Two IIT Mandi female students allege ‘sexual’ harassment by a faculty member
The reported complaint of alleged sexual harassment by two female students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi against a faculty member, yet again after a Professor of the institute was removed for a similar complaint some time back has raised question mark on the mechanism to check such incidents.
Rohru Police registers FIR in an animal sacrifice case
The Rohru police have registered an FIR against unknown people for allegedly sacrificing an animal at a public place to seek blessings of a deity, under section 325 and 223 of the IPC along with section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty towards Animals Act. Acting on a complaint by a
Army solider from Mandi village killed fighting terrorists in Punchh (J&K)
An Army soldier from Mandi district was killed while fighting terrorists in Punchh district of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. An Army source said, “Indresh Sharma (40) was killed in encounter with the terrorists near LOC in Punchh district on Wednesday, the soldier hailed from Sarkidhar village in Balh area
HP Cabinet decides to give compensation of Rs 7 lakh for the houses destroyed at Samej and Jaun
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to extend the special relief package to disaster-affected people of Samej (Rampur) and Jauan (Bagipul) area and give compensation of Rs 7 lakh for completely destroyed houses as per disaster relief manual. The Cabinet meeting held at Shimla on Thursday chaired by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
CM attacks BJP, highlights achievements of his government at two years celebration at Bilaspur
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and other Congress leaders launched a scathing attack on the Central BJP government for allegedly discriminating against Himachal Pradesh, while reiterating various achievements of the Congress government, in a rally organized at Bilaspur to celebrate its two years rule, on Wednesday. Addressing the rally at
Three die and 24 injured as private bus falls into gorge in Ani sub division of Kullu district
Three passengers traveling in a private bus lost their lives on Tuesday morning in Ani Sub –Division of Kullu district when the driver of the bus lost control over the bus and it fell into a deep gorge. The accident occurred at about 11.30 am when a private bus
BJP makes scathing attack on Congress Govt. ahead of completion of its two years rule
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) made a scathing attack on the Congress government of Himachal Pradesh ahead of its celebration of two years rule at Bilaspur on December 11. Addressing a press conference at Mandi on Monday, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur accused,
Snowfall at many places break long dry spell in Himachal Pradesh
Several areas in Himachal Pradesh experienced the first snowfall and light drizzle of this season on Sunday. The western disturbances led to a change of weather in Himachal Pradesh and broke the long dry spell continuing for several months in the state, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) center Shimla has
BDC member accused of misbehaving with Kashmiri hawkers sacked
Deputy Commissioner Kangra has sacked the Block Development Committee (BDC) member accused of misbehaving with Kashmiri hawkers selling their products in Lambagaon area of Kangra district, few days back. DC Kangra Hem Raj Berwa said, “BDC member Shushma Devi accused of misbehaving and threatening two Kashmiri hawkers selling Kashmiri products
Rural Development Deptt. signs MOU with Ambuja Cement for disposal of plastic waste
To tackle the growing problem of non-recyclable plastic waste in Himachal Pradesh the Rural Development Department signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ambuja Cements Ltd on Thursday at Shimla. Under this partnership, Ambuja Cements will collaborate with the department to co-process non-recyclable plastic waste in its cement kilns for