Himachal Medical Officers Association (HMOA) has withdrawn their ongoing pen down strike with immediate effect after assurance from Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu in a meeting at Shimla on Saturday. The CM assured the office bearers of the association the Non practicing Allowance (NPA) for medical officers has not been

Forty four bus passengers were injured in a bus accident near Dhamwadi (Rohru) in Shimla district on Friday morning after a HRTC bus was hit on a hillock by the driver in an effort to save the passenger at Adhuni Khad. An official of HRTC Rohru Vimlesh said, “ The

The month of May has been recorded as the wettest month in Himachal Pradesh since 2004. As per data released by Indian Metrology Department (IMD) centre Shimla the cumulative rainfall during May 2023 was recorded 116.8 mm, which was 84 percent higher above the normal (compared to the normal average

Thirty five passengers traveling in a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus were injured on Thursday morning near Karsog in Mandi district..   The HRTC bus no HP03-6211 was on its way from Karsog to Mahdi when the driver lost control over it at about 10.15 am near Deuri Dhar

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to review the decision of imposing a limit on seeking new loans under externally aided projects. The CM after meeting the finance minister at New Delhi said, “Reconsidering the decision would help the state in carrying development

Justice Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao was sworn in Chief Justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday. Justice Rao was administered the oath of office by Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Raj Bhavan Shimla. Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena conducted the proceedings and read out the

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union Minister for Power R. K. Singh at New Delhi on Monday and urged him to take steps for handing over of Shanan Hydro Power Project to the state government after expiry of its lease to Punjab government. He said, “The project located

The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) launched IPTV service at Mandi on Monday which would provide TV network facility to users of consumers having fiber broadband connections.  Talking to media persons on the occasion Chief General Manager of BSNL Himachal Pradesh JS Sahota said, “This would be an additional facility

Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has urged the Central government to issue directions to Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) to return the amount of Rs 9,242.60 crore deposited under the New Pension Scheme (NPS) by the State Government. Attending the meeting of the 8th Governing Council of NITI Aayog at

Former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has strongly condemned the decision of Himachal Pradesh government to withdraw Non Practicing Allowance (NPA) for Doctors recruited in the state government hospitals and demanded its restoration. Talking to media persons at Mandi on Saturday he said, “The NPA for the doctors serving in