tweaks Power Policy, Mulls Online Lotteries
byShimla: The upfront payment policy, introduced in December 2006, had by July 2009 fetched the government Rs 665.85 crores in ready cash in allotment of 15 medium and large projects and 293 small hydro project.
Himachal Court Stamps States Right To Regulate Merit In Admissions To Private Tech Institutions
byShimla: Ensuring that admissions policies are based on merit, it is crucial for the state to act as a regulator.
Himachal Coop Bank launches RuPay Kisan Credit Debit Card
byShimla: To enable easy credit and debit facilities for the farming community, Himachal Pradesh State Cooperative Bank (HPSCB) today launched the RuPay Kisan Credit…
Himachal Government In Bind Over Tough Land Laws
byShimla: Having tied itself in knots over tight land laws, the government’s move to relax some of its provisions for attracting investments and industry into the state has opposition BJP repay with ‘Himachal on Sale’ slogan; something the congress had deftly used to win the 2012 state assembly elections.
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.
Heavy Rains Leave Uttarakhand Char Dhaam Pilgrims Stranded
byMost of the pilgrims who had come for the yatra are stranded somewhere in between their destinations to the four Dhaams
Delhi – The City Of Honey Badgers
byNew Delhi – From being the centre of Mughal culture, British imperialism and old world gentility it has now become some kind of smorgasbord of the worst qualities of its neighbouring states, the arrogance of power, the corrupting influence of money, and the unruliness of millions of migrants who have no stakes in the city.
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