Shimla: As per a government survey, Himachal Pradesh has emerged as the "first smoke free state" in the country, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Thursday said. As per the latest survey report of health department, there is an effective compliance of Smoke Free Rules under Tobacco Control Act, 2003 in all district headquarters, the Chief Minister said. All district headquarters qualify for smoke free status, Dhumal said while presiding...
03:58 AM, Jun 01, 2012
Shimla: Himachal Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Saturday made it clear that there is no move in his state to slash the VAT on petrol to offset the impact of steep rise of Rs 7.50 per litre in the price of petrol. Interacting with media persons on the conclusion of election campaign for Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) polls, Dhumal said, any decision in this regard would be taken after...
08:59 PM, May 26, 2012
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Monday warned the Army that he would file a defamation case against the defence force for allegedly accusing the Himachal Pradesh state government of colluding with land mafia to grab defence land. Dhumal threatened to sue the Army despite the U-turn taken by the defence forces on Monday over the historic Annandale military ground. He met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...
05:16 PM, Apr 16, 2012
New Delhi: Army has denied having issued any statement saying Himachal Pradesh government and its Chief Minister are working with land mafia to take away the Annandale Military grounds in Shimla. On Sunday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal threatened to file a defamation suit if the Army does not tender an unconditional apology for its statement that questioned the campaign demanding handing over of Annandale ground. Dhumal termed...
03:05 PM, Apr 16, 2012
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Friday passed the Lokayukta bill in the absence of the opposition Congress, with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal saying it is "more strong and constitutional than Uttarakhands bill". "That (Uttarakhand) bill has not so far been given assent by the president due to some legal hitches, but our bill is fully constitutional and comprehensive," Dhumal said. Before the bill was introduced, Team Anna member...
05:06 PM, Apr 06, 2012
Shimla: 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 on Tuesday. Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal visited Bilaspur town to participate in the mass cremation of the victims. Twenty-seven passengers were killed and 25 injured when a state-run bus fell into a 1,000-foot deep gorge near Danoh, five km from here, Monday evening. The government...
09:36 AM, Oct 26, 2011
New Delhi: Inaugurating the first ever business meets organised by the Department of Tourism and Civil Aviation in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal made a passionate plea to the investors for investing in Himachal which had much more on offer than the rest of the country. In order to promote the tourism products of the State and attract the visitors, the Department of Tourism & Civil...
05:46 PM, Oct 27, 2010
Punjab Chief Minister says the river water flowing through his state into Haryana is Punjab's property. ...
08:50 AM, Jun 19, 2010
Dhumal claims audio CD fabricated, orders probe. ...
12:21 PM, Jan 20, 2010
The main focus is to tap high-end health tourists. ...
11:32 AM, Jun 09, 2009
The last ordinance was last issued in 1992 against ragging. ...
01:26 PM, Mar 15, 2009
Nagpur: It takes a brave captain to demand more runs from Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag, but that's just what India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni is doing. Dhoni wants the World Cup openers, two of the world's best batsmen, to produce bigger partnerships at the World Cup. Dhoni told reporters on Friday that he wants India to get "bigger opening partnerships so that the middle order and the lower middle-order...
05:51 PM, Dec 30, 2007
Pallekele: Zimbabwe captain Elton Chigumbura urged his top order to battle through the early overs against co-host Sri Lanka in Thursday's World Cup Group A match. "The biggest challenge is the first 15 overs," Chigumbura said on Wednesday. "I always back my bowlers to defend any score more than 260 and we're working on our batting." Zimbabwe's top order batting has twice flopped against Australia and New Zealand inside the...
09:01 AM, Dec 29, 2007
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