Himachal Pradesh

Also launches ‘Him Bhog’ products and honours state achievers

Recognition was announced as part of the Independence Day honours

Announces major initiatives across various sectors

The suspects were intercepted by police during routine patrols at Gaggal

Police officials stated that the pick-up vehicle carrying pilgrims from Moga veered off the road

On Independence Day, two Himachal Pradesh Home Guards personnel have been awarded the prestigious President’s Medal for Meritorious Services in recognition of their exemplary dedication and service. Section Leader Asha Kumari of the 3rd Battalion joined as a volunteer in...

IIT Mandi's Technology Innovation Hub (TIH) has partnered with Nagent AI to launch a pioneering hybrid upskilling programme designed to democratise AI agent creation. This initiative seeks to bridge India's growing AI talent gap by enabling working professionals to build...

Nahan residents and people from remote areas of Sirmaur district will no longer have to battle the long queues and heavy rush at Dr YS Parmar Medical College’s main OPD. Responding to persistent public demand, MLA Ajay Solanki today inaugurated...

Dharamsala Assembly constituency MLA Sudhir Sharma on Thursday laid the foundation stone for several development works, including the construction of Nageshwar Community Hall, in Rakkad gram panchayat at a cost of Rs 10 lakh. Sharma said Rs 5 lakh has...

Mand areas in Indora, Fatehpur subdivisions face flood fury

The Assembly-level Van Mahotsava was inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner Torul S Raveesh, who launched the event by planting a deodar sapling in the Parvati Forest Division at Shamshi. The festival, held under the Rajiv Gandhi Van Sanvardhan Yojana, aims to...

Marking the golden jubilee of the legendary Indian film Sholay, Gold Cinema Dharamsala hosted a special screening of a recreated version of its iconic song “Mehbooba-Mehbooba”, filmed against the breathtaking Himalayan backdrop. Despite persistent rain, art and culture enthusiasts from...

The Shimla police have arrested four persons, including a minor, with around 10 grams of chitta (heroin) in two separate cases. In the first incident, three individuals — Kshitij (28) of Kadiwan village, Akshat Chauhan (28) of Jarla village, and...

Sirmaur district faced widespread disruption today as heavy rainfall triggered landslides, damaged property and blocked multiple roads, severely affecting connectivity in several subdivisions. According to official reports, 66 roads across the district were closed to traffic, with restoration work expected...

Torrential downpour muddies water sources

Heavy rains lashed Shimla since Thursday evening, triggering landslides and uprooting of trees at some places in and around the city. The capital received 70mm rain, much of it during the Thursday night. A major landslide occurred on the Sanjauli-IGMC...

A Manimahesh devotee was killed after being hit on the head by a shooting stone in Bharmour subdivision of Chamba district on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at Gui Nala, about one km from Harsar, the base camp of the...

An apple-laden trailer plunged into Sheelabagh Khud in Sirmaur district’s Rajgarh subdivision around 1 am on Wednesday when the road caved in while giving way to another vehicle on the Sanora-Neripur-Chaila road. The incident occurred during peak apple transportation season,...

The Forest Department has seized two vehicles, confiscated deodar timber worth several lakh of rupees and arrested three individuals for smuggling. A team, led by Range Officer Abdul Hamid, set up a checkpoint near Chakoli Bridge on the Langera-Chamba road,...

Unprecedented rainfall over the past 48 hours has crippled life across Palampur, Baijnath and Jaisinghpur in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district. Continuous heavy showers have unleashed widespread landslides and flash floods, blocking major highways and cutting off several villages. Key transport...

Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Pathania today said that a longer monsoon session of the 14th Vidhan Sabha having 12 sittings would help in fulfilling the norm of holding a minimum of 35 sittings in a year. Pathania, while addressing mediapersons...

Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kuldeep Pathania today said that in light of the recent Supreme Court ruling, 12 Bills cleared by the Himachal Vidhan Sabha but were pending with the Governor or the President of India for their assent for more...

Army Havildar Arun Kumar, who was martyred while on duty in Arunachal Pradesh, was cremated with full military honours at his native village Chatara in the Kutlehar Assembly constituency of Una today. Havildar Arun's body was airlifted from Arunachal Pradesh...

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is set to preside over the state-level Independence Day celebrations on August 15 at Sarkaghat in Mandi district. Due to inclement weather and disrupted flight service from Shimla, the Chief Minister is travelling to Sarkaghat...

Flashfloods and landslides devastated several places in Shimla district since yesterday evening. Several roads and vehicles were damaged and bridges, shops and sheds were swept away. Besides, a 20-year-old girl died in Rampur after hit by a shooting stone on...