Keylong: (IANS) The rugged, inhospitable terrain of this landlocked valley in Himachal Pradesh is sought to be greened with plantations of seabuckthorn, a medicinally rich plant, that will not only help check soil erosion but also benefit the local people economically. ‘A huge patch of land near Keylong...

Shimla: Government babus are costing Himachal Pradesh a whooping 4450 crore annually! While addressing inaugural ceremony of two-day long 5th National State Government Employees Federation here today Prof. Prem Kumar Dhumal, Chief Minister said the salary bill of the state was Rs. 4450 crore. He criticized...

Shimla: Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) connected Himachal Pradesh’s remote Miyar Valley in Lahaul & Spiti  with the mobile phone network on Tuesday. ‘The mobile services began with the installation of a tower at Tinget village,’ BSNL sub divisional officer K.S. Verma in Keylong...

Shimla: In a shocking report prepared by the Shimla Municipal Corporation, out of the 171 mobile phone towers (cell sites) in Shimla 152 towers have been erected illegally without permission in the town. As per the report only 19 building owners have taken permission to erect towers from the Municipal...