Seven youths from Banud (Mohali) Punjab are feared to have drowned in Govind Sagar Lake on Monday. A police source said, “The incident occurred at about 4 pm when a group of eleven visitors hailing from Banud area of Punjab ventured into the Govind Sagar Lake near Kokla village in

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched  Pragatisheel Himachal –  Sthapna Ke 75 Varsh ( Developing Himachal- 75 Years of Formation), to commemorate 75 years of formation of Himachal Pradesh at historic Chamba Chaugan during the closing ceremony of Minjar fair on Sunday . Addressing a gathering on the occasion he said,

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The tribal status to Hatti Community of Sirmour would be given soon by the Union Government.” After having discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during Drug Trafficking and National Security Conference at Chandigarh, Thakur said, “The Home Minister has assured the Union Government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Hans Ran of Sunder Nagar – a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Kusum Yojna, at the closing ceremony of Ujjal Bhavishya Power @2047 at Thunag on Saturday through video conferencing. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also connected with the PM virtually on this occasion

Wing Commander Mohit Rana, hailing from Sandhol in Mandi district lost his life in the air crash of an IAF MIG 21 fighter Jet plane last night near Barmer (Rajasthan).   Rana, along with Flight Lieutenant Aditya Bal hailing from Jammu, had taken the training sortie from Uttarlai air base but the fighter plane crashed at

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to give a six percent subsidy on purchase of cartons and trays used for packing apples and other fruits, sold by HPMC, with effect from July 15. The meeting presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur also gave its nod to implement UGC pay

A function to honour noted poet and story writer Prof. Sunder Lohia was organized at Gaiety Theatre Shimla on his ninetieth birthday on Monday. The stories of Prof. Lohia have been published in noted Hindi magazines of India; he has created a niche for himself in Hindi literature as his

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has directed the Cabinet Sub Committee set up to settle land acquisition issues to thoroughly work out financial implications on account of revised compensation factors. The meeting of the Sub Committee held on Sunday at Shimla and presided over by the CM apprised him about

The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has been placed at 20th place in National Institute of Ranking Framework (NIRF) – 2022 ranking.  A spokesman of the institute said, “The institute has been ranked at number 20 in the engineering category, at number 39 in the research category and at number

In a surprise move, Himachal Pradesh Government has appointed Additional chief Secretary RD Dhiman (a 1988 batch Himachal Cadre IAS officer) as new Chief Secretary of the state replacing Ram Subhag Singh. Dhiman was serving as ACS (MPP& Power, NCES, Industries and Labour Employment). A notification to this effect has