Shimla: A bloody scene of unprovoked firing took place in Shoghi industrial area, killing one and 4 others bullet injured who were admitted to IGMC hospital.
One shot dead 4 injured in firing at Shoghi industrial unit
Dr. Anil Mahlotra, the treating doctor at IGMC hospital said, “Amarjit Singh (24, a resident of Mashobra) with a bullet [...]

(Aman Tattooing in his premises)
Shimla: Tattoos of the older generation, a small Om on men’s hands, arms or the three dots on ladies’ chins, are passé. The newer generation to add some oomph to their lifestyle has taken to it with a vengeance, never mind about the hygiene, place or the person who is inking [...]

Narender Bragta, the Horticulture Minister disclosed that the Union Agriculture Ministry has sanctioned 80 lakhs to take preventive measures to check hail storm losses in the state on experimental basis, speaking on the occasion of a presentation given by Robert Sessler, Chairman, Spain based MNC, Innovative Solutions at New Delhi today.
He announced that the state [...]

KUMARHATTI: Close on the heels of a looting case in New Nalagarh colony near Nalagarh last week, the looters again struck the colony in the wee hours of this morning and looted 2.30 lakhs from the office of Aradhana Wine Industries.
The three people, whose faces were covered, knocked at the door of office at around [...]

KUMARHATTI: A youth was killed and another badly injured when their motorcycle (HR 70 9726) collided head on with a vehicle coming from opposite direction near Datiyar on Kalka-Shimla national highway about 22-km from here this evening.
The accident took place when the riders were trying to overtake a truck going uphill; as a result they [...]

Humans have been struggling with one thing called Relations from time immemorial… but it seems that most of us haven’t been able to yet understand what Relations are. We spend our life trying to live these relationships without even really understanding that all of these relations are not real. To me relations are very transactional. [...]

KUMARHATTI, JUNE 29
The police have seized 126 boxes of country made liquor from a Mahindra Pik-up (HP C1B 0562) on Parwanoo-Kasauli road about 29-km from here this evening. The liquor was allegedly being smuggled to Shimla when a Parwanoo police patrolling party intercepted the vehicle.
During the search the police recovered boxes which contained 1512 bottles [...]

KUMARHATTI: The heavy rainfall has brought agony for residents of Kamli and Khareen villages near Parwanoo, about 25-kms from here. The residents of at least half dozen villages falling under Banasar panchayat have too suffered badly due to land slides at many places on Parwanoo- Bhojnagar road.
The debris have slid downhill and has blocked the [...]

KUMARHATTI: The two youth were killed after their motorcycle (HP-12B 1347) was hit by a speeding bus (HP 02 1781) near Bagbania on Baddi-Nalagarh road today. The bus hired by Torrent Pharma to ply its employees was in fact going to pick the employees in the morning.
The bus driver was driving the vehicle at a [...]

Six new bus terminals equipped with latest and modern facilities would be constructed in the state as per Kishan Kapoor, Transport Minister while presiding over a review meeting of the Board of Directors of H.P. Bus Stands Management and Development Authority here today.
These bus stands would come up at Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Dharamsala, Chamba, Nalagarh and [...]

Himachal Pradesh State Industrial Development Corporation Limited has managed to come out of the red that too with a net profit of 549.42 lakhs during the preceding financial year ending on 31st March, 2008.
The Chief Minister congratulated the management of the Corporation and said that it serves as an example to other public sector undertakings. [...]

Cabinet Decisions: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its meeting today decided to adopt ‘Van Mahotsava Scheme-2008′, to celebrate the Van Mahotsava on 3rd of August this year, 2008, with a motivation of local people to plant at least one medicinal or other plant which would be made available to each household.
It also approved enhancement in [...]

Ramesh Dhawala, the Food & Civil Supplies Minister announced today that the essential commodities were being provided to the consumers in the State regularly while a provision of 90 crores had been made by the current government under special subsidy scheme which will provide the consumers with one kg black gram, Dal Urd and Dal [...]

The state Chief Minister P.K. Dhumal requested the Centre to enroute Kailash Mansarovar Yatra through Himachal Pradesh as he flagged off a Jatha of Kailash Mansarovar yatris in Sindhu Darshan Festival in Leh. Tabbing the Himachal Pradesh route as safe, convenient, short and easy in comparison to the present route, he said that even in [...]

The 110 ft. Bailey bridge at Bhuntar which was damaged due to crossing of heavy machinery (Turbine etc.) on 13/14.6.2008 at the late night hours was restored in a record time after Thakur Gulab Singh, the Public Works Minister visited the site along the Engineer in Chief on 16.6.2008. The new bridge was reopened by [...]

KUMARHATTI: The onset of earlier monsoon has relieved the forest department. The department that usually remained on its toes in May and June due to the large scale cases of forest fire, had to shed less sweat to check the fire this time.
The less cases of fire have recorded in this summer. [...]

Sunil Chaudhary, the Director of Elementary Education announced that the State Government has decided to provide Mid Day Meal from 1st July, 2008 in all the Government and Government aided Middle Schools for students from class 6th to 8th class. Himachal Government has made a provision for 10 crores under the scheme and 150 gram [...]