Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to increase the bus fare in the state by 25 percent per kilometer from the existing fare and raise the minimum fare from Rs 5 to 7 to meet the financial crunch created due to COVID- 19. The Cabinet gave its nod to withdraw free travel

With the stripping of powers of Director of the National Institute of Technology (Hamirpur)  by Union Ministry of Human Resource Development ( HRD)  for alleged irregularities in recruitment of faculty members and other charges , a committee set by the ministry would start  investigation next week . The Director of

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued a notice to Himachal Pradesh government to immediately stop work on Kiratpur – Nerchowk Four Lane Project for alleged violation and deviation in alignment and land acquisition plan. A letter to this effect has been issued by Dehradun based regional

 The proposed international airport project in Balh valley of Mandi district got a further boost after a survey by a technical team from WAPCOS Limited company to clear certain technical points to prepare a project report for the airport. The technical team was assisted by officials from Mandi district administration

Himachal Pradesh has observed a marginal decrease in snow cover of the state recorded from October to May, during 2019-20. This data has been collected by the State Center on Climate Change, functioning under HP Council for Science, Technology and Environment (HIMCOSTE) Shimla. . The Centre has been undertaking various

The State Cabinet in its meeting held here on Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur decided to enhance the honorarium of part time water carriers engaged in Elementary and Higher Education Departments from Rs. 2400 to Rs. 2700 per month. The Cabinet also decided to provide

Outgoing director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi Prof. Timothy A Gonsalves, who has recently relinquished the post after a very fruitful tenure of more than ten years since the inception of the institute, in an exclusive interview has explained several pioneering researches undertaken by the institute under his

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur laid foundation stones and inaugurated various developmental projects worth about Rs 45 crore in Sunder Nagar Assembly constituency of Mandi district through video conferencing from Shimla on Tuesday. Chief Minister laid foundation stones of Sunder Nagar-Bina road to be constructed at a cost of Rs

Acting tough against four private universities of state under scanner of Himachal Pradesh government, Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPEIRC) has banned these universities from admitting students for 2020-21 academic session. This action has been taken against the universities for alleged irregularities committed by managements of these universities,