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 …
Solan, July 24: Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, had been relaxed for development projects involving one hectare forest land and the state government would be authorised to permit diversion of land against the earlier norms of seeking the clearance from the Union Ministry of …
To tackle climate change and restore monkeys and wildlife to the wilds, the state government is implementing a Rs 310-crore afforestation project that aims at growing broad-leafed trees and oak species in Kangra and Chamba districts. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the German Government and will last …
The solid waste being collected from the Dharamsala Municipal Council is being disposed of in an unscientific manner despite the fact that the council is spending lakhs for the purpose. The solid waste is being dumped at the site earmarked for the purpose on the Dharamsala-Chari road. As per the …
The state government has approved detailed project reports (DPR) of five Rural Water Supply Schemes amounting to Rs 860.22 lakh for the districts of Kangra, Mandi and Shimla for funding under NABARD during the current financial year. A spokesperson of the government disclosed here today that the schemes include improvement …
After failing to control illegal mining in the State, Himachal Government on Tuesday decided to go for open auction of all quarry sites. “Not only would it check illegal mining activities, it would also bring down prices of sand and grit in the State,” Industry Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said after …
To counter the increasing incidents of illegal mining for sand and gravel and their smuggling to Punjab and Haryana, the hill state is gearing up to check it by strengthening the hands of the Mining Department. As a first step against the mining mafia, it has been decided to give …
An earthquake of 4.2 magnitude hit the Kangra valley last night. Dr Susheel Kumar, Head, Geophysics Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, said tremors were felt at 11.01 pm. The epicentre of the earthquake was in south of Chamba. He said it was a mild earthquake with its geographical location …
Una sizzles at 45ºC after 25 years Lower hills of Himachal reeled under a heat wave with Una sizzling at 45 degree Celsius after a lapse of 25 years. The mercury had touched 45ºC in Una in June 1989. The heat wave has hit normal life in lower areas and …
Despite the fact that there is a complete ban on mining and quarrying in the Neugal river and other tributaries of the Beas, large-scale illegal mining and quarrying is going on unchecked in Palampur. Illegal mining is not only creating environmental imbalances, but also causing huge loss to the state …
The encroachment of forest land on the McLeodganj-Dharamkot road has become a threat to reserve forests and rare deodar trees. Encroachers have been carrying out a systematic procedure to do away with deodar forests for raising illegal buildings in the area. They remove the earth from edges of the hill, …
The ban on the sale of tea gardens is a bane for small farmers of Kangra. The state government has made it a point that tea gardens in Kangra district cannot be sold for other agricultural purposes. Owners of tea gardens are exempted from the Land Ceiling Act. They are …
Govt has neither legalised encroachments nor recovered lease money The state government has failed to take steps to either legalise encroachments by power companies or recover lease money and other liabilities from these firms. Several companies executing power projects in the state have encroached upon thousands of acres of government …
Residents of Sakoh village near Dharamsala are up in arms against the supply of contaminated water. They alleged they were getting water infested with pests in taps. Kanta Devi, a local resident, said the village was without water supply for the past three days. Today, when the water finally came …
Mining, despite a ban, in the Chakki rivulet in this subdivision bordering Punjab has been posing a threat to 12 gram panchayats, leaving local residents and environmentalists worried. Once farmers of Khanni, Maira, Baduee, Baranda, Lodwan, Kandwal and Mohtli gram panchayats used to produce around 5,000 tonnes of foodgrain in …
Palampur, April 23: Increase in cases of renal failure, gastric ulcer, hepatic, cancer and tuberculosis in the state has become a matter of serious concern. Every seventh person here suffers from either of these ailments. Excessive dose of painkillers given to patients for long periods is said to be one …
State govt fails to deposit Rs 1.6 crore with authorities Residents of Khaniara are likely to lose their right on slate mining in Dhauladhar hills. The state government has failed to deposit about Rs 1.6 crore as the net present value (NPV) of 25 hectare forest land that was to …
Power project on Lamba Dug Residents of the Chhota Bhangal area of Baijnath sub-division have announced that they will intensify their agitation against a private power company, who is constructing a 25 MW power house on the Lamba Dug in Multhan. A spokesperson of the Sangarash Samiti informed mediapersons at …
Members of Pong Dam Oustees Multipurpose Cooperative Samiti staged a token protest dharna on the premises of the Deputy Commissioner (Relief and Rehabilitation) office at Raja Ka Talab near here yesterday. Samiti president Ram Kumar Sharma said the dharna had been held to protest against the apathy and failure of …
Unscientific mining and lack of mining policy based on scientific data was creating a situation for natural disasters in Himachal Pradesh. The situation was such that on the one hand, the debris being created from infrastructure projects such as power and road constructions was being dumped in rivers, thereby raising …
The state government has suffered a loss of lakhs of rupees because of connivance between hydel power companies executing power projects in the Kangra valley and officials of the state Forest Department. The fact has come into light following information gathered under the Right to Information Act (RTI) by Onkar …
