SHIMLA, Himachal Pradesh, July 17 -- The Department of Information and Public Relations, Himachal Pradesh issued the following press release:

State Govt. to explore all legal aspects of axing apple trees issue: CM

Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while interacting with media persons here today said that the state government would soon announce a special relief package for the disaster affected families, after due consultation with the Cabinet.

He said that the state government has limited resources and it was not possible to compensate for the damages without liberal help from the Union government. Therefore, the State has sought for a special relief package from the Union government to support the rehabilitation of the fami...