The report of four patients tested positive for COVID- 19 in a single day in Mandi district on Wednesday has sounded an alarm in the district as none of the patients had recent travel history.   The Mandi district administration and health department have beefed up process of drawing samples

The vehicular traffic on Manali- Leh road was restored on Monday after remaining blocked with heavy snow for more than six months. The teams of Border Road Task Force (BRTF) have cleared the road of snow from Baralacha pass at 16050 feet and other high passes and opened it for

Himachal Pradesh government has warned private schools building pressure on parents of students to deposit fees during lockdown period. This warning has been issued by the state government after reports of repeated messages by certain school managements were brought to the notice of the government.   Additional Chief Secretary Education

As Himachal Pradesh government is still in the process of finalizing rules for charging fees by government and private schools for the lockdown period, many parents have urged the government to direct private schools not to demand annual charges and rationalize payment of fees from students. Though, education department has

Mandi district has registered first death of a patient from COVID-19, making it as second such causality in Himachal Pradesh. A 21 years old patient hailing from Sarkaghat area of Mandi district suffering from serious kidney disease had tested positive for COVID -19 and died in Indira Gandhi Medical College

Making apprehension of return of COVID -19 virus in Himachal true with return of a large number of natives back home after relaxation in curfew norms on April 20, a person has been tested positive on Monday. A 30 years old person working in a telecom company in NOIDA after

All four persons infected by COVID – 19 admitted in Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Medical College (SLBSMC) Nerchowk hospital have been discharged and sent back to their home district after they tested negative for the virus after their treatment in the hospital. Three of these patients had already tested negative

In a big relief to tribal people of Lahual – Spiti district, the Boarder Roads Organization (BRO) teams have opened the Rohtang pass on Manali- Leh road after its closure in last November due to heavy snowfall. The pass at 13050 feet was cleared of snow on Sunday evening after

Showing a rare gesture of goodwill several managers of deities of Mandi district have come forward to give donation to help Himachal Pradesh government in its endeavor to fight the spread of Corona Virus ( COVID -1 9 ).   Sarva Devta committee, a representative body has donated Rs twenty two

Researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology Mandi in collaboration with Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata, have developed a new route by which curcumin – the medicinal chemical present in turmeric; can be incorporated into drugs through its nano-formulations, making medicinal use of turmeric more efficacious. These findings