SHIMLA NEWS: The government has now initiated a process to prepare a data bank of the land purchased in relaxation of section 118 of the Land Tenancy Act of1972. The revenue department has started the process to prepare the data bank of land purchased in relaxation of section 118 of the ...

SHIMLA NEWS: The Leh-Manali high­ way remained Closed on Wednesday after heavy rains in several parts of Himachal Pradesh triggered landslides and caused a dip in mercury. The highway was blocked after a large stretch of road which was being repaired near Rani Nallah, 5 kitometres from Rohtang pass, submerged, official ...

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government moved an application in the special court seeing cancellation of the bail granted to union minister of micro, small and medium enterprises Virbhadra Singh in the CD case on the grounds of influencing witnesses. The action came just a few days after the union minister alleged ...

SHIMLA: Making a suo-moto statement in the Vidhan Sabha on Monday, health and family welfare minister Rajiv Bindal said the number of post-graduate seats in Indira Gandhi Medical College were increased from 70 last year to 81 now. Earlier, there were 39 seats at IGMC. Bindal further claimed that ...

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Friday constituted a high­ level committee, led by Russian ambassador Alexander M Kadakin, to look into the functioning of the International Roerich Memorial Trust at Naggar village in Kullu. Dhumal was presiding over the 16th meeting of the trust. Besides Kadakin, the ...

SHIMLA: Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited (SJVNL) chief man­ aging director (CMD) HK Sharma has been discharged from his duties as he did not get clearance from the Central Vigilance Commission. Director (electrical) RP Singh is likely to hold charge of chief managing director. Sharma had taken over as CMD five years ...

SHIMLA: Reeling under severe financial crisis, one of the oldest women's college in the country, St Bede's, will once again approach the state government seeking financial grants that were abruptly decreased three years ago. Principal Molly Abraham told the media on Monday that with re-accreditation, the college had once again excelled ...

SHIM LA: First it was the 17th Karamapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje who hit headlines after sleuths recovered stacks of cash from his monastery and now it is his transit home that is courting controversy. Latest round of inquires regarding the land purchased for Gyuto Tantric monastery have surprised revenue officials who ...

SHIMLA: In order to gather more information about artefacts of Buddhist era in Himalayas, the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has undertaken explorations of more than a dozen sites in areas located close to India-China border. "We have undertaken surveys at some places along the areas bordering India and China that ...

SHIMLA: With an aim to discourage use of plastic water bottles in the town, Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) would install water purifiers-cum-coolers at major locations. Such coolers would be set up at around 10 places in the hill town so that tourists can avail the facility and avoid purchase of water ...

SHIMLA: The upper reaches of the state, including tourist places near Shimla, continued receiving snow on Thursday raising hopes of a white New Year. All major tourist places in the state received moderate snow, while plains experienced normal to heavy rain, said Manmohan Singh, director of the meteorological department. Till Thursday morning, ...

SHIMLA: Can it failure of the system or apathetic attitude of the government to streamline the    process, the HIV-affected children in Himachal Pradesh have to wait endlessly for the paltry monthly financial assistance every year. This year again, they are getting the money, due since April 2010, on the ...

SHIMLA: Voting for the first phase of panchayat elections in state was held on Tuesday. As per the reports polling was held peacefully in state for over 1,091 panchayats, of the total 3,188 panchayats. According to spokesperson of elections department, polling will be held again in one ward of a panchayat ...