The piercing cold wave conditions sweeping most parts of Himachal continued unabated even as the stormy conditions subsided and the region had a clear sky in the morning.
The administration and the Animal Husbandry Department today breathed a sigh of relief as all 17 samples of dead and alive broilers sent to a Jalandhar-based laboratory tested negative for bird flu
Panic gripped the local meat market as about 300 broilers, supplied from Haryana, were found dead as the supply arrived at Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC)-run slaughter house early today.
The chances of grant of mining lease on river beds in the state are remote as the constitution of the state Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Committee has been delayed due to the non-finalisatio