Shimla: The Union government has no roadmap for reviving the three state run vaccine producing units in the country according to a report by a parliamentary committee. The licences of the Central Research Institute (CRI) Kasauli, Pasteur Institute of India in Coonoor, and BCG Vaccine...
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Shimla: Micheal Driscoll, vice-chancellor Middlesex University of Britain handed over 17 rare photographs of the Viceregal Lodge from the British era which now houses the premier Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS) at Shimla. He said the university was opening a campus in Noida and...
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Shimla: The CPI-M today demanded resignation of state Health Minister Rajeev Bindal for his alleged involvement in the reinstatement of drug controller Sher Singh facing trial in a corruption case. Tikender Singh Panwar member state secretariat of CPI-(M) in a statement said Bindal had asked...
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Shimla: Results for the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc) Nursing entrance examination has been declared by the Himachal Pradesh University. The exam was conducted on August 22, 2010 Results for the examination are available online on the Himachal University website [Click on the link to view...
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Shimla: Traffic remained suspended on the Shimla-Rohru road since last night as a truck overturned near Baghi. All traffic to Rohru has been diverted via Narkanda, Baghi route owing to poor roads conditions on the Theog-Chailla-Kotkhai road for the past one month. Commuters remained stranded...
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Hearing a petition filed by Sher Singh, former assistant drugs controller, who was caught accepting bribes by vigilance department seeking stay on departmental proceedings against him, the Himachal High Court observed that while the state government in it’s affidavit stated that it was committed to...
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Shimla: HPMC has received the 100% grant in aid for upgradation of packing and grading houses from Agriculture Produce Export Development Authority (APEDA). A spokesman of HPMC said that in the first phase Rs. 311 lakh has been received for upgradation of packing and grading...
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Shimla: Himachal government is proposing to construct a bypass at Theog in order to save commuters getting stuck in frequent traffic jams on NH 22. This was disclosed by PWD minister Thakur Gulab SIngh in Shimla today. He said a term of reference for preparation...
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Shimla: A whooping 1200 teams would participate in the Twenty Twenty Cricket Mahasangram being organised by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in November. Majority of the teams are from rural areas. The tournament will involve 18000 players, 100 umpires and 75 grounds in the state....
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Shimla: The monsoon brought three percent more rains than normal during the current rainy season, met office said today. It was for the first time in the past five years that the state got surplus rains. The overall monsoon was above the average in most...
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