The people of tribal districts of Himachal Pradesh have started showing their anger over construction of hydro projects in the tribal areas of Kinnaur, Lahaul – Spiti and Pangi. Kinnaur and Lahual – Spiti districts have witnessed massive landslides in which many lives were lost during current monsoon rains. In

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to fill up four thousand posts of teachers including 820 posts of drawing teachers and 870 posts of physical education teachers; out of these 2460 posts would be filled up in the Elementary Education Department and 1360 posts in Higher Education Department. This decision was

Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur  said the Indian government is making every effort to bring back Indians stuck in Afghanistan. Talking to media persons at Mandi on Saturday during his Jan Ashirwad Yatra the minister said, “We are using diplomatic channels to bring the Indians back from Afghanistan.”

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to extend closure of all schools till August 28, except the residential schools. However, teaching and non teaching staff would continue to attend the schools. The order to this effect has been issued by Chief Secretary Ram Subhag Singh taking note of the current

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has directed all Deputy Commissioners (DCs) in the state to focus on contact tracing, especially in the rural areas in view of spurt in COVID-19 cases. Interacting with the DCs and SPs on Thursday through video conferencing Thakur said, “The state government may impose fresh

The researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a smart road monitoring system to prevent road accidents on blind curves, especially on hilly roads. Since the number of vehicles on roads have increased manifold and drivers ply their vehicles at high speed, many drivers fail to negotiate

The 75th Independence Day, which is also being celebrated as Amrit Mahotsav, witnessed great enthusiasm, fervor and gaiety through-out the State on Indian Independence Day on Sunday. The state level function was held at historic Seri Manch Mandi where Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur unfurled the National Flag and presided over

Six more bodies were recovered on Saturday near Neugalsari in Kinnaur district on Saturday by the rescue teams, mounting the death toll to twenty three in this incident so far. The bodies were found at the same place where ten bodies were earlier recovered two days back. At least seven

As the rescue teams are still trying to locate nearly two dozen people feared trapped in debris at Negualsari in Kinnaur district experts blame reckless blasting and climate change as triggers for the massive landslides in Kinnaur district. Kinnaur district which is part of the Himalayas mountain range is quite

Four more bodies were recovered on Thursday from debris of the landslide by rescue teams near Neugal Seri in Kinnaur district taking the death toll to fourteen. Nearly sixteen people are still feared trapped there. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur visited the site of the incident on Thursday morning to