Himachal Pradesh

A severe shortage of teaching staff has cast a shadow over the future of the nearly 70-year-old Government Degree College, Baijnath, as student enrolment has witnessed a sharp decline over the past three years. Once regarded as one of the...

Education Minister Rohit Thakur attended a public felicitation ceremony at Gram Panchayat Gumma in Kotkhai on Sunday and congratulated Vijay Rajta on becoming the chairperson of the Kotkhai Block Development Committee (BDC). Addressing the gathering, Thakur said the recent Panchayati...

Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Vikramaditya Singh today said development works worth around Rs 350 crore are under way in the Chopal Assembly constituency, while several new road projects are also in the pipeline. Addressing the closing ceremony of the...

The newly elected executive committee of the Himachal Gorkha Vikas Parishad, Dharamsala, was sworn in during an oath-taking ceremony held at Gorkha Bhawan in Dharamsala on Sunday. The event marked the beginning of a new leadership committed to strengthening the...

Prof Lalit Awasthi, vice-chancellor of Sardar Patel University, Mandi, stressed the importance of rewarding commercialisation and patents during the valedictory panel discussion of the faculty development programme at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Hamipur. He advocated for shifting...

The state government has increased the maximum age limit for beneficiaries under the Rajiv Gandhi Swarozgaar Startup Yojana (RGSSY), 2023, from 45 years to 50 years, while the minimum age remains 23 years, a spokesperson for the Employment and Overseas...

Says repeated examination paper leaks have put the future of lakhs of aspirants at risk

The Education Department honoured Parveen Kumari for her notable contribution to Hindi literature in Hamirpur. She is currently serving as a trained graduate teacher (TGT) of Hindi at PM SHRI Government Senior Secondary School, Badaran, in the Nadaun Assembly constituency...

Stresses on the need to maintain high construction standards while ensuring safety and convenience for local residents

Box: Key highlights Solar power systems being installed in schools & health institutions Mountaineering Sub-Centre at Jispa being upgraded Kaza to get sports training centre and ice hockey rink Winter water supply & sewerage projects receive priority Civil Hospital at...

Claiming that key director-level posts in the power utilities remain vacant, the Himachal Power Engineers Association has urged the state government to fill those at the earliest. The association said important positions in the HPSEBL, HPPCL and HPPTCL could not...

Ex-Speaker, 4-time Cabinet minister & 8-time Darang MLA says time has come to give younger leaders opportunity

Alternaria is spreading rapidly across the upper Shimla apple belt, causing premature leaf fall in orchards and resulting in significant losses to the fruit crop. “The disease has become particularly rampant at lower elevations, especially in areas experiencing high temperatures...

Calling Punjab an “elder brother” of Himachal, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said his government was signing a three-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the neighbouring state. Addressing the Chandigarh Leadership Conclave and the 23rd Annual General Meeting organised...

The Kangra district administration has stepped up preparedness measures following the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast of heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next three days with an orange alert issued for July 20 and a red alert for...

Claim crossing high-altitude passes extremely dangerous during rain, snowfall or glacier-related hazards | Manali admn assures help in emergencies

A 72-year-old man was killed and another person sustained critical injuries after a car met with an accident near Kailashpur on the Panchrukhi road on Saturday evening. According to the police, the accident occurred around 5 pm when the car...

The Chamba–Bharmour section of National Highway-154A remained blocked for several hours on Sunday after multiple landslides triggered by heavy rain struck the highway at different locations, disrupting traffic and leaving commuters stranded on both sides of the road. The highway...

According to the inspection report, the total loss caused by the flash flood has been estimated at around Rs 3 crore

Transfer and posting orders of three HPAS officers issued on July 6 cancelled

The sessions will include classroom discussions, practical exercises, case studies and interactive learning modules led by experienced instructors

Torrential showers likely in Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi and Sirmaur

Border Roads Organisation launches clearance operation to remove debris from road, route expected to be reopened by evening

Vehicle rolls down around 100 metres into a ravine near Dochi on the Kiri–Naav road; police begin probe into cause of accident

As Jammu’s iconic Mubarak Mandi Palace undergoes restoration, the historic city around it is disappearing. A walk through its fading lanes reveals the loss of an architectural tradition