Hundreds of protestors gathered to demand demolition of a controversial building being constructed for a mosque clashed with police in Sanjauli area of Shimla on Wednesday. The protesters mobilized by a few pro –Hindu organizations had marched to Sanjauli bazaar defying prohibitory orders passed by Shimla district administration and imposition

The condition of General Secretary of Communist Party of India Marxist (CPM) Sita Ram Yechury is critical. According to a release issued by the Central Office of CPM, “Comrade Yechury admitted in the All India Institute of Medical Science, New Delhi for the past few days is being treated for

Speculations are rife on social media about the proposed wedding of the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha,  Congress leader Rahul Gandhi. The news has gone viral  in social media posts  and carried by a  few vernacular newspapers, videos on YOUTube and Instagram, though official confirmation has not come

The Himachal Pradesh government will soon prepare a comprehensive plan to combat the rising menace of drug abuse among youths of the state. Education Minister Rohit Thakur said this while addressing  the convention organized at Shimla by Himachal Gyan Vigyan Center Shimla on the World Literacy Day on Sunday to highlight

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “The Himachal Pradesh government would approach the Supreme Court to seek direction to Punjab Government to handover 110 MW Shanan Hydro Power project to the state government before October 31.  While  presiding over a meeting of senior officers of the energy department at Shimla

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has assured to maintain peace and harmony in the state in the wake of controversy of construction of a religious place in Sanjauli area of Shimla in Himachal Pradesh. The construction has turned into a major controversy as certain pro Hindu organizations had protested the

Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) Employees Union held a convention at Mandi on Thursday to express its concern on deteriorating financial condition of the Electricity Board, the decreasing number of employees and the restoration of the old pension system.  The convention was attended by the board employees, pensioners

Himachal Pradesh government will pay salaries to state government employees on 5th of every month and pension on 10th. Replying to the issue being raised by the Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur in the HP Vidhan Sabha on Wednesday, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “The salaries and pensions of

The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed Himachal Pradesh Salary, Allowances and Pension Amendment Act of Members of the Assembly on Wednesday to deny salary, pension and allowances to MLAs defecting to other parties. After passing of the new bill pension of defectors will be stopped with immediate effect and they will

An alumnus of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi Nitish Kumar has made a historic feat by winning a first Paralympics Gold Medal in Men Singles SL3 Badminton event by defeating Daniel Bethell 2-1 in a thrilling final on Monday in ongoing Paris Paralympics Games.  Nitesh Kumar, who did his B.Tech