Congress and BJP MLAs stage separate protests on the second day of winter session of HP Vidhan Sabha
The Congress and BJP MLAs held separate protests in the premises of Himachal Vidhan Sabha on the second day of winter session of the Vidhan Sabha, being held at Tapovan in Dharamshala on Thursday. The Congress MLAs headed by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu staged a protest in the
HPSEBL outsource employees hold dharna at Shimla to revoke retrenchment of 81 drivers
The outsource employees of Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) held a dharna at the board’s head office, Shimla on Monday to protest retrenchment of 81 outsource drivers, demanding restoration of their jobs. State President of the Union Ashwani Verma said, “Hundreds of employees from throughout the state participated
Three die due to asphyxiation in Solan district
Three youths, hailing from UP, living in a rented room in Rihun village near Kumarhatti under Dharampur Police station, were found dead on Saturday , reportedly due to asphyxiation, in Solan district . The police said, “The youths living in a rented room perhaps went to sleep last night with
Two IIT Mandi female students allege ‘sexual’ harassment by a faculty member
The reported complaint of alleged sexual harassment by two female students of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi against a faculty member, yet again after a Professor of the institute was removed for a similar complaint some time back has raised question mark on the mechanism to check such incidents.
Rohru Police registers FIR in an animal sacrifice case
The Rohru police have registered an FIR against unknown people for allegedly sacrificing an animal at a public place to seek blessings of a deity, under section 325 and 223 of the IPC along with section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty towards Animals Act. Acting on a complaint by a
Army solider from Mandi village killed fighting terrorists in Punchh (J&K)
An Army soldier from Mandi district was killed while fighting terrorists in Punchh district of Jammu & Kashmir on Wednesday. An Army source said, “Indresh Sharma (40) was killed in encounter with the terrorists near LOC in Punchh district on Wednesday, the soldier hailed from Sarkidhar village in Balh area
HP Cabinet decides to give compensation of Rs 7 lakh for the houses destroyed at Samej and Jaun
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to extend the special relief package to disaster-affected people of Samej (Rampur) and Jauan (Bagipul) area and give compensation of Rs 7 lakh for completely destroyed houses as per disaster relief manual. The Cabinet meeting held at Shimla on Thursday chaired by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu
CM attacks BJP, highlights achievements of his government at two years celebration at Bilaspur
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and other Congress leaders launched a scathing attack on the Central BJP government for allegedly discriminating against Himachal Pradesh, while reiterating various achievements of the Congress government, in a rally organized at Bilaspur to celebrate its two years rule, on Wednesday. Addressing the rally at
Three die and 24 injured as private bus falls into gorge in Ani sub division of Kullu district
Three passengers traveling in a private bus lost their lives on Tuesday morning in Ani Sub –Division of Kullu district when the driver of the bus lost control over the bus and it fell into a deep gorge. The accident occurred at about 11.30 am when a private bus
BJP makes scathing attack on Congress Govt. ahead of completion of its two years rule
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) made a scathing attack on the Congress government of Himachal Pradesh ahead of its celebration of two years rule at Bilaspur on December 11. Addressing a press conference at Mandi on Monday, the Leader of Opposition (LoP) and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur accused,