With scanty winter rains and snow this season in the region, the Central Water Commission (CWC) has issued a warning to Himachal Pradesh, urging the state government to take measures for meeting the challenge of dealing with the ‘drought’-like’ situation in coming months. The state witnessed very low rainfall and

A ten-day training programme for third-semester students of MBA – Rural Development of Himachal Pradesh University (HPU), Shimla concluded on Tuesday at Nagwain. The training programme for the students was organized by the School of Himalayan Studies of the HPU in collaboration with the Society for Technology and Development (STD) Mandi

Mandi sadar Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Omkant Thakur was assaulted by a person involved in illicit mining of sand from the river Beas, near Brindavani check post Mandi, on Monday evening. A police source said, “SDM Sadar had gone to check illicit sand mining in the river Beas near Brindvani

Former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has expressed his serious concern over allegations of “nexus between drug mafia-police and political shelter in the state as per news appearing in a section of media.” In a release issued at Mandi on Monday, Thakur said, “The drug mafia is destroying the lives

The BJP staged a thumping comeback in the Delhi Assembly election after more than 26 years, ousting the Aam Aadmi Party government ruling the state since 2013. In the keenly contested Delhi election, which went to polls on February 5, after the counting of votes on Saturday, BJP won 48

Ministers for Higher Education and their representatives from the opposition ruled six states have opposed the draft proposal of the University Grant Commission (UGC) announced recently regarding minimum qualifications and appointment rules of teachers and academic staff in universities and colleges. A 15-point joint resolution was passed by the ministers

When cash-strapped Himachal Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC), running scores of hotels in the state, is making an effort to recover bad debts from the debtors, an RTI request has made a startling revelation: the state government itself is the biggest defaulter and owes Rs 2,085,881.31 to the corporation. Information procured

Demonstrations were held on Wednesday at various places in Himachal Pradesh, on the National call of the Leftist organizations to protest the alleged, “anti-people, anti-labourer and anti-farmer budget’ presented in the parliament on February 1. The leaders of CITU and Himachal Kisan Sabha state committees said, “On the national call,

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to create a common cadre in medical colleges of the state for future appointments in medical colleges.  A spokesman of the state government said, “To improve operational efficiency, equity, and quality of medical education and health services, all future appointments in all medical colleges,

BJP MLAs in the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha boycotted the MLA priority meeting convened by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, alleging their works are not getting done.  Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is meeting all MLAs of the state before the beginning of the new financial year to know their priorities