Ashok Kumar, who represented the national junior side just less than a decade ago, is fending for himself by running a wayside eatery at Baluganj in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district.
His pathetic state reflects life of the hockey players that the game is not all that lucrative.
Kumar, now in his late 20s, is an [...]
Shimla, Dec 30 (IANS) To help apple growers, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to set up another apple juice concentrate facility in the state, according to Horticulture Minister Narender Bragta.
‘We have decided to set up another apple juice concentrate plant at Gumma in Shimla district. This is in addition to the Parwanoo plant (in [...]
Dharamsala, Dec 22 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Government has launched a mass week-long campaign to make the State free of plastic by removing all polythene bags from residential areas and hillsides.
This programme oriented towards healthy environment was launched on Monday and several other places in the State.
Chief Minister P K Dhumal flagged off a rally [...]
Dharamsala, Dec 16 (IANS) To deter smuggling of alcohol and to make a stricter liquor policy, the state assembly Wednesday passed the Himachal Pradesh Excise Bill, 2009, providing for stiff fines as well as a death penalty for making and selling illicit liquor that causes death on drinking.
Moving the bill in the assembly, Chief Minister [...]
Dharamsala, Dec 15 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will approach the central government to seek an amendment to the affidavit filed by it in the Supreme Court regarding the state’s claim to free power from the Bhakra-Beas Management Board (BBMB) projects, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Tuesday.
‘We will contest the central government’s stand. It [...]
Dharamsala, Dec 14 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has proposed a huge cut in ‘wasteful expenditure’ during the six-sitting winter session of the state assembly starting Monday in this hill station.
Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal told IANS the government is cautious this time about the expenditure during the assembly session.
‘We have issued clear-cut guidelines [...]
Shimla, Dec 9 (IANS) Hydropower major Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) Wednesday presented a draft for Rs.1 crore to the Himachal Pradesh government as contribution towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.
‘SJVNL chairman H.K. Sharma presented a draft for Rs.1 crore to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal as contribution towards the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund,’ [...]
Shimla, Dec 5 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has imposed a penalty of Rs.280.69 crore ($60 million) on Dutch firm Brakel Corp for delaying the implementation of a multi-million dollar hydropower project in the state.
‘We have decided to impose a penalty of Rs.280.69 crore on Brakel for delay in the execution of the hydropower project [...]
Shimla, Dec 4 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has restrained pharmaceutical firm Fizikem Laboratories from using the trademark Beplex Forte tablets that is similar to an Anglo-French’s brand product.
‘Acting on the direction of a district court in Bangalore, we have asked Baddi-based Fizikem Laboratories not to use the trademark Beplex Forte tablets,’ a government official [...]
Shimla, Nov 24 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday requested the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to reopen the Rohtang Pass in Kullu district, closed to the traffic since Nov 9 snowfall, as soon as possible.
‘Public Works Minister Thakur Gulab Singh Tuesday met the BRO Director-General, Lt. Gen. M.C. Badhani, in Shimla and requested him to [...]
Shimla, Nov 23 (IANS) The Medical Council of India (MCI) has granted approval to the Himachal Pradesh government to increase the post-graduation course seats in the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital (IGMCH) here, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Monday.
‘Twenty-three additional seats in the IGMCH have been sanctioned in post-graduation courses from this [...]
Shimla, Nov 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Monday gave the green signal for setting up a bio-technology park in the state and decided to invite bids from private developers, an official said.
‘The state cabinet Monday approved the establishment of a bio-technology park under PPP (public-private partnership) model near Nalagarh in Solan district. It would [...]
Shimla, Nov 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has launched an insurance scheme for apple growers in the state in view of the adverse weather conditions that hit production this year.
The pilot insurance scheme was launched in Shimla and Kullu districts Sunday to safeguard the Rs.1,500-crore apple industry, a major revenue earner for this hill [...]
Shimla, Nov 16 (ANI): Aware of the fact that nearly 1000 people die every year in road mishaps due to their own faults, the Himachal Pradesh Government has increased the penalty for use of cell phones or playing music while driving and for overloading in buses.
The challan has been increased from Rs 100 to a [...]
Shimla, Nov 10 (IANS) Pharmaceutical firm Mankind Pharma has got the Himachal Pradesh government’s approval to set up one more facility in the state, a senior official said Tuesday.
The government allowed Mankind to set up the second unit at Paonta Sahib in Sirmaur district, where its first manufacturing unit is located, industries director Manoj Kumar [...]
Shimla, Oct 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday decided to invite fresh bids for a multi-million-dollar hydropower project and decided to issue a show-cause notice to Dutch firm Brakel Corp for causing financial loss to the state, a senior official said.
‘The state cabinet Thursday decided to invite fresh bids for the 960 MW Thopan-Powari-Jangi [...]
Shimla, Oct. 7 (ANI): Russian folk culture came alive at a music concert in Shimla was organized by the Language and Culture department of the Himachal Pradesh Government.
Russian folk dancers and singers performed in the historic Gaiety Theatre.
Prem Sharma, Director, Department of Language [...]
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Friday allowed leading cement manufacturer ACC Ltd to utilise the waste exhaust kiln gases for generating electricity, according to government officials.
‘The government Friday allowed ACC to generate 8 MW power from kiln gases produced at its plant in Barmana. The electricity would be used for its own [...]
