Shimla, May 18 -- The Himachal government on Saturday approved new rates for non-timber produce and royalties, said officials. The decision was taken during a meeting of the pricing committee with chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. The CM directed the forest development corporation to undertake extraction of the cider wood stumps on its own, ending the practice of hiring private contractors. The corporation presented a cheque for Rs.41.3 crore to CM as royalty from silviculture. HTC...