The ailing Kangra-tea industry may get a fresh lease of life with the high possibility of it getting the Geographical Indication (GI) registration with the European Commission (EC) which will open

Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday said 20 swine flu deaths have been reported in the state, while 79 patients are still admitted in different hospitals of the state.

Kangra district now has the highest population of Asian white-backed vulture in the country.

Illegal mining has been rampant in the state. In the past two years, the Mining Department has imposed a fine worth Rs 7 crore on accused in mining cases.

80,000 people of Sulah and Jaisinghpur in Kangra district to benefit

The recently inaugurated garbage treatment plant in Palampur has failed to solve its purpose.

The entire Dhauladhar range falls under the sensitive earthquake zone-V and haphazard and unplanned construction here has become the order of the day.

A Rs 320-crore Germany assisted project to study the eco-system, climate change and its impact in Kangra, Palampur and Chamba has been sanctioned by the German government.

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted the Kangra valley today. The epicenter of the earthquake was near the Dhauladhar ranges between Kangra and Chamba.

The state government has decided to bring 17,500 hectares under plantation this year. Around 45 lakh medicinal plants will be planted during a plantation drive.