Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh – Karanprayag rail line survey complete
byDehradun : As Lok Sabha election approaches, prospects for the proposed 127 kms long Rishikesh-Karanprayag railway line in Uttarakhand have brightened, more so as…
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Himachal small hydro projects to get speedy clearances
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said a high powered committee would soon be set up for ensuring speedy statutory clearances by…
SJVN eyes Jaypee hydropower plants in Satluj valley
byShimla: Profit making power generating public sector company SJVN other than targeting to increase profits, add to generation capacity in the current year has…
Himachal reduces VAT on CSD Canteens
byShimla: Succumbing to fierce criticism by the opposition party, the government today univocally announced reducing VAT to 4 percent at army canteens in the…
Himalayas for water, not monetizing: Sundar Lal Bahuguna
byDehradun : Ever since the macabre tragedy of June 16-17 that has left thousands dead and missing and destroyed property worth thousands of crores,…
Virbhadra struggling to restore Himachal’s economy
byShimla: Just eight-months-old, the Virbhadra Singh-led government has been struggling to bring Himachal Pradesh’s derailed economy – largely dependent on tourism, horticulture and hydropower –…
Curfew in Shopian, partial restrictions in Srinagar
bySrinagar: Authorities continued curfew in south Kashmir Shopian, Kulgam and some other towns of Jammu and Kashmir Friday to maintain law and order. Tension had…
Eight die of scrub typhus in Himachal
byShimla: Eight patients suffering from scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite found in areas with heavy scrub vegetation, have…
It will be some time before pilgrims can go to Kedarnath
byDehradun : Though the resumption of prayers at the Kedarnath shrine, 86 days after the region was devastated by a Himalayan tsunami, may have…
Lahaul Spiti people express concern about development model in valley
byManali: The recent havoc in Uttrakhand and Kinnaur that not only caused an unparalleled disaster but has forced few societies with similar geographical conditions…