Over 20 tourists killed in a terrorist attack near Pahelgam in Jammu & Kashmir
Over 20 people, mainly tourists, were killed on Tuesday in a terrorist attack in the Baisaran Valley area of Pahalgam, located in the Anantnag district of the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Jammu & Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah in a tweet on X, said, ”The death toll
Lawyers boycott courts , block traffic over manhandling of a lawyer by police officer
Hundreds of Shimla-based lawyers boycotted the court work in Shimla District Courts and Himachal Pradesh High Court on Monday to protest the alleged manhandling of a young lawyer by a police officer near Sanajauli a few days back. They marched to Chhota Shimla Police Station, blocked traffic and “Gheraoed”
CM directs to clear pending bills of contractors and dues under HIM CARE scheme
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has directed to clear all pending liabilities of contractors associated with the Public Works Department, Jal Shakti Vibhag and other departments by April 30, to officials of the finance department . Presiding over a meeting of the Finance Department held at Shimla on Sunday
HPPCB team visits Kaithlighat-Dhali four lane site to verify environmental violations complaint
A team of Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board (HPPCB) visited the Kaithlighat—Dhali four-lane construction sites near Shimla on Saturday to verify the facts of the complaint of illicit dumping by the construction company. A complaint has been filed by the representatives of nine panchayats to Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
IMD issues orange alert of heavy rain and hailstrom for several districts of HP
The Indian Meteorological Department’s (IMD) Shimla Centre has issued an orange alert predicting heavy to very heavy rains and hailstorms for Chamba, Kangra, Shimla, Mandi, Sirmour, Kullu, and Solan districts of Himachal Pradesh, from midnight on April 18 to 19. As per the IMD weather forecast, Chamba, Kangra and Kullu
BJP accuses Sukhu government for giving ads worth crores to Congress publications amid finacial crunch
Former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition in Himachal, Jai Ram Thakur has accused the Sukhu-led Congress government of releasing advertisements to the Congress party’s newspaper, “ National Herald, worth more than two crores,” against the norms. Talking to media persons at Mandi on Thursday, Thakur accused, “On the
Search operation continues in Mandi DC office after email threat
Mandi police and the anti-sabotage team continued their search operation throughout the day on Wednesday after an email threatening to blow up the Mandi Deputy Commissioner’s office was received in the morning. DC Mandi Apoorv Devgan, talking to media persons, said, “The police carried out the search operation throughout the
DC office complex Mandi vacated after threat to blow up the office
An email threatening to blow up the Mandi Deputy Commissioner Office created a panic on Wednesday morning, forcing the district administration to ask the entire staff to vacate the office and seal all entry and exit points . An email was received in the DC office at about 10.30 am
CM Sukhu announces development initiatives for Pangi on Himachal Day
Himachal Pradesh celebrated its 78th Himachal Day on Tuesday with great enthusiasm . Functions were held throughout the state to celebrate the day, a state-level function was held at Killar in the remote Pangi area . Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu unfurled the national flag and tool salute from marching
Former Cabinet Minister gets threatening call for ransom
BJP leader and former Himachal Pradesh Cabinet Minister Virender Kanwar has received a threatening call on his mobile phone to pay Rs 25 lakh or face consequences. Kanwar said, “A caller, who identified himself as Dharmender, threatened me on my mobile number and demanded a ransom of Rs 25