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

The state cabinet in its meeting here held on May 27 under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur appreciated the intensive exercise undertaken by the cabinet subcommittee to ascertain fiscal gap in different departments. Expressing its concern over the large unspent funds of various departments it directed secretaries of different departments

The researchers at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed two low-cost portable ventilators, which can be carried easily to remote places in case of medical emergency and would be very useful in the wake of COVID-19 when use of ventilators is essential to save lives of infected patients.

Himachal Pradesh government has launched Mukhya Mantri Shahri Ajeevika Guarantee Yojna (MMSAGY) to tap the skills of natives who have returned to the state in the wake of COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly one lakh forty thousand natives of the state have returned homes from different parts of India after relaxation in

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