One killed and three injured as boulder hits Bolero Jeep near Parwanoo
One person was killed and three others injured after a Bolero Camper was hit by a huge boulder near Datyar on Parwanoo – Solan National Highway at about 3 am on Monday morning. The Bolero Camper no PB 08CP-9686, carrying bundles of a Hindi newspaper published from Jalandhar was on its
State govt’s proposal to hike minimum bus fare to Rs 12 invites criticism
Himachal Pradesh government’ s decisions to ‘burden general public’ by raising cost of certain public utility services and withdrawing a few facilities given by the state government to certain sections of the society, has invited ire of opposition parties . The state unit of CPM has strongly condemned the proposal
HP CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu boycotts Niti Aayog meeting along with opposition CMs
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu boycotted the Niti Aayog meeting held at New Delhi on Saturday along with INDIA bloc opposition party CMs – Tamilnadu CM MK Stalin (Tamilnadu), Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann, Karnataka CM Siddarmaiah, Telanagna CM Reventh Reddy and Jharkhand CM Hemant
Floral tributes paid to martyrs on 25th Kargil Vijay Diwas
Floral tributes were paid to martyrs of Kargil War to observe 25th anniversary of Kargil Vijay Diwas at Shaheed Smarak Mandi on Friday. In a programme organized in Mandi by the Mandi District Administration and Sainik Welfare Department, a large number of family members of the martyrs paid their emotional
ITBP Inspector washed away in Kaza
An Inspector of Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) lost his life while trying to cross a river in Kaza sub-division of Lahaul- Spiti district of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday evening. A source from Kaza said , “ Fifty four personal of ITBP, including an Inspector were trying to cross Kargyupa
Eight passengers injured as a private bus falls in River Beas near Manali
Eight passengers traveling in a private bus were injured on Friday morning when the driver of the bus lost control and it fell into Beas River near Banu Bridge, four kilometers away from Manali. According to information, “The Manali- Pathankot private bus of Prem Bus Service was on way to
HP Cabinet decides to close down 89 schools and transfer teaching staff one in a year
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to close down 89 Government Primary Schools and 10 Middle Schools with zero enrollments and merge Government Primary and Middle Schools within a 2-3 kilometer radius with five or fewer students. , The State Cabinet in its meeting held here today under the Chairmanship of
HP Vidhan Sabha session from August 27 to September 9
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to convene a monsoon session of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha from August 27 to September 9.
IMD issues warning of flash floods in 3 districts of HP
The Indian Metrological Center Chandigarh has issued a warning of flash floods till July 28 in three districts of Himachal Pradesh. The IMD office said, “The flash floods can occur in Shimla, Sirmaur and Kangra districts of Himachal Pradesh during the next twenty four hours; surface run-off or inundation may
Workshop on climate change and forest management organized
Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and USAID, conducted a one-day workshop on Ecosystem Approach and Technological Innovations at the ICFRE-Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Shimla) on Wednesday . A press release of the institute said, “Dr. Vaneet Jishtu, Senior Scientist from HFRI, coordinated the Forest Management Workshop aimed to encourage students