The Larji Dam authorities have issued an alert for people living down streams of river Beas as all spill-way gates of the Larji reservoir would be opened from 6 am on June 29 to June 30 , 6 am  annual flushing of the Dam. “ During this period all gates

The presence of a large number of wooden logs in flash floods in Kullu district on Wednesday has drawn the attention of environmentalists. The matter has raised concern of “alleged illicit felling” of valuable trees in Kullu area . Several videos were shared on social media showing a large number

Himachal Gyan Vigyan Samiti (HGVS) organized several programmes throughout the state to observe International Day against Drug Abuse on Thursday. The main function was held at Shimla, which was presided over by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukku. Addressing the audience on the occasion , the CM said , “The state

With the recovery of three more bodies of workers washed away in Wednesday’s flash floods in Manuni Khad near Khaniyara in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, the death toll has reached 5 as two bodies were recovered last night, while three workers are still missing. Three bodies were recovered on

Kullu, June 25 Three persons were washed away in flash floods in Sainj valley of Kullu district after cloud bursts at several places in the district on Wednesday. Sixty years old Nand Ram, his 12 years old daughter and his relative Yani Dassi (55) went missing near Bihali after the

The formation of an artificial lake in Garsian Khad (Parchu) in the Dharampur subdivision of Mandi district has submerged a temple and a cremation ground, raising a serious concern among the local residents. Suresh Sharma, a Kissan Sabha leader and an advocate from Sarkaghat, said, “This situation has been created

Himachal cadre Indian Administrative Services (IAS) officer  Vivek Chandel  received ‘ Best Performance Award ‘ for case study writing during six weeks IAS Induction Training Programme at Lal Bahadur Shastri National  Academy of Administration,  Missouri . Chandel received the award from the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla in a valedictory function.

Taking a tough stand to protect government land from encroachers in the state, Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to evict people illegally occupying more than five, ten bigha or more government lands. This order was passed by a double bench of the High Court headed by

With the arrival of the southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) center, Shimla has issued an orange alert of heavy rain in several parts of the state for the next few days. The monsoon has already hit several parts of the state with intermittent rain in

Deputy Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Mukesh Agnihotri and Gagret MLA Rakesh Kalia (Congress) have been issued “death threats “through social media posts. Both leaders hail from Una district and were issued the threats by using ‘scaring language and threats of use of sharp edged weapons ‘through a Facebook account,