Quake rocks Himachal
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh was rocked by a moderate intensity earthquake yesterday evening, an official said. There was no loss of life. Tremors of the magnitude-5…
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Freight hike to hit apple growers of Himachal
byShimla: As the apple harvest is expected to be a bounty one this year in Himachal Pradesh, which is one the country’s leading fruit…
Shimla to have ropeway to tackle heavy traffic
byShimla: To overcome Shimla’s chronic problem of traffic congestion, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to go for a multi-million ropeway project, an official said…
Heavy rains continue in Himachal, rivers in spate
byShimla: The hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rains today and all the rivers and their tributaries were in spate, officials…
Himachal to partially revive British-era Hindustan-Tibet road
byShimla: It once connected Rampur, the seat of the erstwhile princely state of Bushair which was a major entrepot, to the Tibet border. Over the…
‘Floods scaring away tourists from Himachal’
byShimla: The negative propaganda over the recent floods in Himachal Pradesh has affected the tourism industry and over 50 percent bookings have been cancelled, Shimla…
SJVN secures coal block for 1320 Buxar thermal plant
byShimla: Public sector power generating company, SJVN Limited has been allocated a coal block in West Bengal for its upcoming 1320 MW Buxar thermal…
Himachal Congress sets up new party panel
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee today constituted a new executive committee, blending old and new faces. The new list comprises nine general secretaries, seven…
Central Pollution Control Board official gets six extensions
byShimla: J.S. Kamyotra, member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the ministry of environment and forests, is one officer the central government does…