Himachal gets first private radio station

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 8th, 2009 SHIMLA - Hydropower generation in Himachal Pradesh has dipped 35-40 percent in the past two months because of deficient monsoon, affecting electricity supplies to Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi. "Generation dipped in July and August because of low flow of water in the rivers," said Suneel Grover, director of generation at the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board.

September 1st, 2009 SHIMLA - At least 23 people were killed and eight injured when a private bus rolled down a gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district late Tuesday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner (Mandi) Onkar Sharma told IANS on telephone that the bus, on the way to Sundernagar from Bilaspur town, fell into a 300-foot gorge near Sundernagar on the National Highway No.21.

August 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - Eighteen people were killed and 25 injured when the bus they were in skidded off the road and fell into a 200-foot gorge near Chamba in Himachal Pradesh Friday, officials said. Deputy Commissioner (Chamba) Devesh Kumar told IANS on phone that the private bus, bound for Chamba town, fell into a gorge near Salooni village, 40 km from Chamba town, Friday evening.

July 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh, which has a potential to generate 20,416 MW hydroelectric power, has decided to set up 50 new micro hydel projects with the help of small players. "The government has identified 50 mini hydroelectric projects across the state ranging up to 5 MW.

July 7th, 2009 AHMEDABAD - The Self-Employed Women's Association - a well-known NGO based here that works for women's empowerment and encourages entrepreneurship - will soon start it own community radio. The station, which would be run by rural women in Sanand near here, would focus on developmental issues.

May 25th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Monday stopped operations of its state transport bus service in neighbouring Punjab after two buses were set afire there during violence that flared up following the death of a Sikh religious leader in a clash in Austrian capital Vienna. "We have temporarily stopped the plying of bus service of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) in Punjab after two buses were set on fire in violence in Jalandhar city Sunday night," Himachal Transport Minister Kishan Kapoor told reporters here.

May 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Bhadaru, a 127-year-old man who is the oldest voter in Himachal Pradesh, rode a horse to the polling station to exercised his franchise Wednesday, an official said. 'Bhadaru voted at the polling station number 35 in the Kasumpti constituency that comes under the Shimla parliamentary constituency,' state's chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS.

May 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Piyara Singh, 105, a World War II veteran, and his paralytic spouse Hansa Devi, 103, believed to be the oldest couple in Himachal Pradesh, exercised their franchise Wednesday. While Piyara Singh reached the polling station at Dharamsala in Kangra district on foot, the wife was piggybacked by her eldest son.

May 13th, 2009 SHIMLA - Bir Singh, a 102-year-old leprosy patient, exercised his franchise at a special polling booth in Himachal Pradesh in the fifth and final phase of general elections Wednesday. 'Bir Singh was among the 13 voters who exercised franchise this morning at a special polling station set up for the leprosy patients in Solan district,' state chief electoral officer Anil Khachi told IANS.

April 14th, 2009 SHIMLA - Three youths have drowned while bathing in the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district, police said Tuesday. 'Only one body has been found.

March 31st, 2009 SHIMLA - Hydroelectric power generation at the 1,500-MW Nathpa-Jhakri project in Himachal Pradesh touched a record 6,600 million units this financial year, officials said Tuesday. 'The Nathpa-Jhakri station has achieved a record generation of 6,600 million units in 2008-09,' H.K.

February 16th, 2009 SHIMLA - Nine members of a marriage party, including a child, were killed when the private bus in which they were travelling met with an accident in Himachal Pradesh's Una district Tuesday, police said. They were going to Hoshiarpur in Punjab to attend a marriage.

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.