Urmila Singh, Governor inaugurated an exhibition of paintings, sculpture, ceramics and prints titled ‘Digressions’ and ‘Phalgun Utsav’ at Gaiety theatre Shimla today. The exhibition was organised jointly by Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi and Language, Art and Culture Department, Himachal Pradesh.

Shimla: The Women Reservation Bill to ensurie 33 percent reservations for women in the Parliament and legislative bodies was passed today in Rajya Sabha, revealed Ambika Sood, Chairperson, Himachal Pradesh Women Commission.
She thanked all the parties for ending the fourteen years long battle and showing unequivocal support towards the cause.
She lauded the efforts made by [...]

Shimla: A day after the Himachal government announced a stiff 30 percent hike in bus fares, opposition congress today staged a walkout in the ongoing budget session of the assembly demanding a roll back.
Not satisfied with chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s reply to the motion of thanks over the governors address, Vidya Stokes leader [...]

Shimla: Himachal Produce Marketing Corporation (HPMC) in the presence of chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Swami Ramdev of Patanjali Yogpeeth entered into an understanding for supplying of apple juice concentrate and other products to the Haridwar based Ayurved unit for 2 years.
Speaking after the signing function, the Yoga guru said that the juice concentrate [...]

Shimla: A two day conference of judicial officers marked for 13th and 14th March scheduled to be held here would be inaugurated by the Chief justice of India, KG Balakrishnan, a court spokesman stated.
The conference would launch the proposed year long activities of the court to mark Ruby Jubilee celebrations of Himachal High Court, he [...]

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 [...]

Shimla: It was reality check when urban development minister Mohinder Singh during question hour let the house know that in 3 years Rs 5.81 crore had been spent for upgrading the city infrastructure under Jawharlal National Urban Renewal Mission program.
In reply to a question tabled by Kaul Singh but raised in his absence by Gangu [...]

Shimla: Seeking transparency in public life, congress lawmaker Sukhvinder Singh Sukku today disclosed his asset and liabilities before the media and asked Himachal Vidhan Sabha to create a provision on its official website where all members sources of income could be put out.
After declaring his current asset and liability status today, Sukku said it was [...]

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 [...]

Shimla: By incorporating lessons learnt in Costa Rica about sustainable management of natural resources, the Himachal government is preparing a comprehensive environment plan that would be put to World Bank for funding; the Himachal assembly was told today.
In response to a question by Gangu Ram Mussafir (Congress) who sought to know what the state stood [...]

Shimla: Overcoming resistance from animal right activists, the Himachal Pradesh government has allowed killing of antelope blue bull (neel gai) to protect crops.
Forest minister JP Nadda in response to a question from Mukesh Agnihotri (congress) let the Vidhan Sabha know during question hour that the government has issued a notification to the effect on March [...]

Shimla: With transportation of manufactured goods becoming a major hurdle in the industrial belt of Baddi-Nalagarh, PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sought rail connectivity to the manufacturing hub on a priority basis.
Speaking at a PHD committee meet in Baddi, Dhian Chand – chairman PHD Himachal said “connecting Baddi, Barotiwala and Nalagarh by railways [...]

Shimla: Pointing out the predominance of CD culture in the state, leader of the opposition Vidya Stokes launched an offensive against the government saying that the polity had become subservient to corruption.
Participating in motion of thanks to the governors’ address, she said that if the state had to regain its clean image, there was a [...]

Shimla: With an eye on the degrading human values and increasingly fragmented Indian Ethos, Himachal Pradesh University UGC-Academic Staff College has organised a twenty-one day long Refresher Course in the campus on the theme “Human Values and Indian Ethos”.
About fifty participants are partaking in the event from different states like Orissa, Maharashtra, Chandigarh, Rajsthan, Assam, [...]

Shimla: With an overcast sky nipping day temperatures, the met department has forecast rain and snow over the next 48 hours.
Met director Manmohan Singh said that a western disturbance is going to affect the state, adjoining western Himalayan region and the plains.
Under influence of the disturbance, rain and snowfall is likely to occur at a [...]

Shimla: In order to have an academic auditing system to account for huge amount of public funding being spent on education and for having a comparable education standard across the country, National Testing Service (NTS) has been created by human resource ministry for evolving a centralised mechanism to cater to the evaluation requirements.
Spelling out the [...]

Shimla: Contaminated drinking water supply induced jaundice outbreak in the capital found echo in the Vidhan Sabha today with congress president Kaul Singh Thakur moving a call attention motion.
In his reply health minister Rajiv Bindal let the house know that between December and January, 264 people suffering from Hepatitis E jaundice were admitted to Indira [...]

Shimla: Given the task of turning Himachal into an Open Defecation Free (ODF) State by 2012, the state is likely to achieve the target within the current year itself, Jairam Thakur – Minister for Panchayati Raj stated in the state assembly today.
In reply to a question by Ramlal Markanday (BJP) during question hour, the minister [...]