Congress government

15000 employees go without salaries in Himachal first time in Congress rule

Shimla: Having romped home to power in Himachal Pradesh on a promise to implement the Old Pension Scheme (OPS), the…

11 months ago

Siddaramaiah’s announcement on 5 mega freebies turns out to be a damp squib

Bengaluru: Akin to a fake magician promising to produce a rabbit out of the hat, but coming up with a…

11 months ago

Himachal govt taking fresh look at Cannabis as medicinal herb to make cultivation legal 

Shimla:  The cultivation of Cannabis (bhang), a wild weed grown illegally in the remote valleys of Himachal that has gained…

12 months ago

Ruling Congress in Himachal repeals law that benefitted victims of the infamous Emergency

Shimla: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has decided to strip beneficiaries of Loktantra Prahari Samman— honorarium given to those…

1 year ago

After water cess, Himachal CM levies ‘milk cess’ on liquor to raise Rs 100 crore

Shimla: After having passed a bill to levy cess on water being used for power generation in Himachal Pradesh, Chief…

1 year ago

Is time ripe to legalise cannabis cultivation in Himachal?

Shimla: Amid the growing concern over drug abuse in Himachal Pradesh, the question that has also come to the fore…

1 year ago