Paswan lays foundation stone for Himachal steel projectKANGRA - Steel Minister Ram Vilas Paswan Saturday laid the foundation stone of the proposed Rs.1.05-billion (Rs.105-crore) steel plant of the state-run Steel Authority of India here, ending the months old uncertainty over the project. Around 95,000 waterfowl roosting in Himachal’s Pong Dam: censusPONG DAM - Around 95,000 birds, both migratory and local, are roosting and feeding in the Pong Dam area in Himachal Pradesh these days, according to a census. Ski slopes of Himachal devoid of snow this yearMANALI - For years a thick blanket of snow in Himachal Pradesh’s popular Solang slopes in Kullu district in north India has been attracting skiers from across the globe. But this year, this seems to be a thing of the past. |