A recent report released by Oxfam has made startling revelations about economic disparity in India: “India’s top one percent owned more than 40.5 percent of its total wealth in 2021,” as per Oxfam. Interestingly, when the economic condition of the majority of people declined drastically during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020

Three cadets from Mandi district, Kajal, Vinay, and Pankaj, have been commissioned as lieutenants in the Indian Army after the completion of their training at the Officer’s Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. Kajal Rai Sadana, a resident of Mandi has become a Lieutenant in the Indian Army; her father Bhupender

Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has cancelled the class +2 paper of the English subject, scheduled to be held on Saturday (March 8) in all schools of the state, acting on a complaint of the opening of a packet containing the English question paper in Government Senior Secondary

Lawyers of Himachal Pradesh High Court and district courts of the state abstained from their courts on Thursday to protest proposed amendment in lawyer’s act.   The lawyers of the High Court are observing two days’ strike, while lawyers at district  courts are on strike for the last three days

The weeklong Mandi Shivratri festival came to an end on Thursday with a Chauhta Jatar and the last jaleb.  Earlier, majority deities were taken to Chauhta bazaar by devotees, where a large number of people thronged to pay obeisance in the morning. Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla presided over the closing

As many as 11849 pass outs from the Shimla Regional Centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) were awarded degrees and diplomas in various courses in the 38th convocation on Thursday. The convocation was organised at the IGNOU campus at Maidangarhi, New Delhi, and in all regional centres of

The incessant rain and snow in many parts of Himachal Pradesh during the past twenty-four hours have affected normal life in many parts of the state. There are reports of flash floods in the Chhota Bengal area of Kangra damaging houses and fields in the area. According to a report,

Despite the incessant rain throughout the day on Thursday in Mandi and surrounding areas, the spirit of enthusiastic devotees carrying deities on their shoulders was worth watching as a large number of crowds thronged to witness the traditional jaleb (shobha yatra) on the opening day of the weeklong famous Mandi

Though the weeklong Shivratri festival will officially be inaugurated by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday (February 27), the ceremonies of the festival have already begun in Mandi town. The main deity of the festival, Bada Deo Kamrunag, was given a warm welcome by the chairman of the Shivratri

Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the audience on the 16th Foundation Day of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi, urged the students and researchers to pursue another IIT (taking the initiative, improving technology, and transforming it) after completing their IIT degrees.  He said, “There is always a vision