Hydropower firms owe Rs.264 crore to Himachal government
August 28th, 2012 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 28 (IANS) Hydropower projects in Himachal Pradesh owe more than Rs.250 crore to the state government, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday. He said the companies ... Read more...
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Hindu and Sikh shrines on Punjab-HP border to be linked
July 18th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 18 (IANS) The Punjab cabinet Wednesday approved a Rs.100 crore ropeway project that will link the Sikh gurdwara of Keshgarh at Anandpur Sahib with the Hindu temple of ... Read more...
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Himachal offers sops to employees
June 18th, 2012 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 18 (IANS) Barely months ahead of the assembly elections, the Himachal Pradesh government Monday decided to give additional financial incentives to its employees and pensioners.A cabinet meeting, presided ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh IPS officer dies of cardiac arrest (Lead)
April 3rd, 2012 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Apr 3 (IANS) Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer B.S. Maravi died of cardiac arrest in Chhattisgarh Tuesday, an official said.Maravi, 57, known as a dynamic police officer, was ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh seeks Haryana’s help for labourers’ release
February 27th, 2012 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh government Monday sought Haryana's help to secure release of several poor people forcibly being made to work at a brick kiln in Haryana's Ambala ... Read more...
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NTPC Himachal hydro plant to be commissioned next year
February 27th, 2012 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 27 (IANS) State-owned National Thermal Power Corp's mega hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh is likely to be commissioned next year. The plant would generate 3,054 million units annually ... Read more...
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George Cross theft: Winner’s widow moves Himachal court
February 7th, 2012 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 7 (IANS) Perturbed over the failure of the Himachal Pradesh Police in solving the theft of the George Cross awarded to her martyred husband by the British for ... Read more...
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27 killed in Himachal bus accident
October 25th, 2011 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 25 (IANS) At least 27 people were killed when a bus fell into a 1,000 foot deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, officials said Tuesday.
Chief Minister Prem ... Read more...
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12 run over by train in Chhattisgarh
October 23rd, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 22 (IANS) At least 12 jaywalkers were mowed to death Saturday by a speeding train at a manned crossing near Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur town, railway officials said. Agitated locals ... Read more...
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Explosives found in abandoned car in Chhattisgarh
July 14th, 2011 - 10:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 14 (IANS) Bags filled with explosive ammonium nitrate and detonators were found in an abandoned car in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district Thursday, police said.A police patrol spotted the vehicle ... Read more...
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White bear dies of epilepsy at zoo
April 28th, 2011 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 28 (IANS) The lone white bear at Chhattisgarh's Kanan Pendari zoo that was very popular with visitors has died of epilepsy, zoo officials said Thursday.The bear named Sikandar ... Read more...
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Woman burnt alive over land dispute
April 5th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 5 (IANS) A 40-year-old woman was burnt alive by neighbours in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district over a land dispute, police said tuesday.Four people of a family have been arrested ... Read more...
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Himachal’s hydropower project to be commissioned by 2013
March 4th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, March 4 (IANS) A mega hydropower project in Himachal Pradesh that was caught in an administrative logjam after the central environment and forests ministry objected to the transfer of ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh town tense after cop killed by thieves
February 3rd, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 3 (IANS) A town in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district observed a total shutdown Thursday to protest the killing of a constable, when he went to a village to apprehend some people ... Read more...
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25 Chhattisgarh child labourers rescued from brick kiln
January 31st, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chhatrapati Shahuji Maharaj Nagar (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) Twentyfive child labourers from Chhattisgarh were rescued here Monday and a man was arrested for forcing them to work at a brick kiln, ... Read more...
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Severe winter forces Himachal’s tribal shepherds to migrate
December 16th, 2010 - 10:16 pm ICT by ANI
By Hemant ChauhanMashobra (Himachal Pradesh), Dec.16 (ANI): With the arrival of the winter season, the tribal shepherds of the Gaddi community have begun to migrate from the hills to the plain areas ... Read more...
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Poverty-stricken woman kills kids, self
December 6th, 2010 - 12:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) A poverty-stricken woman first poisoned her three children and then committed suicide by consuming pesticide at their home in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district. Two of the kids died while ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s new 660 MW plant to start by December
October 9th, 2010 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 9 (IANS) The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) will commission the first of three 660 MW of units of a new power plant in Chhattisgarh's Sipat village by December, the ... Read more...
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Poisonous gas kills three
July 29th, 2010 - 11:09 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 29 (IANS) Three men died Thursday while cleaning a pond in a village in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district after inhaling a poisonous gas, an official statement said.
The incident took place at ... Read more...
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Rescued lions rehabilitated at Bhopal national park
July 1st, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by ANI
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), July 1 (ANI): The Van Vihar National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal city has become the new home to a pair of lions, which were rescued from a circus ... Read more...
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Himachal to get five more national highways
June 15th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) The central government has sanctioned five more national highways to strengthen road connectivity in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Tuesday.
Apart from the five highways, ... Read more...
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NTPC Chhattisgarh plant to generate 660 MW by October
May 12th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 12 (IANS) Power utility NTPC will generate another 660 MW by October this year, commissioning a new unit of its coal-fired power plant at Sipat in Chhattisgarh, a company official ... Read more...
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Himachal temples allowed to sell gold, silver
April 13th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Tuesday allowed state-administered temples to sell part of the gold and silver they received as donations from devotees.
The relevant bill, the Himachal Pradesh ... Read more...
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Bill moved to manage gold donated in Himachal temples
April 9th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Hindu Public Religious Institutions and Charitable Endowments (Amendment) Bill, 2010, was brought in the state assembly Friday to better manage the yellow metal donated ... Read more...
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Three pilgrims killed in Himachal accident
February 28th, 2010 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Three pilgrims from Punjab were killed and one was seriously injured Sunday when the car in which there were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a ... Read more...
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Lady teacher forces class 2 kid to eat green chillies
February 28th, 2010 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 28 (IANS) A lady teacher in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district punished a naughty class 2 student by forcibly stuffing several green chillies in his mouth and telling him to eat them, ... Read more...
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Theft of George Cross: Britain approaches Himachal police
January 31st, 2010 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) Britain has asked Himachal Pradesh police to provide more details about the theft of its highest civil decoration medal George Cross awarded posthumously to Naik Kirpa Ram.
With this, ... Read more...
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Seven Delhi residents killed in accident in Himachal (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) Seven people from Delhi, five of whom lived in the same neighbourhood, were killed and two critically injured in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district ... Read more...
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Six Delhi residents killed in Himachal accident
January 12th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Jan 12 (IANS) Six residents of Delhi were killed in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district, police said Tuesday.
"Six residents of Delhi were killed when a Scorpio vehicle in ... Read more...
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Medal auction: High court gives notice to Himachal government
November 28th, 2009 - 2:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 28 (IANS) Taking note of media reports on the auction of a gallantry medal awarded by Britain to an Indian soldier in 1946, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed ... Read more...
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A ray of hope for expectant mothers in Maoists affected Chhattisgarh
August 18th, 2009 - 10:11 pm ICT by ANI
By Shiv Shankar SarthiBilha (Chhattisgarh), Aug.18 (ANI): An ambulance service has come as a boon for expectant mothers, especially for those in their advanced stage of pregnancy, in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district.Till ... Read more...
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Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh
July 28th, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) Heavy rains lashed parts of Himachal Pradesh as south-west monsoon brought cheer to the people in the hill state, a weather official here said.
"Most areas of the hill ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh may get its first army cantonment
March 26th, 2009 - 11:11 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) Army chief General Deepak Kapoor is arriving in Chhattisgarh Friday on a two-day visit to hold discussions with the state government for setting up an army cantonment in ... Read more...
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Judge commits suicide in Chhattisgarh
March 5th, 2009 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 5 (IANS) A 45-year-old additional district and sessions court judge in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district committed suicide by taking an overdose of sleeping pills and then setting herself on fire at ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh reshuffles 14 IAS officers
December 20th, 2008 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 19 (IANS) In the first ever reshuffle after retaining power in the November assembly polls, Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday reshuffled 14 officers of the Indian Administrative Services ... Read more...
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