Bimla Kashyap lone Rajya Sabha candidate in Himachal

Shimla: Bimla Kashyap, a BJP national council member, is all set to replace Anand Sharma as the Rajya Sabha member from Himachal in the upper house for she was the lone candidate to file nominations for the seat at close of nominations today.

Congress which has 23 MLA’s in a house of 68, failed to even [...]

Transparency in appointment of judges needed – Justice Iyer

Shimla: Holding a mirror to the higher judiciary, eminent jurist VR Krishna Iyer, a retired Supreme Court judge here stated that long past the colonial era, judiciary had failed in its duty to deliver justice to the common man.
With Chief Justice of India KG Balakrishanan sitting on the dais, the nonagenarian justice Iyer speaking [...]

Record 1.14 crore tourists visit Himachal in 2009

Shimla: There were a record over 1.14 crore tourists who visited the state in 2009, which was more than 17 percent from the previous year. The states current population is projected to be only 70.29 lakhs.
In response to a question by Kaul Singh (congress), during question hour chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal let the legislative [...]

Rs 3000 Cr annual plan for Himachal approved – Dhumal

Shimla: A meeting between chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Montek Singh Ahluwalia, deputy chairman planning commission at Delhi today firmed up the 2010-11 annual plan for Himachal at Rs 3000 crore.

The plan size has been increased by 11 percent over last year’s plan of Rs 2700, providing additional Rs 300 crore for the new [...]

Protest against Chamba MLA and corruption in Himachal

Chamba: Hundreds of people from Churah valley marched into Chamba town with banners, demanding suspension of four corrupt gram panchayat pradhans and dismissal of congress MLA Surinder Kumar Bhardwaj, whom the protesters alleged was responsible for shielding the corrupt practices of the pradhans. A big section of the society submitted a memorandum addressed to the [...]