The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), Himachal Pradesh, and the Baddi-Barotiwala Nalagarh Industries Association (BBNIA) have lent support to the Himachal Steel Industries Association’s cause of increased power tariff. A delegation of the CII, led by its chairman Navesh Narula...
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The deceased were on their way to Badlaog from Chambi village when the incident occurred
There is a ray of hope for landless Pong Dam oustees residing on forestland in the Dehra Assembly constituency. The subdivision-level committee headed by Dehra SDM Shilpi Beakta has approved the claims of 89 oustees residing on forestland under the...
The State Association of Medical and Dental College Teachers (SAMDCOT), IGMC, Shimla, has expressed concern over the decision to merge the cadres of all medical colleges and urged the authorities concerned to reconsider it. The association said the policy, if...
The Vigilance Department arrested a senior woman officer, an officer and a peon of the Food Safety Department for allegedly taking a bribe of Rs 1.10 lakh at the Kullu hospital here today. According to the information, the woman officer...
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Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today called upon the youth to make the general public aware of the policies and programmes of the Congress government in the state. “Also, make people aware of any misleading propaganda of the Opposition,” he...
Will spend 10 days in Singapore, Cambodia
State Congress president Pratibha Singh has expressed anger over the US deporting Indians in handcuffs, calling it inhuman and an insult to the country. “It cannot be tolerated, so the Congress is protesting against it across the country,” she said....
Investors have sought restoration of the tax jurisdiction of the Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh (BBN) industrial cluster at Parwanoo from the recently changed jurisdiction of Una. While terming it as being against the spirit of ease of doing business initiative where...
Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla has given approval to the Himachal Pradesh Recruitment and Condition of Service of Government Employees Bill, 2024, which was passed during the winter session of the Assembly in Dharamsala in December last year. Now, contractual employees...
Students of the Government Middle School, Padharani, under Banjar subdivision of Kullu district, along with their parents, approached the Deputy Commissioner’s office yesterday to seek urgent attention to the lack of a school building and sufficient teaching staff. The school,...
Amid dry weather and several areas of Himachal Pradesh reeling under biting cold, the local Meteorological station Friday predicted light rains or snow at isolated places in higher regions from February 8 to 12. Light precipitation is likely at isolated...
Broader effort aimed to equip Panchayati Raj leaders, officials with skills
A one-day animal birth control and anti-rabies vaccination camp was organised at the sub-divisional level by the Animal Husbandry Department in Jeori under the Animal Welfare Month. This camp was held at the sub-divisional Veterinary Hospital, Jeori, under the chairmanship...
The walls of the waiting hall and conference area near the Deputy Commissioner’s office will soon showcase the art and culture of Himachal Pradesh, featuring state-of-the-art oil paintings created by students from the Fine Arts Department of the Central University...
The Baddi Barotiwala Nalagarh Industries Association (BBNIA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Small Industries Development Bank of India for capacity-building of the industry association. The MoU was signed by Rajiv Agarwal, association’s president on behalf of BBNIA...
The Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and Toxicology at Dr GC Negi College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University, successfully conducted a three-day refresher course titled “Toxicological Information in Animal Treatment”. The programme aimed to...
The inaugural function of the four-day 52nd Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Memorial Tournament (SSBMT) Outdoor Final was held at the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology (IHBT), Palampur, with great enthusiasm. This national-level tournament for CSIR laboratories is organised under the aegis...
Healthcare in crisis: 77 vacant posts affect services
Manjeet (pic), a young athlete from Bharmour is set to represent India at the Asian Winter Games-2025, which are being held in Harbin, China, from February 7-14. Manjeet hails from Lahal Khani village in the Bharmour subdivision and at present,...
The historic Gothic Hall of Gaiety Theatre in Shimla came alive with enchanting tales and soulful music during the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival. International storytellers Usifu Jaloh from Sierra Leone and Polina Tserkasova from Estonia captivated the audience with their...
Two persons, a man and a woman, were killed and one person was seriously hurt after the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into 300-metre gorge in Churah subdivision of Chamba district. The accident took...
The estimated value of the illegally cut wood is Rs 1.5 lakh
The Nurpur district police have unearthed an inter-district drug-peddling racket active under the jurisdiction of the Jawali police station by arresting the kingpin of the racket from Kullu district on Friday. The accused was identified as Maheshwar Singh of Manandra...
Rising temp threatens fruit yield, water supply, vegetables
Twenty students each have been selected from Class XI and XII based on their performance in the Class X board examination
POTHOLES have developed on a patch of road in Kasumpti market, due to which people face difficulties while commuting through this route. The road needs urgent repair and authorities concerned should take necessary action as soon as possible. —Kamal, Shimla...
Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap has directed Nambardars to report drug-related activities in their areas to the police every 15 days. He emphasised that immediate action would be taken on their reports as part of the district's initiative to curb drug...
The Chamba Police have registered an FIR against the pradhan of Sanwal Panchayat in Churah subdivision of the district for alleged misappropriation of government cement by issuing fake bills. The brother of a former Zila Parishad member has also been...
It is a moment of great pride for any writer to be featured among the nation’s most distinguished litterateurs. Chandrarekha Dadwal, a renowned Hindi scholar-writer from Dharamsala, Kangra district, has achieved this honour. Her latest book, a collection of 25...
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