In a gruesome murder, a young man belonging to Bhandal panchayat in Salooni area of Chamba district was cut to several pieces by his killers on June 9. A police source said, “Manohar (25) was hacked to death in a remote area and his killer cut him into several pieces

National BJP president JP Nadda was accorded a warm welcome by former CM Jai Ram Thakur and other BJP leaders, on reaching Kangni helipad on Tuesday. BJP leaders, who were present to welcome Mr. Nadda, included state BJP president Rajiv Bindal, MLAs Anil Sharma, Rakesh Jamwal, Inder Singh Gandhi, DS

A team of researchers from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has studied the relationship of elevation with the characteristics of drought in the Indus River Basin and has gathered valuable data  for climate adaptation strategies and water management in this region. The findings of the research have been published

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy CM Mukesh Agnihotri have mourned the death of veteran journalist Dwaraka Prasad Uniyal, who passed away at his residence in Vikas Nagar (Dehradun) on Sunday. Mr Uniyal, who was founder editor of popular Hindi weekly Himalayan Times, was a known face of journalism

Two persons died on Sunday in separate road accidents in Una district. A scooter rider died after being hit by a bus while in another accident a worker was crushed by a Hydra Machine. A scooter rider Padam Sharma (75) resident of Basal died after being hit by a Haryana

Former Dean of Delhi University and Executive Member of Bharat Gyan Vigyan Samiti (BGVS) Dr. Anita Rampal said, “Children are not dropping out from schools in India but they are being pushed out of schools.” Speaking in a seminar organized on New Education Policy (NEP) by BGVS at Mandi on

Union Minister for Power RK Singh said a Central government public sector undertaking will adopt Chitkul village and assist the state government in developing it as a vibrant village. Addressing a gathering at Chitkul on Thursday the minister  said, “ The vibrant villages programme is an initiative of the Central Government

Himachal Pradesh government has released an amount of Rs 4.5 crore to Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) for paying liabilities of employees of the corporation.   Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said, “The state government is making every effort to settle liabilities of the corporation employees and an amount of

Himachal Pradesh State Cabinet has decided to constitute a committee to hold discussion with the power developers on water cess levied by the state government, headed by Secretary Power and having representatives from Jal Shakti, Finance and Law departments.  The meeting presided over by CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has also

A large number of workers under the banner of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) held a protest near HP Secretariat Shimla on Monday demanding restoration of benefits given to workers by the State Labour Welfare Board. The workers affiliated to MGNREGA and Construction Workers Unions carrying banners and flags