Shimla-Ghagas Highway turns fatal amid heavy rain as boulder hits car, One Killed
A Shimla resident Anil Bakshi (63) was killed on Tuesday afternoon near Bharari Ghat on Shimla – Ghagas Highway after a huge boulder hit his car in which he was going to Shimla along with his son and wife. His wife and son have also been injured in the accident
Seven die and eleven injured in road accident in Chamba district
At least seven passengers travelling in a private bus have lost their lives and eleven others injured in a bus accident near Chalunj Mor of Bairagarh in Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh. SP Chamba Vijay Saklani said, “The private bus carrying about 25 passengers overturned near Bairagarh on Saturday morning,
Hope for Himachal as Centre proposes cashless amicable settlement of Rs 4,200-Crore BBMB pending dues
In a ray of hope for Himachal Pradesh, the long pending dispute for claiming dues from Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) after nearly 66 years may be realized after proposal of the Central government to settle the issue by amicable cashless settlement during a recent hearing in the Supreme Court
DC and SP Kullu transferred on the order of HP High Court
The Himachal Pradesh government has ordered the transfer of Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (SP) Kullu, acting on the recommendation of Himachal Pradesh High Court . The High Court, which was closely monitoring the news reports and complaint of a local resident of the area about the illegal
SC upholds HP High Court verdict, clears financial benefits for contract employees
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
Dr DK Verma appointed Vice Chancellor of Atal Medical & Research university
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 die in road accidents
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
Wicked Handkerchief
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 die in road accident in remote Pangi area of Himachal
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
DC Mandi stresses need of maintaining accuracy than speed in dessemination of information
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