The Himachal Pradesh High Court has extended stay on the transfer of Indian Police Services Officer Ilam Afroz, as Superintendent of Police Baddi district.   Rejecting the State government’s plea to modify its earlier order, the Division Bench comprising Justice Gurmeet Singh Sandhawalia and Justice Satyan Vaidya  referred the matter

The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, met in Shimla on Thursday and paid homage to former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh by observing two minutes of silence in his memory. Acknowledging Dr. Singh’s significant contributions to India and Himachal Pradesh, the Cabinet highlighted key projects

Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri raised concerns about the financial burden of implementing the vehicle scrapping policy during the 42nd meeting of the Transport Development Council in New Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting was presided over by Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari. Agnihotri highlighted the challenges posed by Himachal Pradesh’s

At least 126 people were killed and more than 188 injured as six earthquakes, including a powerful one measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale, rocked Tibet in one hour on Tuesday, news agency Associated Press reported. The earthquakes shook buildings in many areas in India, Nepal and Bhutan. Strong tremors

The election for Delhi Assembly will be held on February 5, for all 70 Assembly seats of National Capital Region. Announcing the election schedule at New Delhi on Tuesday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said, “The polling for all 70 Assembly constituencies will be held on February 5 in a

The Himachal Pradesh government has directed all health institutions in the state to closely monitor influenza cases following the recent detection of two Human Metapneumovirus (HMVP) cases in Karnataka. The Secretary of Health issued these directions during a virtual review meeting on Monday, attended by Chief Medical Officers, Medical Superintendents,

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu emphasized the significance of tourism as the backbone of Himachal Pradesh’s economy during a review meeting of the Tourism Department. He announced to invest Rs 2415 crore to strengthen tourism infrastructure in the state. H said, “Rs 150.27 crore would be spent on the development

Acting swiftly on a complaint of alleged misappropriation of state government funds in hiring water tankers to supply drinking water by the officials of Jalshakti department in Theog area, the state government has put ten officials of the department under suspension. Former Theog MLA and senior CPM leader Rakesh Singha

Shimla, January 3, 2025 A grand religious event, the Bhunda Ceremony, is being held in Dalgaon, a remote village in the Rohru sub-division of Shimla district, after a 40-year gap. This traditional festival, dedicated to appeasing Bakralu Devta (deity) for blessings, commenced on January 2 and will continue until January

New Year celebrations turned tragic when a clash between police personnel and hotel staff at a hotel in Banikhet, near the tourist city of Dalhousie, resulted in the death of the hotel manager and serious injuries to an employee. A policeman was also injured during the incident. Following the incident,