In a major relief to thousands of state government employees of Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court (SC) of India has dismissed the Himachal Pradesh government’s Special Leave Petition (SLP) regarding a case concerning employee seniority and financial benefits. Upholding the HP  High Court’s verdict, a SC bench headed by Justice

Himachal Pradesh Government has appointed Dr D K Verma as new Vice Chancellor of Atal Medical and Research, University, Mandi. Himachal Pradesh Governor Kavinder Gupta (Chancellor) issued a notification in this regard on Wednesday under Health Sciences Act-2017. His appointment has been made for the term of three years from

Seven people lost their lives in tow different road accidents during the past twenty four hours in the state. Five occupants of a car died on Monday night on Pathankot – Dalhousie road near Lahar (Dalhousie) in Chamba district. SP Chamba said , “ Five occupants of the car were

Dharam Prakash Gupta I had just returned from a trip to Banjar. Reaching home as my usual practice, I pulled out used clothes for washing from my bag and a wet towel from a carry bag.  My wife was annoyed with this trip of mine since I went off on

Thirteen passengers traveling in a taxi lost their lives on Friday , when a Tata –Sumo taxi in which they were travelling was hit by huge boulders on Killar – Udaipur road near Kadu Nullah in Lahaul –Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh . All the deceased belonged to the Pangi

Deputy Commissioner Mandi Apoorv Devgan, while addressing a media workshop organized by the Press Information Bureau (PIB)- Shimla, at Mandi on Thursday stressed the need of maintaining accuracy rather than speed in dissemination of any information by media persons. The DC said, “ There are simple tools which can be

The Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has issued a forecast of heavy to very heavy rain in parts of Himachal Pradesh from 19 to 23 July after restoration of monsoon in the state. The IMD has issued Orange and Red alerts for several districts as the heaviest rainfall is expected between

The Him Academy , Hamirpur’s students have once again excelled in NEET UG exam as  institute’s student Ojish scored 601 score in the exam and as many as 110 students of the Academy have brought laurels by their outstanding performance . The names of the students who qualified the exam

The indefinite hunger strike by climate activist Sonam Wangchuk at Jantar – Mantar, New Delhi, demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for paper leak and irregularities in NEET examination, entered 19th day on Thursday with the doctors attending him expressing serious concern over deterioration of his health . Dr

The head of Himachal Police band – Harmony of Pines, Police Inspector Vijay Kumar has been suspended by the Director General of Police (DGP) Himachal Pradesh, Ashok Tewari for alleged unauthorized earnings from the band through social media platforms. The DGP Ashok Tewari has also instituted a departmental inquiry against