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 …
Families to be given plots at Khaniara village, Rs 3 lakh as compensation Minister for Housing and Urban Development Sudhir Sharma today announced a compensation package for the 23 families of the Terra Lines area who were evacuated from their houses after a landslide a few days ago. The minister, …
Property worth Rs 1 crore damaged in Baijnath A couple and a child were killed due to a landslide in the Jaisinghpur area of Kangra district, while property worth more than Rs 1 crore was damaged in a cloudburst at Baijnath today. Heavy rain that lashed the region caused flash …
Advani praises both Narendra Modi and Shivraj Singh Chouhan for good governance. An earthquake of moderate intensity rocked several areas of Himachal Pradesh this morning, prompting people to rush out of their homes. The tremors, which occurred at 8.03 am, lasted a few seconds. The magnitude of the quake was …
Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Kuldeep Singh and Ors. Vs State of HP ors dated 30/07/2013 regarding stone crushing activity in Himachal Pradesh.
Saplings of different plants, including the 45 lakh of medicinal variety, will be planted on 17,500 hectares in the state during the current financial year. This was stated today by Forest Minister Thakur Singh Bharmouri while addressing a public meeting at Dhaulatpur, near here, after he inaugurated the 64th circle-level …
Ajit Bhardwaj, Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM), Kangra, has recovered a fine of Rs 1 lakh from miners indulging in illegal mining in the subdivision during the last two months and impounded hundreds of vehicles and JCBs during the raids. SDM Ajit Bhardwaj today conducted raids in the Suddhu Khad on …
The Union Environment and Forest Ministry has approved the diversion of 1.80 hectares of forest land in the Sultilla area of Nurpur for constructing the proposed building of the local Arya Government Degree College. Sources said the proposal was made during the previous BJP government after the initiative of the …
Baijnath town and its adjoining dozen villages have been facing a drinking water crisis for the past four days. Long queues of residents can be seen in front of natural water sources and hand pumps. Information gathered by this correspondent revealed that the water storage tank built at a cost …
Dharamsala, June 26: Heavy rainfall in the month of June in the lower areas of the state is a harbinger of flash floods. Kangra and Una districts have a large number of rivulets that cause flash floods almost every year. These rivulets might cause a disaster in July and August …
The Wildlife Wing of the Forest Department will undertake a monkey census on June 29 to see whether the sterilisation of 68,000 simians in the state has succeeded in putting a much-needed check on their growing numbers, which stood at a whopping 3.19 lakh a decade ago. As per a …
The final Census data has brought out an overall improvement in sex ratio in the state from 968 to 972 over a decade, but a declining trend in the rural areas is a cause of concern. While the sex ratio in urban areas increased from 795 to 853, it came …
Notwithstanding the implementation of the Himachal Pradesh Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Act, the measure has failed to check overexploitation of groundwater due to limited usage. The Act is being implemented only in eight civil subdivisions, which are Solan and Nalagarh in Solan district, Nahan and Paonta …
The construction of the Shah Canal, which will bring the state’s share of irrigation water from Pong Dam to farmers of Kangra district after a wait of about 40 years, is complete. Irrigation officials have released water into the canal and found the project to be fit for use for …
Solid waste collected by the Dharamsala Municipal Council is being disposed of in an unscientific manner despite the fact that the civic body is spending lakhs of rupees for the purpose. The solid waste is being dumped at the site earmarked for the purpose on the Dharamsala-Chari road. As per …
The state government will urge the Central Empowered Committee to exclude trees on private land from the working plan of the Forest Department in Kangra, Una and Hamirpur so that the locals can get relief from the century old law. Replying to a Private Member Resolution moved by Manohar Dhiman …
The Kangra district Vigilance and Anti- Corruption Bureau (VACB) had started a spot inquiry into the alleged illegal felling of trees on private lands under Suliali gram panchayat on Sunday.It has finally counted all the trees that were felled without the requisite permission of the forest department. Y.R.Jaryal, ASP of …
A mysterious vegetable disease has hit the bumper tomato crop at Lagor village under the Ganhi-Lagor panchayat in the Nurpur block known for producing hybrid tomato for years. Almost every tomato field at the village had been hit. This has caused disappointment among tomato growers. Twelve growers said many farmers …
A special police force comprising 31 police personnel, which was deployed about a fortnight ago to guard the Chakki riverbed in the lower Kangra district to check illegal mining, has been withdrawn. The force was deployed at seven places to keep a round-the-clock vigil on illegal mining in the riverbed. …
There is a ray of hope for Pong Dam oustees from Himachal Pradesh who have been fighting the Rajasthan government for over 50 years to get land allotted to them in lieu of their land acquired for the construction of Pong Dam and its reservoir. The special leave petition of …
The traditional rainwater harvesting system of lower hill areas is being neglected by the government. Much is being said and proposed about the need for rainwater harvesting, but the tradition acumen of the people is being neglected. Traditional rainwater harvesting structures are known as ‘khatris’ in the local dialect. These …
