NAHAN: Prabha Rau, Governor of Himachal Pradesh said that fair and festivals were symbols of our rich cultural heritage, which needed to be preserve at all cost.

CHANDIGARH: The 540th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the first Sikh Guru,is being celebrated across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Thursday as devotees thronged the Gurudwaras to pay their obeisance.

MUMBAI: Public sector, Corporation Bank has declared to cut its interest rates by 50 basis points on fixed deposits of various maturities. The rate cut is likely to be valid from the beginning of next month.

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Cabinet in its meeting held on Thursday approved the Himachal Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Rules, 2008, framed by the Labour Department to give effect to the Central Act.