Despite there being a low prevalence of the disease in the state, Himachal has adopted a very vigorous approach to check HIV/AIDS epidemic while ensuring that there is no discrimination of infected persons in the mainstream medical services.

With temperature being almost 4

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.

Hamirpur: A local environment activist Ratan Lal Verma has expressed his concern on the environmental degradation and threat of global warming.

In a press release issued here Verma said,

The Right to Information (RTI) Act has exposed encroachment on three bighas of forest land, involving a former forest official and now pradhan of the Barswan gram panchayat in Balh block.

Shimla: With code of conduct for elections lifted,

Famous for its delicious apples, Himachal Pradesh itself is now flooded with imported varieties of the fruit.

Chinese and Australian apples, known for their natural sweetness, colour and succulence, are selling well in the state, often referred to as India

Environment impact assessment and other screening processes have evolved into methods of rubber stamping all proposals, both good and bad.

Ravinder Sood

Palampur, May 12
Despite the fact that the state government has restricted the use of tractors to agricultural purposes only. In Palampur, a large number of tractors are engaged in mining, quarrying, extraction of sand stone and transporting quarrying material from local streams and rivers to different towns.