April, 2008

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Himalayan ski village project cleared

HimVani Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh high court on Wednesday cleared the decks for the $ 300 million Himalayan Ski Village (HSV) project disposing off a public interest litigation (PIL) filed by some environmentalists. The project was under controversy ever since... (Continue reading)

Shimla buses from Sector 43 bus stand

HimVani Chandigarh: With the Chandigarh administration shifting the Inter State Bus Terminal (ISBT) to Sector 43, all buses going to Shimla Solan, Nahan, etc, too would be available from the new bus stand. Buses plying towards and from Dharamsala, Hamirpur,... (Continue reading)

With ADB loan in hand, Himachal govt set to match other power producers

HimVani Shimla: The state government in Himachal Pradesh is set to renew its efforts to play a major role in power production in the state with the Asian Development Bank sanctioning a loan Rs 3,200 crore for the execution of... (Continue reading)

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157 new teaching posts in HPU

HimVani Shimla: Himachal Pradesh University’s executive council (EC) on Saturday decided to fill at least 157 posts of teachers and nearly 300 posts of non-teaching employees. Digging into the decisions of the previous government, the EC also formed a review... (Continue reading)

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Hamirpur by-poll: OP Rattan frontrunner for Congress ticket

HimVani Shimla: The Congress party on Saturday discussed four names for the forthcoming Hamirpur Parliamentary bypoll including those of former MLA OP Rattan, Tara Chand Chaudhary, Ranjit Singh Verma and MPS. Rana and forwarded the list to the party’s center... (Continue reading)

Seven houses gutted near Rohru

HimVani Shimla: Bringing alive fears of the fire that reduced to ashes almost the whole of Malana village some time back, on Saturday seven houses were burnt in a fire in Pujarli village of Rohru. Luckily, no loss of life... (Continue reading)

MDLR plane’s trial run just short of disaster

HimVani MDLR Airlines trial run at the Kullu airport in Bhuntar proved a disaster as its four-jet engine aircraft’s rear wheels bursted soon after it touched the ground. No loss of life was reporteda s the plane was not carrying... (Continue reading)

Senior cops to do night patrolling in Shimla

HimVani Shimla: Gearing up to maintain law and order in the tourist town, the Shimla police will carry out extensive night patrolling, and to insure that the cops do not show slackness in duty senior district officers inclosing the SP,... (Continue reading)

One IPS and Five HPPS officers transferred

HimVani Himachal Pradesh government today transfered one IPS officer and five officers of Himachal Pradesh Police Services (HPPS). ADC to Governor of Himachal Pradesh Sonal Mohan Agnihotri (IPS) has been posted as Additional Superintendent of Police Shimla. Sandeep Bhardwaj (HPPS)... (Continue reading)

Defending sonrise in Himachal politics

By Satyakam Bharti The state BJP’s decision to field Anurag Thakur, elder son of Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, as the party candidate for the forthcoming Lok Sabha bypoll was no big surprise for those following politics in the state.... (Continue reading)

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Seven die in Chamba accident

HimVani Shimla: Seven people were killed and fourteen others injured when a bus fell into a gorge in near Chamba on Thursday. The Himachal Road Transport Corporation bus was going from Sanwal to Chamba when the driver reportedly lost control... (Continue reading)

Books on land record manual and Consumer Protection Act

HimVani Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal and Revenue and PWD Minister Gulab Singh Thakur on Thursday released two books, one on the Consumer Protection Act authored by principal secretary, Law, JN Barowalia and the other on Himachal... (Continue reading)

Bridge the gap between univ and farming community: Dr Dhiman

HimVani Addressing media persons after assuming charge as the new vice-chancellor of Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Dr. K.R. Dhiman said he would focus on improving horticulture produce, provide qualitative education facility to state youth and bridge... (Continue reading)

By-poll ahead, Himachal police to keep tab on migrant workers

HimVani Shimla: The state police has started a drive to register domestic helpers, contract laborers and daily wagers to control violence, particularly in view of the forthcoming Lok Sabha by-poll for the Hamirpur constituency. The very idea of relating poll-related... (Continue reading)

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’49% population in Himachal under hypertension’

HimVani Shimla: Emphasizing the need for creating nephrology treatment facilities at the district level hospitals in Himachal Pradesh, renowned nephrologist Dr Devendra Rana, who head of nephrology department Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi, said that 49 per cent... (Continue reading)

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