Shimla : The Union Ministry of Renewable Energy has agreed in principle to develop Shimla and Hamirpur towns as solar cities and Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Solan, and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur, as energy parks.
Hamirpur: Widespread rain in Hamirpur district on Monday night and today morning brought an end to the long-dry spell in the area, thereby reviving hopes of farmers who can now expect good kharif season.
Pre-monsoon rain in this region has provided much desired water and moisture to standing crops which were almost on the verge of getting destroyed due to lack of rain.
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The central empowered committee (CEC) of the SC will visit the state to inspect khair forests to ascertain whether or not the felling practices being adopted were leading to regeneration.
Hamirpur: Residents of Bari village under the Pharnol panchayat, where 124 persons had developed symptoms of diarrhoea on Monday, have said that there might be residues of some dead animal or bird in the bowli water that led to its contamination.
The influential people who had, over the years, managed to get public taps installed at government expense for their personal use are being finally made to pay the water charges.
Shimla: Himachal resident Dr D.S. Rana, chairman of department of nephrology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi, has been awarded the Padmashri for his distinguished services in the field of medicine in the country and rural areas of Himachal Pradesh.
Banks hesitate in lending to farmers in Uttar Pradesh; fertilizers and seeds in short supply Farmers in Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh know at least one person they can count on in times of doubt or crisis. Manoj Kumar, 30, has been working with farmers for eight years, travelling to villages, discussing their problems, advising them on matters of farming and finance. These days he is
