A real estate project, close to Himachal Pradesh state secretariat, has come under the scanner with Shimla Municipal Corporation as it found to have felled two trees without taking prior permission from concerned authority. It’s learned that this project is being executed by a HP legislature. The housing project came under the scanner for green [...]
Shimla MC has asked for the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India intervention for the continuation of JNNURM to sanction new projects and capacity building activities till March 31st, 2014. In a meeting with Nisha Singh, Joint secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India, MC Shimla submitted a memorandum and asked for immediate [...]
Social Justice and Empowerment Minister Col. Dhani Ram Shandil said that Shimla was first city in Himachal Pradesh to develop ‘City Sanitation Plan’ which was approved by the State Government besides Decentralized Waste Water Treatment Technology was also implemented in some areas of Shimla town. He was speaking in the review meeting of various departments [...]
Deputy Mayor, Shimla Municipal Corporation, Tikender Singh Panwar, in his letter to Jitender Singh, Union Minister of State for Sports raised issues of insufficient infrastructure for sports and cultural activities in Shimla city. Panwar said that the Shimla happens to be one of the major tourist attractions of the country, but lack of sufficient infrastructure [...]
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today laid foundation stones of parking lot, kirtan bhawan, meditation centres and entry gates at Sankat Mochan Temple at Shimla. Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister said that a large number of people visit different religious places of the State every year and government was endeavoring to provide them best facilities. [...]
A Spokesperson of the State Government said here today that Government had declared two Local Holidays on 15th May, 2013 (Seepur Fair) and 1st June, 2013 (Shimla Summer Festival) for the employees working in all Government offices, Boards, Corporations and Educational Institutions in Shimla within municipal limits only. He said that these holidays would not [...]
Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) to make the state capital free of stray dogs within three months. A division bench of High Court consisting of Acting Chief Justice R B Mishra and Justice Rajeen Sharma said that stray dogs have become a menace in Shimla.
The Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the municipal corporation (MC) to collect the tax according to the old system. The HC directed that property owners could deposit tax according to the old system subject to the determination of a new system of levying it and the tax paid would be adjusted if there was a [...]
The Himachal Pradesh government has sought withdrawal of arbitration proceedings against the Ministry of Defence (MoD) without foregoing its right to the ownership of the land. With this decision now Govt has given rest to the year long controversy over the Annandale ground, which prior Govt wanted to utilize as a Cricket ground and later [...]
Housing and Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma revealed that Government of India (GoI) has given clearance for construction of Housing Colonies and Community Centre at Krishna Nagar in Shimla under Rajiv Awas Yojna for which a provision of Rs 34.10 crore has been made. Sudhir Sharma said that as many as 300 houses and a [...]
Sachin Tendulkar with Anurag Thakur at Dharamshala
Govt to spend 2291-cr on roads, important roads like IGMC hopeful for fresh lease of life
Pratibha Singh taking stroll at the Mall Road
Shimla Police installs Traffic Mirrors on Blind curves
Cultural activity at Gaiety Theater
Himachal CM takes royal dip at Maha Kumbh