Order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dated December 21, 2023 regarding mismanagement of the Radhe Krishna Cow Sanctuary in Luthan, Kangra. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Kangra is directed to visit the cow sanctuary in question and verify the allegations leveled by the petitioner against the respondents …
Order of the Himachal Pradesh High Court dated December 21, 2023 regarding mismanagement of the Radhe Krishna Cow Sanctuary in Luthan, Kangra. The Secretary, District Legal Services Authority (DLSA), Kangra is directed to visit the cow sanctuary in question and verify the allegations leveled by the petitioner against the respondents …
Report by the Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board regarding illegal cutting/uprooting of khair trees in Rail Beat area falling in Dada Seeba forest range, district Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. Enquiry report filed by DFO Dehra to the PCCF (HoFF) and HPSPCB stated that the offenders responsible for the illegal cutting …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of General public of Sheikhupur Panchayat, Bain Attrain Village Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 18/02/2020 regarding illegal operation of M/s ID Sood Ispat factory at Kandrori, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh and polluting the ground water with fine iron particles. Report …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of General Public at Sheikhupur Panchayat, Bain Attrain Village Vs State of Himachal Pradesh dated 31/07/2019 regarding M/s ID Sood Ispat factory being illegally operated at Kandrori, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh and polluting the ground water with fine iron particles. The …
The efforts to promote coffee cultivation in the temperate zone have started yielding the results and the area under the coffee plantation has increased four times from 7.34 hectares in 2014-15 to 30.12 hectares in 2018-19. The Agriculture Department has provided 73,780 plants for coffee cultivation in Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, …
An earthquake of low intensity hit Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district early on Tuesday, the third in July, the weather bureau said. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported. The quake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was felt at 1.18 a.m., said Meteorological Office Director Manmohan …
The government is likely to order the closure of about 40 stone crushers in Kangra district and 60 in other parts of the state. The closure is being ordered as stone crusher owners are not paying penalty worth about Rs 150 crore to the government. Highly placed sources in the …
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today launched integrated power development scheme at Nagrota Bagwan to provide 24x7 power supply in 54 towns. The Rs 110-crore Centrally sponsored scheme is in 90:10 by the Centre and state government. This will include strengthening of power distribution system, installation of new transformers, besides …
Dharamshala: Himachal Pradesh will be free from tuberculosis by 2022. This was stated by Health minister Vipin Singh Parmar in Palampur on Monday while launching a campaign to locate active TB cases in Kangra, Bilaspur and Hamirpur. Parmar said 654 teams have been formed for the three districts and will …
The State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) has finally woken up to chalk out an action plan to address air pollution in the state’s industrial hub of Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) after it figured in the list of non-attainment cities where the ambient air quality was not at par with the National Ambient …
SHIMLA: Taking cognizance of the burning of medical waste generated by medical colleges- Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, Shimla, and Dr Rajendra Prasad Medical College and Hospital, Tanda, in Kangra, the Himachal Pradesh high court has sought reply from the state government through an affidavit on the issue within …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Baljeet Singh Vs. UOI & Ors. dated 16/05/2017 regarding illegal sand mining along Neugal river, Palampur District, Himachal Pradesh. NGT directs the miners whose tractors have been impounded to pay environmental compensation of Rs. 7,500 each which would be paid …
Despite a complete ban on mining in the state and subsequent orders of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), the administration has so far failed to check illegal mining going on in the rivulets of the remote Jaisinghpur subdivision of Kangra district. Because of apathetic attitude of the mining and forest …
The first-ever Disaster Analysis and Management report compiled by the state government emphasises the high vulnerability of major parts of five districts of Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur, Kullu and Mandi to earthquakes as 80 quakes of more than 4 magnitude have rocked HP. These are the findings of the latest report …
As many as 150 water supply schemes with estimated expenditure of Rs 1716.59 crore under various components of Prime Minister Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) submitted by the Himachal Government are awaiting approval from the Union Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR). The state Irrigation and Public Health Department had sent shelf …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narinder Kumar Shukla & Others Vs Jagish Saphiya & Others dated 27/05/2016 regarding a stone crusher unit from the bank of river Beas with its junction of Khad Bhariva at Village Sakoh, Tehsil Jaisinghpur, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Applicants …
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of M/s Prashanti Surya Construction Co. (M/s Prashanti Surya Construction Co.) & Others Vs Central Empowered Committee & Others dated 04/05/2016 regarding hotel, shopping complex and bus stand constructed by M/s Prashanti Surya Construction, at Mcleodganj, District Kangra, Himachal Pradesh in …
SHIMLA: No monkey business any more — at least in tourist hotspot Shimla. Declared vermin, the marauding monkeys will be shot down in areas outside forests to check their menace. The ministry of environment, forests and climate change, in a communication to the Himachal Pradesh government on March 14, declared …
Norms eased — The Centre has authorised individual states to operate in their own area after obtaining permission. — Earlier, the NOC from both the neighbouring states was mandatory for seeking the nod from the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest. — Henceforth, each of the state can undertake mining …
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today launched the Rs 310 crore Himachal Pradesh Forest Ecosystem Climate Proofing project at Satobari. The project aims at minimising and mitigating the effects of climate change. It will also enhance the adaptive capacity of local communities. It is being launched with German collaboration and funding …
