The famous shivratri  festival of Mandi would have several unique features as part of Golden Jubilee celebration of Himachal Pradesh’s  statehood this year. The shivratri  festival, which had an abrupt closure last year in the wake of COVID pandemic would be celebrated this year with much fanfare to make the

Satyen Vaidya a practicing lawyer of Shimla has been recommended for appointment as Judge of Himachal Pradesh High Court by the collegiums of the Supreme Court of India. Born on December 22, 1963 Vaidya hails from Mandi town and his father late HL Vaidya had worked as Joint Director in

 Dr Navneet Chandra Verma, a former PhD scholar of IIT Mandi has won Indian National Young Academy of Sciences Award -2020 for his research on fundamental understanding of chemical structure and functional relationship of the carbonic nono-particle and their application in super-resolution light microscopy.   Dr. Verma, who completed his

A large number of farmers opposing proposed construction of Greenfield Airport in Balh area of Mandi district held a protest march from Kansa Chowk to SDM office Daduar on Monday under the banner of Balh Bachao Sangharsha Samiti . The samiti representing thousands of farmers living in the Balh area,

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has condemned the conduct of leader of opposition and other MLAs in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly premises Shimla on Friday terming this against the rich tradition and culture of the state. Lashing at state Congress leaders while addressing a public meeting at Seri Manch Mandi

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi organized a function to observe its 12th foundation day on Wednesday which was presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. Speaking on the occasion Thakur said, “IIT Mandi is biggest and most prestigious institution of the state which is a matter of

The Himachal Pradesh state Cabinet has decided to hold Municipal Corporation (MC) elections in the state on party symbols. The decision in this regard was taken in a meeting held on Tuesday presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur in which it was decided to amend HP MC Act

In a big relief to people of the region, Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Medical College (SLBSMC) Hospital Nerchowk would resume normal functioning from February 22nd after a gap of nearly 11 months. The hospital was designated as the state COVID hospital in April last year in the wake of pandemic

When environmentalist are worried over sudden flooding in rivers in hills after destruction and fear of loss of  hundreds of human lives in a tragedy in Chamoli district of Uttrakhand the Mandi district administration has failed to check illegal dumping of mud on the banks of Suketi khud and River

After public outrage over frequent exorbitant increase in fees and other charges by certain private schools’ managements the state government is reportedly contemplating to bring a legislation to tame the private schools. Though the state government has been talking of bringing the legislation as the Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institution