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rRs.r600 cr paid for acquiring land for 63.5-km rail line in Himachal

Shimla, March 25 -- The state government has paid Rs.600.46 crore as compensation for land acquisition for the rail line project - Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri (63.5 km) while Rs.112.24 crore is yet to be... Read More


HP Assembly budget session: Cong, BJP trade barbs on law & order issue

Shimla, March 25 -- During the ongoing budget session, Congress and Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) once again exchanged barbs on the issue of deteriorating law and order in the state and demand of CBI in... Read More


OPS is our commitment, we will implement it: Agnihotri

Shimla, March 23 -- Deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri while replying to a question raised in the House regarding the implementation of old pension scheme (OPS) said, "OPS is our commitment, and w... Read More


Himachal CM Sukhu accuses BJP of fiscal mismanagement

Shimla, March 22 -- Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu lashed out at the BJP for "fiscal mismanagement and pushing the state into debt trap" while replying to the four days debate on budget. Sukhu, wh... Read More


Himachal assembly budget session: BJP, Congress spar over closure of institutes

Shimla, March 21 -- The Congress and the BJP sparred over the issue of closing educational institutions in Himachal assembly on Friday. The BJP accused the government of closing the institutes motiva... Read More


Budget session of Himachal assembly: Death of chief engineer: House witnesses heated exchange, BJP walks out

Shimla, March 20 -- Heated exchanges were witnessed in the Himachal assembly on Thursday as the BJP demanded CBI investigations into the death of chief engineer cum-general manager of Himachal Pradesh... Read More


Govt has completed survey of drug users: CM Sukhu

Shimla, March 20 -- Fighting drug menace in the state, chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government has completed mapping of drug consumers in panchayats. This was stated by the CM i... Read More


Bhindranwale poster row: HRTC suspends services on 10 Punjab routes indefinitely

Shimla, March 20 -- The Himachal Pradesh Transport Corporation (HRTC) indefinitely suspended services on 10 routes to Punjab after two of its buses were vandalised in Hoshiarpur and Mohali over the pa... Read More


Himachal: Brought illegally, 3.43 lakh apple plants destroyed, says minister

Shimla, March 19 -- In the last two years, about 3.43 lakh apple plants and rootstocks brought into the state illegally have been destroyed, said horticulture minister Jagat Singh Negi in the state as... Read More


Bhindranwale posters on HP buses: Jai Ram flags law & order issue, CM Sukhu to take it up with Punjab

Shimla, March 19 -- Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday cornered the government on the issue of forcibly stopping buses of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) in Punjab and pasti... Read More