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State to build low-cost poly houses and offer micro-irrigation means like sprinkler and drip irrigation to help farmers grow cash crops round the year LALIT KUMAR

The Supreme Court today restrained the Centre from transferring about Rs 10,000 crore collected as compensation from business enterprises and agencies for allowing projects in forest areas to the Consolidated Fund of India. The fund was for utilisation for a Green India project and allocation to states for afforestation works.

PNS | Shimla

Himachal was better placed in Infant and Maternal Mortality Rate compared to national and international standards, Health Minister Rajiv Bindal told State Assembly here on Tuesday.

Nahan: Setting the tone for the forthcoming Parliamentary elections, Chief Minister Professor Prem Kumar Dhumal today urged the people to vote for BJP candidates in the Lok Sabha elections to help form a BJP-led Government at the Centre and ensure unhindered development. He was addressing a massive gathering at Nahan after inaugurating a science block built at a cost of Rs 54.54 lakh.

Even as the issue of alleged irregularities in allotment of land to outsiders under Section 118 of the Tenancy and Land Reform Act remains a hot political cake, the process for the cancellation of 15 allotments made for tourism projects has been initiated, but without much success.

In a face saving exercise after it was rapped for discontinuation of vaccine production in public sector units, the Health Ministry announced selective and phased-manner re-starting of vaccine production at the three public sector undertakings, which had been directed to stop production one year ago.

by Manshi Asher

Himachal Pradesh gives incentives to prevent forest fires The Himachal Pradesh forest department has decided to reward community initiatives in the state that are successful in averting forestfires. The annual reward would vary between Rs 5,000 and Rs 10,000, depending on how successful a joint forest management committee is in checking fires. The programme for giving cash rewards for

Realising its folly in surrendering the

NEW DELHI, Feb. 6: Accusing the Delhi government of acting under the influence of a powerful traders lobby, the Himachal government today threatened to file a case against it for not honouring the APMC Act, which is resulting in huge losses to the fruit growers in the state.