CM virtually lays foundation stone of police station at Shahpur
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, virtually laid the foundation stone of a modern police station at Shahpur, from Chandigarh on Wednesday. The CM was scheduled to inaugurate the police station, being constructed with the cost of Rs five crore but the state government chopper couldn’t take off from
Adventure by a Shrikhand Yatri takes his life
Adventure by a man to take Shrikhand Yatra in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh, before its official commencement on July 7, proved fatal for him resulting in his death. Rakesh Sharma, son of Thakur Das, a resident of village Gharkoti of Bilaspur district died at Bheem Dwari on way to
Ex-servicemen hold statewide protest demanding implementation of ORP
Ex-servicemen in Himachal Pradesh have once again started raising their voice against the Central government for implementation of One Rank One Pension (ORP) scheme. Hundreds of ex-servicemen held a state wide protest and observed a day long fast in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday demanding removal of anomalies created by implementation
Himachal Governor asks IIT Mandi to help the state in checking forest fires
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said, “The ongoing G20 – S20 meet at IIT Mandi would provided a platform for delegates from the public and private sectors to come together and explore potential knowledge sharing opportunities to address societal development with technological interventions.” Addressing the conclave on Technology for
Monsoon rains claims 9 lives in Himachal Pradesh
Nine people have lost thier lives in flash floods and 14 persons have been injured after the onset of monsoon in Himachal Pradesh on June 24, besides causing a loss of property of Rs 104 crores” .Principal Secretary Revenue and Disaster Management Onkar Chand Sharma gave this information on Tuesday
Thousands stranded on Mandi- Kullu ( Manali) national highway due to landslides
Thousands of vehicles were stuck on Mandi – Kullu (Manali) national highway as landslides caused by heavy rains during the past two days gave harrowing time to thousands of tourists and other passengers struck since Sunday night. As a large number of tourists had to spend the night in their
Deputy CM asks IIT Mandi to become technology partner of Himachal Government
Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri has emphasized on the need to take technology to ground level and asked the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi to become technological partner of the state and help in developing technologies for several practical problems being faced by the state government .
A PWD labourer dies near Pandoh
A labourer working with the Public Works Department died on Saturday near Pandoh on Chandigarh – Manali National Highway. A police source said, “Dumanu Ram (47), a resident of village Haton near Mandi, was trying to clear a drain on the highway along with other labourers when a boulder hit
Two tourists on way to Leh die
Two tourists have lost their lives, after complaining of low oxygen while heading towards Leh from Manali in two separate incidents. SP Lahual –Spiti, Mayank Chaudhary said, “Aditya (32) belonging to Tohana ((Haryana) and Kabala Singh (48) from Jammu and Kashmir, have died due to high altitude sickness resulting into
Conclave at IIT Mandi emphasizes on Holistic approach to health
One day conclave on Holistic Health as part of G20-G- Science meet being organized at IIT Mandi has emphasized on sustainable and holistic approach to life and human health. Majority of the experts talked about integrating our ancient wisdom with modern research in view of a large number of mental