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Non-availability of land adversely affecting project: Rail minister

Shimla, Feb. 12 -- Non availability of land is adversely affecting the Bhanupalli-Bilaspur-Beri (63km) New Rail Line project, informed Union railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday. Vaishnaw wa... Read More


shrine board starts implementation of 76th board meet decisions

Jammu, Feb. 12 -- Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has fast-tracked the implementation of key decisions taken during its 76th Board Meeting held on February 8 under the chairmanship of lie... Read More


Jai Ram: Himachal is in fiscal crisis due to CM's 'mismanagement'

Shimla, Feb. 12 -- Intensifying its attack on the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government over the state of finances, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said Himachal's economy is in... Read More


No posts will be abolished: Sukhu

Shimla, Feb. 12 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday ruled out the abolition of government posts, despite recommendations from the state finance department to cut costs. Speaking afte... Read More


Deadlock ends as Omar regrets remarks

Jammu, Feb. 12 -- The logjam in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly finally broke on Wednesday afternoon after chief minister Omar Abdullah returned to the House and expressed regret over his remarks from ... Read More


Sweet returns with a govt safety net: Bee biz is buzzing in J&K

Srinagar, Feb. 12 -- The bees of Jammu and Kashmir are literally busy rewriting the farmers' fortunes. With a 77% increase in honey production in three years, beekeeping is now a thriving business in ... Read More


Handwara MLA highlights imbalance in RDA certificate issuance

Srinagar, Feb. 12 -- People's Conference (PC) chief Sajjad Lone on Wednesday highlighted stark regional imbalance in RBA certificates with 86% of 11.81 lakh certificates issued to Jammu, only 14% had ... Read More


Sukhu holds firm on OPS, will meet PM to tide over fiscal crisis

Shimla, Feb. 11 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday ruled out a rollback of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), asserting that the state will generate its own resources desp... Read More


Govt planning to complete two major water projects in Jammu: Omar

Jammu, Feb. 11 -- CM Omar Abdullah said his government has been mulling plans to utilise suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) to its advantage and complete two major water projects in Jammu reg... Read More


Why NC manifesto promises not in budget, asks Lone

Srinagar, Feb. 11 -- Handwara legislator Sajad Lone, "questioning the absence of the ruling party's manifesto promises in the budget", asked why the ruling party's manifesto promises had not been tran... Read More