Himachal Pradesh

The 40-year-old chapter of academic excellence being run by Dalhousie Public School (DPS) may be slammed shut, with a one-man commission of the Himachal Pradesh government recommending vesting of the entire school land located in picturesque Dalhousie, about 350 km from Shimla.

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Monday accused the previous Congress government in the state of committing irregularities in granting permissions to Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) for setting up a cement plant and a thermal power plant in Solan district.

A day after Himachal Pradesh High Court imposed a penalty of Rs 100 crore on Jaiprakash Associates Limited (JAL) for violation of environmental laws, Congress and the ruling-BJP on Saturday indulged in blame game with both the parties accusing each other of favouring the cement company.

Himachal Pradesh is making all out efforts to make all 2233 gram panchayats Open Defecation Free (ODF) to become a 'Nirmal State'. "The government is making concerted efforts to make the total sanitation campaign a big sucess in the state," S K B S Negi, Principal Secretary, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, said here on Thursday.

Freedom fighter and member of INA Sada Ram Chandel has died at his residence in Dagshai here, family said.

Expressing grief over the acts of the leaders like former BJP President Bangaru Laxman who has been convicted for taking bribes, BJP Vice-President Shanta Kumar on Saturday vowed not to be garlanded for rest of his life.

Election to the Shimla Municipal Corporation, the only civic corporation in Himachal Pradesh, will be held on May 27 and the results will be declared the next day, an official said here on Friday.

Historian Ahsan Raza Khan, whose students include Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai, has passed away after a brief illness here.

Resale of commercial land in Himachal Pradesh, purchased after special permission, should be allowed in rarest of rare cases. And in case the land is not used for which it was meant, the property vests with the government, says a commission appointed by the state government.

The Central Government on Tuesday presented five National Awards to Himachal Pradesh for its outstanding performance in strengthening and developing the Panchayati Raj Institutions in the state.