Himachal Pradesh Government has dissolved all the Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in whole of the state, (except all Gram Panchayats (GPs) and Panchayat Samitis of Kelylong sub-division in Lahaul- Spiti district, GPs and Panchayat Samitis in Pangi sub-division of Chamba district),  and four GPs of Kullu district, as term of

The Punjab and Haryana Civil Secretariat was evacuated on Thursday morning after a threat to blow up the secretariat with a bomb, today morning. According to officials, the threat was received by E-mails sent to the National Informatics Centre (NIC) at the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Chandigarh  and to the Director,

The Indian Meteorological (IMD) centre, Shimla has issued an orange and a yellow alert in its weather forecast predicting heavy snowfall and rain in Himachal Pradesh for  January 27 and 28  (Tuesday and Wednesday ) for different parts of the state.  The orange alert has been issued for Kullu, Kinnaur,

Legendary broadcaster and veteran journalist Mark Tully, the voice of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) in the sub continent for years, is no more. He passed away in a hospital in New Delhi, on Saturday  He was 90. Tully, the British correspondent, who made Delhi his home, covered momentous events that

The 56th statehood Day was celebrated throughout Himachal Pradesh on Saturday,  Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu unfurled the National Flag at a state level function held at Pragpur in Kangra District. The CM also took salute from the marching contingents of Police, Home Guard, NCC Cadets and Van Mitras. Addressing a

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to construct a 4.3-kilometre-long Naddi Zipline Project near Dharamsala in Kangra district at an estimated cost of Rs. 7.41 crore. It will be Asia’s longest zipline and is expected to emerge as a major attraction for tourists visiting the area. The Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister

Dharam Prakash Gupta Though the Himachal Pradesh government has directed police to take strict action against private bus operators violating traffic norms in order to check accidents in the state in the wake of recent bus accidents, nothing much seems to change as successive state governments have failed to act.

Weather has taken a  turn in Himachal Pradesh as snowfall has started on high hills and mid hills in Lahaul- Spiti district , and  as per an information snowfall has started at the Rohtang Pass, Udaipur valley and a few other places on Friday . The sky remained overcast at

Six people, including three children, sleeping in a house in Talangana village in Nauradhar area of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh were burnt alive on Wednesday night. As per information, “The fire was spotted at about 2 am in the house of Mohan Singh, where seven people were sleeping, the

Himachal Pradesh PWD Minister Vikramaditiya Singh has faced criticism from his own Cabinet colleagues for his remarks made against certain bureaucrats from other states, presently working with the state government. The minister had made a statement a few days back stating, “Certain bureaucrats belonging to Bihar and Uttar Pradesh are