There has been little expansion of the rail network in Himachal Pradesh since Independence and almost all projects, except the Nangal-Talwara rail link, being pursued by the state government, have not gone beyond survey work.

No case of swine flu has been reported so far in the hill state, although one person of Dehra, who reportedly travelled along with the infected Jalandhar boy, is under watch. An alert has been sounded and the health department has been fully geared up for any eventuality.

A high-powered team of Commerce and Industry Ministry would visit Himachal Pradesh within two weeks to hold talks with senior State Government officers to study the industrial growth potential of and make suitable recommendations for providing incentives, Union Minister Anand Sharma said on Sunday.

Truck used to smuggle deodar; policemen acquitted on april 22, the conservator of forests, Mandi district, ordered the confiscation of a police vehicle used to smuggle deodar wood seven years ago. The police truck registered in the name of Mandi

Ravinder Sood
Golden Mahseer, which was categorised as an endangered species by the National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (NBFGR), Lucknow, in 1992, has been fast disappearing from the state.

Kuldeep Chauhan
The fate of $300 million Himalayan ski village has came under a cloud as nine villages in the uphill of this tourist town are up in arms against the project. Villagers and environmentalists have charged that

Rakesh Lohumi
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.

Swarleen Kaur

Chandigarh: In a move that would boost the economy of Himachal Pradesh, the state Cabinet has given its nod to the Rs 142-crore road-widening project. The 72-km stretch from Kumarhatti to Nahan would be widened and strengthened under the World Bank-aided project, which would link the Kalka-Shimla road to the Paonta Sahib-Nahan road.

Mahesh Chander Sharma

Sundernagar, June 7
Eleven green trees were axed by the staff of Government Senior Secondary School, Bharari (Sajupiplu), in Sarkaghat subdivision of Mandi district on World Environment Day. The act was committed despite protests by students.

Thirty-four villages in Himachal Pradesh boycotted the elections this year