The Atal tunnel, being built under the Rohtang pass at 13050 feet connecting  Manali – Lahaul – Spiti and Leh , would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narender Modi in September this year after its completion. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur made an announcement in this regard after inspecting the

Death of a popular film actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his home has opened a Pandora’s Box as many insiders have blamed creation of a situation which forced the actor to take a drastic step of ‘ending life’. Though, cruel ways of dealing with newcomers and even established actors in

The researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed an indigenous technology for manufacturing high-efficiency face masks from waste water bottles’. Dr. Sumit Sinha Ray, Assistant Professor at School of Engineering along with research scholars Ashish Kakoria and Sheshang Singh Chandel, have used waste plastic bottles to develop

The State Cabinet in its meeting held here on Thursday under chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave in -principle approval to regularize the services of PTA, PAT and PARA teachers, which will benefit about 6500 PTA, 3300 PAT and 97 PARA teachers engaged in various government schools. It gave

In the light of heightened tension between Indian and Chinese Armies on Indo-Tibetan border in Ladakh sector and opposition from people of Kaza region, the Central government has taken a U turn on handing over of Gramphu- Kaza- Samdhoh road from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to state Public Works Department.

Himachal Pradesh Government has issued a high alert in two tribal districts i.e. Lahaul -Spiti and Kinnaur after violent clashes between troops of the Indian Army and the People Liberation Army (PLA) of China on Tuesday. An Indian Army Commander Col. Babu and twenty soldiers of Indian Army and dozens

The handing over of Gramphu- Kaza- Samdhoh road from Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to Public Works Department (PWD) has turned into a major controversy between Congress and BJP leaders of Lahaul and Spiti district. The Central government has taken back maintenance and construction works of this road from the BRO

A group of women stopped Agriculture Minister Dr Ram Lal Markanda from visiting Spiti, the area being represented by him in Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. The residents of Spiti had banned entry of all people coming from outside in the month of March in the wake of threat of spread

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has given consent to constitute 6th Finance Commission in a meeting held on Thursday chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.   A spokesman of the state government said,” The Commission will review the financial position of panchayats, urban local bodies and make recommendations regarding measures needed

 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has been voted as the best performing Chief Minister of the country, besides being ranked as the best Chief Minister amongst the BJP ruled States. Independent agency IANS-C VOTER SURVEY has adjudged the performance of HP CM on the basis of a nationwide