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 …
The Union Minister of Agriculture has accorded administrative approval for the implementation of a Pilot Weather-Based Crop Insurance Scheme (WBICS) for rabi 2012-13 season. As per the decision, Agriculture Insurance Company (AIC) of India Limited will be the implementing agency for the scheme for tomato crop in Solan and potato …
An earthquake rocked the Kangra valley at 5:51 pm today. It measured 3.6 on the Richter scale and lasted five seconds. Its epicentre was in the Kangra mountains. The impact was experienced in Kangra, Chamba and Mandi districts. No loss of life or property was reported from any part of …
Higher parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed unseasonal snowfall on Tuesday while several other parts of the State received heavy rain as the monsoon remained active in the region. Lahaul and Spiti districts received snowfall during the month of September after 21 years, while Rohtang Pass (13,050 ft), the sprawling Dhauladhar …
The state government, through an announcement, has said that sheep breeders in Himachal Pradesh will be provided highly subsidised solar lights to make life easier for them. The chief minister, P K Dhumal, said each solar light after being fully charged will work for nine hours. For each such solar …
Dharamsala: A case of encroachment on forest land by M/s Subhash Hydro Systems and Marketing Ltd (Ikku II), a micro hydel project company in Kangra district, has come to the fore. The fact that a hydel project of the company has been brought up on forest land came to the …
SHIMLA: Unusually hot and dry conditions this summer have turned the green hills of Himachal Pradesh into a tinderbox - literally. Forest wealth estimated at well over Rs.2 crore (over $400,000) spread over 20,000 hectares has been destroyed in forest fires in just two months this year. A forest department …
Dharamsala: After the ban on mining in their state, mining cartels of Punjab are now eyeing the mines of border districts of Himachal, including Una and Kangra. Sources available here said mining cartels of Punjab were now carrying raw material from rivulets of Una district in a big way. As …
“With a 200-km fault line running through the heart of Himachal, the hill state needs to be better prepared to face a 1905 Kangra-like earthquake, which can spell total disaster,” says M Shashidhar Reddy, Vice-Chairman of the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA). “As a quake hits without a warning, nothing …
For making immense progress with the State's anti-tobacco campaign, the World Health Organisation has awarded Himachal Pradesh the WHO South East Asia Regional Office Award 2012. Disclosing this, an official spokesman said the State has achieved the target of making all district headquarters in the State smoke-free. The State is …
Fires have wreaked havoc on the vulnerable pine forests in Mandi and other districts of hill State Himachal Pradesh, resulting in loss of invaluable forest wealth, besides widespread environmental degradation. Many forests in Mandi and the adjoining districts of Kulu, Kangra, Bilaspur and Hamirpur have been engulfed by fire in …
In A significant move ahead of the upcoming Shimla Municipal Corporation elections, the government on Wednesday cleared the decks for relaxing the ban on new constructions in the town’s green belt. However, the relaxations will only be limited to those who were denied the “right to property” for constructions after …
After facing criticism on the issue of illegal mining in the state, Minister of Industries Kishan Kapoor today claimed that steps taken by him to check the illegal mining had caused loss to the mining mafia that was siphoning off the state revenue. He claimed that the mining mafia, which …
The hill state of Himachal Pradesh known for its scenic beauty has emerged as one of the popular destination to foreign tourists, mainly form the US, UK, France and Australia with the state recording the arrival of nearly five lakh tourists from these countries last year. Since foreigners love adventure …
Despite the slowdown, hill stations of Himachal Pradesh attracted nearly 5 lakh foreign tourists in 2011, an increase of more than 30,000 than the previous year. A total of 4.85 lakh foreign tourists visited Himachal in 2011 as against 4.53 lakh in 2010, an increase of 32,000 tourists, according to …
Animal rights protection bodies have taken a strong notice of the horrific details of deaths of hundreds of monkeys at the Gopalpur sterilisation centre in Kangra and demanded a judicial probe into the programme to contain the simian population. They have also called for a review of the programme and …
Contrary to expectations, the number of birds visiting Pong Dam wetland, one of the largest manmade wetlands in North India, has declined by about 10 per cent this year. During a two-day census of the waterfowl species (birds that depend on water bodies for roosting and feeding), 119,500 birds of …
A cultivable mycorrhiza-like fungus discovered by scientists of Amity University may prove to be a boon for vegetable growers of Himachal Pradesh as it has tremendously increased the crop growth and productivity. The scientists found that the fungus named Piriformospora Indica (PFSI) increased both the growth and productivity of cauliflower, …
Palampur: The entire Dhauladhar range and the Chhota and Bara Bhangal areas of the Palampur region experienced the heaviest snowfall of this season in the past 24 hours. Lower reaches were lashed by heavy rain, paralysing normal life in the valley. Power supply and road transport were the worst affected …
Dharamsala: The recent spell of snow in Kangra district has exposed the disaster preparedness in the area. Kangra district falls in zone 5 category of seismic probability which makes it as one of the most earthquake prone areas of the country. The earthquake that struck the area in 1905 lead …
Dharamsala: The green cover in the McLeodganj area in Dharamsala is being threatened by illegal dumping of solid waste along the hill slopes. People carrying out construction work in the Dharamsala area are posing a threat to the hills by throwing muck of dismantled buildings. Many such constructions are coming …
