Himachal Forum against Drug Abuse (HFADA) has decided to launch a joint programme against the menace of drug abuse in the state. Sharing this information with media persons at Shimla on Saturday, HFADA President Deepak Sanan (a former senior IAS officer of Himachal) said, “HFADA has been constituted with an

Climate activist Sonam Wangchuk was arrested by police in Leh on Friday afternoon, two days after a protest in Leh by Leh Apex Body (LAB) demanding statehood for Ladakh and its inclusion in Sixth Schedule, turned violent and four protesters were killed and over fifty injured. A police official said,

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the Himachal Pradesh Government and the Union Ministry of Forest and Environment and Climate change, besides other agencies involved in construction of Bijli Mahadev Ropeway Project connecting Bijli Mahadev Temple with National Highway to Kullu at Pirdi.   The NGT has

Police have booked Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Una, Vishva Dev Chauhan, on the complaint of a lady for allegedly ‘repeatedly raping ‘her by making a false promise of marrying her.   SP Una Amit Yadav has confirmed registration of an FIR against the accused – A Himachal Pradesh Administrative Officer on

At least four people were killed and over 50 others injured after a massive agitation over demands for statehood and inclusion of Ladakh in the Sixth Schedule turned violent in Leh on Wednesday. “The Leh Police fired teargas shells and used batons after a section of demonstrators allegedly turned violent

The Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday reduced the death sentences of two convicts to life imprisonment in the Yug murder case and acquitted the third convict from all charges. In a judgment announced today , the Division  bench of the High Court comprising Justice Vivek Thakur and Justice Rakesh

Himachal Pradesh PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh , son of six times former Chief Virbhadra Singh and Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee President Pratibha Singh, tied a knot with Amreen Kaur at Chandigarh on Monday. The wedding (Anand- Karaj) was solemnized as per Sikh traditions in a gurdwara at Sector 11 Chandigarh,

Himachal Pradesh government has decided to introduce CBSE pattern in 100 government senior secondary schools from next session to enhance education standard and prepare students for meeting the future challenges. A government  spokesman said , “ The initiative will promote healthy competition between schools affiliated with the Himachal Pradesh Board

Himachal Pradesh government has barred government school teachers and students from using mobile phones during school hours in the state. In a notification issued by Director of Education, Ashish Kohli, all school teachers and school students will not use mobile phones during the school hours. The Director said, “This has

In a major relief to lakhs of farmers of Himachal Pradesh facing danger of eviction from encroached state government land, the Supreme Court of India has stayed the decision of Himachal Pradesh High Court of declaring Section 163 A of the Himachal Pradesh Land Tenancy Act, ‘unconstitutional.’ A double bench