Four car borne passengers lost their lives on Sunday after their car plunged into Tons river on Himachal –Uttrakhand border near Minus. “Those killed in the accident have been identified as Sandep (34) , Amarjeet (36) both from Chopal, Praveen (28) and Mohit (28) belonging to Nerwa”, said a police

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has appealed to the people of the state to be part of ‘Earth Hour’ on March 25  by   switching off no-essential lights of their homes and surroundings from 8.30 pm to 9.30 pm. He said the earth hour is being celebrated this year under the theme of

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presented first budget of the Congress government for 2023-24 with total budget outlay of Rs 53, 413 crore; estimated receipts of Rs 37,999 crore and estimated of Rs 42,704 crore with a revenue deficit of  Rs 4704 crore and a fiscal deficit of

A death from COVID -19 has been reported from Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Medical College (SLBSMC) Ner Chowk on Thursday. Dr Joginder Thakur Medical Superintendent of the college said, “A 70 years male patient suffering with co -morbidity was referred from Kullu to the SLBSMC and tested COVID-19 positive. The

The second day of Himachal Assembly’s  Budget session also started with a stormy note as members of the opposition BJP pressed for a discussion on closure of 632 institutions opened by the previous BJP government in the state.   The BJP members brought an adjournment motion under rule 67 demanding

The Budget session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly began with a stormy note with the opposition BJP MLAs staging a walk out demanding discussion on withholding of MLA development fund (vidhayak nidhi) .   As soon as the session began after paying obituaries, BJP MLA Vipin Pramar raised the point of

Himachal Pradesh government has decided to give Rs 600 as a uniform allowance for the government school students studying from Class 1 to 8 for providing them school uniforms. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “The amount would be transferred to Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) to accounts of the mothers

The Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has termed Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh “not a Lokpriya CM but a Lockpriya CM (not popular but CM putting lock on institutions’ ‘. Addressing a BJP protest rally organized at  Seri Manch Mandi  on Saturday to oppose de- notification

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu would meet the general public and various delegations at Himachal Pradesh Secretariat Shimla daily from 6 to 7 PM. A spokesman of the state government said, “The CM would meet general public on Tuesday and Friday between 9 and 11 am at his official residence

The Balh Bachao Sangharsh Samiti has demanded shifting of Greenfield Airport project from Balh valley of Mandi district to some other satiable place. Talking   to media persons at Mandi on Saturday President Joginder Walia, working President Prem Lal and secretary Nand Lal  of the samiti said, “A Social Impact Assessment Report (SIAR)