3,400 kg of adulterated khoya seized in Himachal

October 10th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - Health officials in Punjab Saturday seized huge quantities of spurious milk, khoya and ghee from various godowns, cold storages and sweet shops in a stepped-up campaign against adulterated products ahead of the Diwali festival season. Raids were conducted at various places and samples were taken for testing by health officials in Ferozepur, Sangrur, Ludhiana, Mohali, Phagwara, Bathinda and several other places.

October 8th, 2009 BHOPAL - Spurious 'ghee' (clarified butter) worth Rs.7.5 crore was sized from Shajapur district in Madhya Pradesh, officials said Thursday. A joint team of the district administration and state's food and civil supplies department raided Manorama Food Products in Maksi industrial area Tuesday evening and seized 177 tonnes of ghee, mustard oil and edible oil.

October 7th, 2009 SHIMLA - Five labourers were killed when a tipper skidded off the road and fell into a 400-feet gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said Wednesday. "Five labourers were killed when the tipper skidded off the road and rolled down into a 400-feet gorge Tuesday night near Manikaran," Superintendent of Police K.K.

September 30th, 2009 BIR BILLING/SHIMLA - Paragliders are disappointed as the Paragliding Pre-World Cup Tournament has been cancelled in Himachal Pradesh as there was need to develop international paragliding facilities in the state. Bir valley in Kangra district where the competition was to take place attracts paragliders from countries like Italy, France, Turkey, Mexico and Korea.

September 22nd, 2009 SHIMLA - The central government has sanctioned projects worth Rs.243.43 crore that would help strengthen the rural road network in Himachal Pradesh, an official statement said Tuesday. "In order to strengthen the rural road network in the state, the central government has approved Rs.243.43 crore under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana," Himachal Pradesh Public Works Minister Thakur Gulab Singh said in the statement.

September 9th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh has cleared 13 industrial proposals worth Rs.330 crore including those of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories and Johnson and Johnson, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Wednesday.

September 4th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh will be soon included in the National River Conservation Programme, an official statement said Friday. "The centre has agreed to include Himachal Pradesh in the National River Conservation Programme.

September 3rd, 2009 LUCKNOW - Five people, among them a doctor and the leader of the gang involved in a large-scale racket in sale of adulterated blood, were arrested here Thursday, the Uttar Pradesh police said. Those arrested were identified as gang leader Alok Dwivedi, U.B.Singh, a doctor at the state government's Balrampur Hospital, and Izhar, Pushpendra and Raman.

August 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - Several government buildings and bridges in Himachal Pradesh were damaged due to a cloudburst Friday, an official said. "Many buildings and bridges were damaged in a cloudburst in Nirmand sub-tehsil in Kullu district," Deputy Commissioner B.N.

July 27th, 2009 SHIMLA - The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabard) has sanctioned Rs.135 crore to the Himachal Pradesh government for developing rural infrastructure, an official statement said Monday. "Nabard has sanctioned Rs.135 crore to Himachal Pradesh for the year 2009-10.

July 9th, 2009 CHANDIGARH - The Haryana police Thursday seized around 1,400 kg of spurious milk products allegedly adulterated with chemicals. "We have seized different milk products like cheese, ghee and cream during our surprise raids at various places.

May 29th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Friday entered into an agreement with Kolkata-based Eastern Mineral and Trading Agency (EMTA) for setting up a 500-MW thermal power plant in West Bengal, from where the electricity generated will be transmitted back home. The plant will be established at Raniganj.

March 3rd, 2009 SHIMLA - Mobile phones will ring trouble both for the invigilators and the students in Himachal Pradesh during the board examinations that commence Tuesday, an official here said Monday. 'To avoid disturbance during board examinations, we have decided to impose a ban on the use of mobile phones in the examination centres,' Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education chairman C.L.

February 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Four people were arrested from a Himachal Pradesh village near here and eight leopard skins were seized from them, police said Saturday. Police sources said the accused belonged to Shimla district and they purchased the pelts from a villager.

January 22nd, 2009 SHIMLA - A senior police officer of Himachal Pradesh has been suspended after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) framed charges against him, an official said Friday. Additional Director General of Police B.S.