C.P.I. (M) Activists of Communist Party of India (Marxists) shout slogans during a protest against price hikes, in Shimla.

Shimla: Higher reaches of Kinnaur, Lahaul, Spiti and some other peaks experienced mild snow where as lower hills were lashed with heavy rains as the south west monsoon was vigorous over the region in the past 24 hours. Reports reaching the state headquarters stated that higher zones of the tribal districts of Kinnaur, Lahaul & [...]

Shimla: With prices of food items showing no signs of falling, the government has asked the business community to display price lists. At the same time officers have been directed to maintain a vigil over import of eatables and oversee that hoarding, black marketing and heavy profiteering is effectively checked. Food and civil supply minister [...]

Shimla: Reserve Bank of India has slapped a monetary penalty on Baghat Urban Cooperative Bank, Solan for violations of banking norms. In a RBI communiqué, DR Pawan, general manager urban banks department RBI Chandigarh, stated that Baghat Urban Coop Bank has been imposed a penalty of Rs 5 lakhs. Exercising its regulatory powers RBI under [...]

Shimla: Heading out from rain battered tracks into some of the highest motorable roads in Himalayan landscapes, the 11th Raid-de-Himalaya, motor rally is to be a week-long event in October, starting on 5th from Shimla and concluding on 12th at Leh. The ‘Raid’ as it has come to be popularly known will cover about 3000 [...]

Shimla: Even though the Himachal High Court had adopted a resolution on 15 May, 2008 about being ready to declare judges assets along with those of their close relatives, it was only after the Supreme Court laid out the route that the judges here have made their intentions known of following suit. After a full [...]

Shimla: Design engineer at SJVNL successfully completed excavation of a 528 meter long exploratory drift to the power house of 775 MW Luhri Hydro Electric project. RS Chauhan, executive director (Design) of SJVNL and Avinash Kumar, head of Luhri project took the last exploratory blast on 28 August, Vijay Verma SJVNL spokesman stated. The activity [...]

Shimla: As impact of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) begins to be felt, Jai Ram Thakur, rural development minister said that in 2009-10 the state would be able to spend Rs 500 crore on various developments activities under the program. Speaking at a public meeting at Ghandal near the capital, the minister disclosed [...]

Shimla: Executive council of Himachal Pradesh University approved changes to Wilson Formula for selecting new lecturers by doing away any marks for teaching experience, reducing weightage for research publication of papers and spreading scholastic attainment by incorporating merits attained in graduate and plus two level. Briefing about the decisions taken at the executive council meet [...]

Shimla: Gearing up for a mini-electoral battle, congress has started the candidate selecting process to be put up for Rohru and Jawali assembly bye-elections that have fallen vacant because the members who represented these segments were elected to parliament in May. Speaking to the media congress spokesman Kuldeep Rathore said, state president Thakur Kaul Singh [...]

Shimla: Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal stated that no dilution of section 118 of HP Land Reforms and Tenancy Act, 1972, had been carried out but the government has settled upon grant of a Himachal bonafide certificate to any resident who has been living in the state for two decades. Speaking at a meet the [...]

Shimla: Spoken of in hushed tones, incidence of HIV positive persons is showing a rise in numbers as more and more screening centre come up in the state, helping to map the gravity of the disease spread and provide for interventions to contain it. Rajiv Bindal, health minister disclosed that between March 2006 to July [...]

Nagendra Singh Nagaud, Public Works Minister of Madhya Pradesh calls on Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, at Shimla today.

Shimla: An official spokesperson of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, revealed that they have introduced a new scheme for promoting quality education amongst students belonging to Scheduled Caste (SC) category by providing free financial support for pursuing studies beyond 12th class in the notified educational institutions. There would be a ceiling [...]

Chamba: A pickup number HP-44-0398 met with an accident rolled down hundred metres on Bhamour Harchoo Link road 30 Kilometre from Bharmour Head quarter. It is intimated that pickup carrying Manimahesh pilgrimage from Bharmour to Harchhoo rolled down at about 7.15 PM today 27.8.09, there is no facilty of telephone etc. on receiving message the [...]

Chamba: A person shot to death at a village Ligga 50 kilometre from Chamba on grazing land dispute. According to sources retired teacher Jagdev was in his field suddenly Dhruv deceased alongwith his animals came there. Jagdev and Dharuv came in exchange and then Jagdev fire a shot on Dhruv who expired on the spot. [...]