Shimla (Jan 16): It was a day of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh while lower areas of the state were lashed with heavy rains. As per reports Shimla recorded 24 cm of snow till today evening. Nearby Narkanda recorded 75 cm of fresh snowfall while Kufri recorded 50 cm of snow. Tourist town of Manali and...

Shimla (Jan 14): Met office today issued a forecast for the next 48 hours of heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh till Tuesday. Director of MeT office, Manmohan Singh said, ”Heavy to very heavy snowfall is likely to occur at isolated places in the higher hills. Heavy rainfall is likely in mid-hills and...

Shimla: In a major win for the environmentalist groups and NGOs in Himachal Pradesh, the green bench of Himachal Pradesh High Court today quashed the environmental clearance granted to Harish Cements Limited for it’s proposed cement plant near Sundernagar. The bench of Justice Rajeev Sharma and Justice...

New Delhi: (IANS) More than 100 villagers from Sirmaur in Himachal Pradesh began a two-day protest in New Delhi today demanding scrapping of a hydroelectric project in Sirmaur district which has been planned to provide drinking water to Delhi. The project would displace thousands of people, the protesters...