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Illegal mining in Himachal Pradesh threatening Himalayan ecology
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Private miners in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh are exploiting the area's rich mines in the absence of any regulation by the state government, and this is threatening Himalayan ecology and environment.
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It's snowing! Himachal readies its rooms with a view
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Fresh spell of snow in parts of Himachal Pradesh is making the state's hospitality sector smile.
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Widespread rain cools the hills
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Widespread rains over the past two days have brought respite to both tourists and residents with a sudden drop in the temperature.
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Nithyananda arrested in HP village
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Swami Nithyananda — who faces charges of rape, criminal intimidation and cheating and has been absconding for over a month — was on Wednesday arrested along with four others from village Mamleeg in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.
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Appointment of Additional Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court
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In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, to be an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court
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Industrial package extension sought
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Himachal Pradesh on Sunday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to extend till 2020 the special industrial package given to the State for its unhampered growth.
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1,500 cases solved in mega Lok Adalat
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Nearly 1,500 cases were on Sunday solved at mega Lok Adalat organised in Shimla to expeditiously deal with pending cases.
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Himachal to ban plastic products from August 15
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The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to effect a complete ban on polythene and plastic products from August 15, an official spokesman said on Sunday.
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Himachal plans ‘cemetery tourism
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With many foreigners having been buried in Himachal Pradesh when Shimla used to be the summer capital of the British Raj, the government is planning cemetery tourism’ to attract their kin to the hill state.
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Another incident of ragging in HP, FIR registered
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(HIMACHAL PRADESH): A case of ragging came into light in Himachal Pradesh, after a first year student of a government college at Bilaspur alleged that he was ragged by some seniors of the college.
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Unfavourable weather upsets Himachal's applecart
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The prolonged dry spell and lack of adequate snowfall could bring down Himachal Pradesh's apple production by 35-40 percent, officials here say.
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Apiculture gaining ground in Himachal
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Apiculture - the breeding of bees on a commercial basis -is fast catching up in Himachal Pradesh. Once considered economically unviable, it is now emerging as a major source of earning for the farmers.
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All panchayats to be connected by roads
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All panchayats in Himachal Pradesh will be connected by motorable roads by the end of this year, state Public Works Department.
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Mad rush of tourists in Shimla, Manali
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There's an endless flow of tourists to Shimla to escape the blazing heat in the plains and many turn back disappointed after finding all hotels
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Shimla facing water shortage
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With the mercury crossing 30 degrees Centigrade over the past three days, tourists and locals are facing an acute shortage of drinking water in the hill State
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Dhumal asks Himachal MPs to take up State’s cause with Centre
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Seeking enhanced allocation of funds for Himachal Pradesh in the upcoming new Union Budget, especially for expansion of the railway network
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Hit & run: Cars new choice of rapists
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It's happening with an alarming frequency. Within days of the rape inside moving cars in Surat and Bhopal, an 18-year-old British girl was assaulted by two men inside a taxi near Palampur in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday evening.
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Himachal powers Haryana
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Himachal Pradesh has started selling excess hydro electricity to energy-starved neighbouring Haryana since Monday. It is already selling to Delhi and will soon offer to Punjab as well.
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BSP announces candidates for Himachal
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Announcing party candidates for all the four Lok Sabha seats in Himachal Pradesh, BSP supremo Mayawati claimed on Thursday that the BSP would form its Government
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Nigerian e-mail fraud busted
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The police has busted a Nigerian e-mail fraud, which has a countrywide network, with the arrest of its kingpin, a Nigerian national.
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BJP ‘to bank on’ its achievements
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MLA and state spokesman of BJP Randhir Sharma today said the party would pin down the Congress by highlighting striking achievements of the previous Central government.
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Workshop on HIV held
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The Himachal Pradesh State Council in collaboration with the HP State AIDS Control Society organised a workshop on advocacy-cum-training programme on HIV/AIDS for nodal persons in industry in Hotel Maya Palace here at Una today.
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Efforts on to bring groups on common platform
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Though Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Kaul Singh Thakur after holding a joint press conference at Shimla with CLP leaders Vidya Stokes.
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Government dishonest in CFL deal: Virbhadra
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Former Congress Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh alleged that the BJP government had been making contracts for various items at Chandigarh and Jalandhar-based companies and there was no transparency in these agreements.
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Dhumal attends workers’ meetings
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Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today addressed two workers’ meetings- one in Nachan Assembly segment and the other in Sundernagar Assembly segment.
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