The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha passed a bill on Friday to increase salaries of Chief Minister, Ministers, Speaker, Deputy Speaker and Members of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) by 24 percent.   Speaking on the bill, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said , “The hike is linked to the price index, ensuring

The members of Mandi Press elected a new executive committee on Thursday, with Subhash Thakur as President and Hans Raj Saini as  General Secretary. In the election held for four posts,  Subhash Thakur defeated Munish Sood for the post of President by six votes. Out of total 48 votes –

The Himachal Pradesh High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of Des Raj, suspended Director of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), who is accused of abetment to suicide in connection with the death of Chief Engineer Vimal Negi.  Negi went missing after attending his office on March 10

Hundreds of government college teachers participated in a statewide protest on the call of the All India Federation of University and College Teachers Association (AIFUCTO) against the non-fulfilment of pending demands of teachers and oppose new education policies. President of Himachal Pradesh Government College Teachers Association (HGCTA), Dr Banita Saklani,

The police have arrested two assailants involved in the shooting of Dhaba owner Pradeep Guleria from the Gagal area on Tuesday night and also recovered the weapon used in the crime. SP Mandi Sakshi Verma said, “On the basis of a lead and camera footage, a police team arrested Mohammad

Shimla, March 24 At least 26 passengers, including Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri and Director General of Police (DGP) Atul Verma, had a narrow escape as the Delhi – Shimla Alliance Airline flight made an emergency landing at Jubbarhatti Airport on Monday. Talking to media persons at Shimla,

The Himachal Pradesh State Pollution Control Board (HPSPCB) has ordered Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam (SJPN) Shimla to pay a fine of Rs 31.17 lakh for causing water pollution in Shimla town. The Board had conducted random sampling of water discharge from the sewage treatment plant near Shimla at Golcha and

Two bike-borne criminals fired at a Dhaba owner with a country-made revolver at Pul Gharat near Mandi town last night at about 12 pm, seriously injuring him. Pradeep Guleria, the owner of Royal Chicken Corner, was seriously injured in the incident after the firing, and the assailants managed to flee

The Himachal Pradesh government has suspended Des Raj, Director (Electrical) of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL), accused of allegedly ‘torturing’ deceased Vimal Negi, Chief Engineer of the corporation, on the demands of employees and relatives of Negi. The body of Vimal Negi, who had been missing since March 10,

The Himachal Pradesh government has ordered an ACS-level inquiry to probe circumstances and allegations into the death of Vimal Negi, Chief Engineer cum General Manager of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL). The body of Negi, who was missing since March 10 after attending his office, was recovered from Govind