Say no to sweets this Diwali... Festival season has started and Diwali is around the corner. With onset of Diwali business at sweet shops reaches it peaks. Exchanging and consuming sweets is a major tradition during Diwali. With such heavy demand during the festival season, adulterated sweets are sold in bulk in the market. In a recent...

Himachal moves court on apple commission... Himachal Pradesh government is finally seeking court’s intervention against Delhi government’s failure of implementing the Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) law at Azadpur Fruit Market. Apple growers are charged 8% commission on the fruit sold in this market. This is against the APMC law...

Himachal University dumps Wilson formula... In a shocking move, Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) have made changes to the Wilson grading formula in selecting lecturers. The HPU have reduced marks for research publication and marks attained in plus two and graduate level. The HPU also removed marks for prior teaching experience. Late Dr. Anil Wilson...