Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to clamp Corona Curfew (Lockdown) in the state from May 7 midnight to May 16 midnight to break the chain of the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Wednesday at Shimla decided all

With the spurt in COVID-19 cases in Himachal the state government has put a complete ban on organising Dhams (community feasts) during marriages and other functions in the state. After a review meeting held at Shimla on Thursday presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, the CM said, “A

Mandi Deputy Commissioner Rugved Thakur has clamped section 144 in the district to check spread of Covid-19 cases. He has put a complete ban on organizing social feast / Dham for marriages or any other purpose from May 1st and cancelled all permissions given earlier.The DC has also put a

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to clamp Carona curfew (from 10 pm to 5 am) in four districts i.e. Kangra, Una, Solan and Sirmour from April 27 to May 10 in view of surge in COVID-19 cases. The decision in this regard was taken in a high level meeting

Himachal government has decided to inoculate people between 18 to 44 years and all government employees free of cost in government hospitals.   This decision was taken in a Cabinet meeting held on Thursday to review the COVID-19 situation in the state chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The

The state government has decided to close all educational institutions in Himachal till May 1. The teaching staff of schools, colleges and universities have been asked not to go to their institutions.The decision was taken in a meteting presided over by CM Jai Ram Thakur. He has also directed health

The researchers of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed a virus-filtering, self-cleaning and antibacterial material for making face masks and PPE kits, reusable.  This material has been developed by Dr Amit Jaiswal, Assistant Professor in school of basic sciences along with his research associates Praveen Kumar, Ankita

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presided over the State level Himachal Day function at Padhar in Mandi district on Thursday. He unfurled the National Flag and took salute from the marching contingents of Police and Home Guards. Greeting people on this occasion Thakur paid tributes to the freedom fighters, our

The Himachal government has decided to close all educational institutions till April 21  for students, teachers and non-teaching staff, except those engaged in examination duty, in view of a sharp surge in COVID-19 cases.   This was decided in the State Cabinet Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur

The election results of four Municipal Corporations (MCs) in Himachal Pradesh have proved a morale booster for the opposition Congress and a cause of introspection for the ruling BJP, despite BJP’s impressive win in Mandi MC in the home district of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The state Congress, which