Manali-Leh Highway reopens: but tourists will have to wait
The Manali-Leh National Highway was opened by the Border Roads Organization (BRO) on Monday. The highway had remained closed for nearly six months during the winter months as heavy snow blocked the Highway. A BRO official said , “ The Leh-Manali road has been thrown open after a golden handshake
Volvo Bus catches fire near Sunder Nagar; all passengers safe
A private Volvo bus caught fire on the Chandigarh– Manali National Highway near Sunder Nagar on Monday. As per the information, the bus was on its way from Delhi to Manali when passengers travelling in the bus and the bus driver observed smoke. He immediately stopped the bus and warned
Six private universties under scanner of CBI in alleged scholarship fraud
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has obtained search warrants against six private universities in Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab from Special CBI Judge Shimla to investigate their alleged involvement in the misappropriation of post-matric scholarships for SC&ST and other reserve category students. The Shimla branch of CBI, investigating the
Subedar Major from Kangra martyred in Pakistan shelling
Subedar Major Pawan Kumar of the Indian Army, a resident of Shahpur in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, was killed in Pakistani shelling in Poonch on Saturday morning, informed the Army this morning. Subedar Major Pawan Kumar Sharma was serving in the 25 Punjab Regiment and was killed in shelling
India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire after four-day armed conflict
India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire ending the four-day-long armed conflict, which had threatened peace in the subcontinent, as both hostile nuclear powers had launched major offensives across the India-Pakistan borders. Earlier, US President Donald Trump posted on X, “India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire.”
Himachal on alert: CM directs vigilance following cross-border escalation
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed all the Deputy Commissioners (DCs) and Superintendents of Police (SPs) to stay vigilant in view of the latest cross-border tensions escalating between India and Pakistan. Presiding over a high-level meeting at Shimla on Friday, the CM took detailed feedback from all the DCs
Nachan Forest Division trains 58 Van Mitras for forest conservation efforts
Nachan Forest Division organised a seven-day training camp for Van Mitra, which concluded on Wednesday. Divisional Forest Officer Nachan, Surender Kashyap said, “A total of 58 van Mitra, 37 women and 21 men attended the training camp, and after the training, they will be involved in community-driven forest conservation and
HP government hikes bus fares of long-distance buses by 15 perecnt
The Himachal Pradesh government enhanced the fare of long-distance buses in the state by fifteen per percent. As per a notification issued on Thursday from Shimla, “The bus fare in the plain area has been increased from Rs 1.40 to Rs 1.60 per kilometre, and in the hilly area the
Congress struggles to reconstitute HPCC amid ‘power tussle ?
The delay in reconstitution of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC), even after nearly six months after its dissolution, has kept the Congress workers guessing and hampered the functioning of the Congress organisation in the state. The HPCC, which was dissolved by the Congress High Command to rope in ‘new
Two burnt alive in rosin factory fire near Nalagarh
Two workers in a rosin factory at Kosri village were reportedly burnt alive on Tuesday in a major blaze under the Nalagarh sub-division of Solan district. According to a report, “Charred bodies of two workers from Uttar Pradesh were recovered from a rosin factory in the afternoon and have been