DTDC courier services fined for not delivering a letter on the address in Shimla
District Consumer Dispute Redressal Forum Shimla has ordered DTDC Courier Company to give a compensation of Rs 3000 to a Shimla resident, Ankur Thakur for not delivering a letter sent to him from Bathinda on his residential address of Shimla. In his complaint made to the Forum, Ankur
No respite from incessant rain , Himachal on Red Alert, Schools closed in Shimla
There seems to be no respite from the present spell of incessant rain in Himachal Pradesh as Indian Meteorology Department (IMD) Center Shimla has issued a Red Alert predicting heavy to very heavy rain in many parts of the state in the next 12 hours. The IMD Center Shimla in
Thousdands stranded as flash floods hit Mahimahesh Yatra , CM surveys affected areas
Though Chamba district administration is working very hard to evacuate all pilgrims stuck at different places from Manimahesh but many of pilgrims are still facing hardships as trek from Manimahesh and road from Bharmaur to Chamba is still inaccessible due to heavy landslides after massive flash floods on August 24.
SJVN given eminence award for Human Resource Management
The Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam has won this years ‘SCOPE Eminence Award in Human Resource Management’. The award was presented by the President of India, Smt. Droupadi Murmu in a function held at New Delhi on Friday and was received by SJVN Chief Managing Director- cum MD Bhupender Gupta and
Devotion enviornment and politics collide over Bijli Mahadev ropeway proejct
The agitation to oppose the ropeway project to Bijli Mahadev in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh is turning out to be a fight of one-upmanship between BJP leaders of the area and Kullu MLA Sunder Singh Thakur. The state government is constructing a ropeway across River Beas from Pirdi to
BJP walks out of HP Vidhan Sabha alleging irregularities in auction of APMC shops
The opposition BJP on Wednesday tried to corner the Himachal Pradesh government on the issue of allotment of shops in Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Parala Mandi market yard and other places in Shimla district. Naina Devi MLA Randhir Sharma speaking in Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday accused the
Flash floods damage, highways, houses and bridges in Kullu – Manali
Incessant rain continuing since Saturday in the region has led to flash floods that have caused extensive damage to houses, bridges, National Highways and a few government buildings in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday . While several areas of Kullu district have suffered losses of government and private
Educational institutions closed in Mandi district amid red alert of heavy rain
The Mandi district administration has decided to close all education institutions in Mandi district in view of incessant rainfall in the district on Tuesday (August 26). District Magistrate-cum-Chairman, District Disaster Management Authority, Mandi, Apoorv Devgan in an order issued on Tuesday said, “Mandi district is receiving continuous rainfall during this
Incesant rain in Mandi blocks Chandigarh – Manali and Karsog roads
The incessant rain in Mandi district during the past 24 hours has affected the normal life in the district as several roads including Chandigarh – Manali road have been blocked due to landslides. The rain started on Saturday night and continued on Sunday with a brief gap of an hour
Sonam Wangchuck condemns cancellation of lease of land given for a university
The Ladakh administration has drawn strong criticism from founder of Himachal Institute of Learning (HIAL) and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk for cancelling allotment of land given to HIAL by Leh administration, along with other organizations. Wangchuck has been demanding statehood to Ladakh along with people, and extension of Union Territory