The weeklong Shivratri festival of Mandi began here on Wednesday with a great gaiety and fervor as thousands of people thronged to participate in the opening day festivities in  Mandi town.  Hundreds of deities carried by kardars on their shoulders accompanied by drummers and dancing devotees marched from Madho Rai

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur  interacting with the students stranded in different cities of Ukraine assured them all help from the Central and State government for their safe evacuation to India .  In a video conversation with few students Thakur said, “The state government is making every effort to bring

The Mandi Shivratri festival would be held from March 2nd to 8 and Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur would be the chief guest on the opening day of the festival. Giving this information at Mandi on Saturday DC Mandi Arindam Chaudhary said , “ The deity culture, rich traditions would get

Former Cabinet Minister and senior Congress leader Kaul Singh Thakur has demanded restoration of the old pension system for HP government employees’. Talking to media persons at Mandi on Friday he said, “The state government should restore the old pension system for the government employees or pension given to MLAs

The Joint Action Committee of Medical Doctors of Himachal Pradesh has called off its ongoing pen down strike in the state after all their demands were conceded by the state government. General Secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Medical Officers Association Dr Pushpender Verma said, “After talks with the Chief Minister

The Leader of Opposition in Himachal Pradesh Assembly Mukesh Agnihotri accused “The state government for invading on the privacy of MLA’s through Personal Security officers (PSOs) attached with them by the police department.” Leveling this allegation on Thursday Agnihotri said, “The PSO’s attached with  MLAs have been directed to report about

The Budget Session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly started with Governor Rajender V Arleakar’s address highlighting various development activities of the state on Wednesday. The opposition Congress walked mid way from the Governor’s address saying, “The address is far from the truth “. Later, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur criticized the

Former Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) M Nageshwar Rao and two former IPS officers of Himachal cadre have demanded transfer of probe against IPS officer Arvind Digvijay Negi to CBI. Negi had recently been arrested by  the National Investigation Agency (NIA) where he worked for several years for

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur returned to Shimla on Tuesday after he was discharged from AIIMS New Delhi today. The Chief Minister was admitted to the AIIMS a few days back for the routine check up after chest pain. The state government officials and BJP workers welcomed the CM on

Six women were burnt to death and fourteen others injured at Bathu under Haroli sub division of Una district of HP on Tuesday morning after a reported blast resulting in massive fire in an illicit fire cracker factory. SP Una Arijit Sen said, “Six women were burnt to death and