The week-long  famous Dussehra festival of Kullu began on Thursday with a traditional Rath Yatra (Chariot procession) of Lord Raghunath temple at Dhalpur ground of Kullu. Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Guest of the inaugural day function, joined a large crowd in pulling the strings of the Rath,

Himachal Pradesh government has given additional charge of Chief Secretary to the state government to (1988) batch IAS officer Sanjay Gupta .  The state government had transferred Sanjay Gupta from the post of Chairman of HP State Electricity Board Limited and elevated him to the rank of Chief Secretary after

Putting an end to speculations of another extension to Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary, Prabodh Saxena retired from service on Tuesday. Saxena was to retire on March 31st this year but was given a six month’s extension by the Central government on the recommendation of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and his

 September 29th is celebrated as World Heart day, sharing a few tips suggested by heart specialists to keep our heart healthy. Hope you will find these useful HOW TO PREVENT HEART DISEASE Peripheral arterial disease is cardiovascular disease. It is one of the more common cardiovascular diseases. Various factors can

The  Spiti Valley of Lahaul-Spiti district in Himachal Pradesh  has been recognized as India’s first Cold Desert Biosphere Reserve under UNESCO’s prestigious Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme. The recognition was formally announced during the 37th International Coordinating Council (MAB-ICC) meeting held in Hangzhou, China from September 26th to 28.

Twenty people including children are feared dead in a stampede during actor-politician Vijay’s rally in Tamil Nadu’s Karur on Saturday.  “The number of dead may increase as s 500 injured are already admitted and at least 400 more are being brought”, said a senior police officer Davidson Devasirvatham present in

Himachal Forum against Drug Abuse (HFADA) has decided to launch a joint programme against the menace of drug abuse in the state. Sharing this information with media persons at Shimla on Saturday, HFADA President Deepak Sanan (a former senior IAS officer of Himachal) said, “HFADA has been constituted with an

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by police in Leh on Friday afternoon, two days after a protest in Leh by Leh Apex Body (LAB) demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in Sixth Schedule, turned violent and four protesters were killed and over fifty injured. A police official said,

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Himachal Pradesh Government and the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment and Climate change, besides other agencies involved in construction of Bijli Mahadev Ropeway Project connecting Bijli Mahadev Temple with National Highway to Kullu at Pirdi.   The NGT has

Police have booked Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Una, Vishva Dev Chauhan, on the complaint of a lady for allegedly ‘repeatedly raping ‘her by making a false promise of marrying her.   SP Una Amit Yadav has confirmed registration of an FIR against the accused – A Himachal Pradesh Administrative Officer on