Pushkar Nath Kher (84), father of noted film personality and actor Anupam Kher died in Mumbai on Friday after a brief illness. A familiar face in Shimla town for years, Kher is survived by his wife and two sons. Family sources said Kher had not been well for a while but continued to live in Shimla except during the winters, when he used to move to Mumbai.This year he had left his Nadha residence in November to stay with his son.

Retired engineers’ plea to Dhumal Shimla: More than 100 retired diploma engineers of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB), on Friday made an appeal to the Chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal urging him to release their enhanced pensions. The retired engineer were granted a major relief by the High Court last month after it directed the HPSEB to fix their pensions on the basis of revised payscales.