Cost of ration, sugar in state PDS shops to increase

The Union Government has agreed to financially support the Food Subsidy Scheme of the state government for the Above the Poverty Line (APL) residents of the state. Minister for Food and Civil Supplies GS Bali said this today while talking to mediapersons here.

Conservationists, who raised voice against the killing of two leopards in Mandi by the hunter authorised by the Wildlife Department of the state, have alleged that the orders were fudged by certain

Families to be given plots at Khaniara village, Rs 3 lakh as compensation

Minister for Housing and Urban Development Sudhir Sharma today announced a compensation package for the 23 families of the Terra Lines area who were evacuated from their houses after a landslide a few days ago.

Property worth Rs 1 crore damaged in Baijnath

A couple and a child were killed due to a landslide in the Jaisinghpur area of Kangra district, while property worth more than Rs 1 crore was damaged in a cloudburst at Baijnath today. Heavy rain that lashed the region caused flash floods in rivulets. Sources here said a seasonal rivulet swelled due to a cloudburst and washed away government buildings and 1-km stretch to Madher village in Baijnath subdivision of Kangra district.

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today announced that steps shall be taken to curb illegal mining in the state. Strict action would be taken against those involved in illegal mining, he said.

The Chief Minister, who was on a visit to Una district, yesterday announced opening of a subtehsil at Jol in Chintpurni Assembly constituency. He was addressing a public meeting at Jabehar after laying a foundation stone of a bridge on Lander khad to be constructed at a cost of Rs 3 crore on Sohari-Chaksarai road of Una district yesterday.

Solid waste collected by the Dharamsala Municipal Council is being disposed of in an unscientific manner despite the fact that the civic body is spending lakhs of rupees for the purpose.

People carrying out construction scarring hills with material of dismantled buildings

The green cover in the McLeodganj area of Dharamsala is being threatened by illegal dumping of solid waste along hill slopes. People carrying out construction are scarring the hills with the material of dismantled buildings. Many such constructions are coming up in tourist places of the McLeodganj and Bhagsunag area.

There is a ray of hope for Pong Dam oustees from Himachal Pradesh who have been fighting the Rajasthan government for over 50 years to get land allotted to them in lieu of their land acquired for t

The state government has decided to provide a financial bailout package to Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL).

The illegal mining in the mountains along Khaniara village is continuing despite ban orders of the Himachal High Court.