Anurag Thakur takes over as BJYM chief... New Delhi: Anurag Thakur, the newly-appointed President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) assumed office today. Workers from different states felicitated him on the occasion. Addressing the gathering in the BJP Central Office today Thakur said that he has been given this onerous and important...

Rohtang tunnel: Sonia lays foundation st... Manali: UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today kicked off the drilling work of 8.8 km Rohtang Tunnel at Dhundi near Manali in Himachal. Terming it a “happy and historic” occasion for the nation she asked the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to ensure that there was no ecological degradation during the...

Himachal’s early variety apples hit ma... Shimla: Early varieties of apples from Himachal Pradesh have arrived in the market, attracting buyers from across the country. “The season has started well. The demand is high and the fresh arrivals always sell better than the later crop,” Horticulture Director Gurdev Singh was quoted in the media. He...

HCC bags Sainj hydro project in Himachal... Shimla: Hindustan Construction Company has bagged a Rs 431 crore (US$93.35 million) engineering, procurement and construction contract for the 100-MW Sainj Hydroelectric Power Project from Himachal Pradesh Power Corp. The project on the river Sainj, a tributary of the river Beas, in Kullu district of...