The Union Ministry of Defence has acceded to the request of the Himachal Government and given the go-ahead for tourism activities in the villages of Lepcha, Shipki La, Giu and Rani Kanda, which share border with China. Chief Minister Sukhvinder...
The Union Ministry of Defence has acceded to the request of the Himachal Government and given the go-ahead for tourism activities in the villages of Lepcha, Shipki La, Giu and Rani Kanda, which share border with China. Chief Minister Sukhvinder...
The state government and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd (SJVNL) have agreed to appoint an independent evaluator to assess the expenditure made on three hydroelectric power projects at Sunni, Luhri and Dhaulasidh, which Himachal wants to take back from the...
A Class XII girl student has allegedly died by suicide by jumping from a bridge in Shimla after failing in the Class XII board exams for the second successive year. The deceased was a native of Sirmaur district and was...
Leaders and community organisations of the Lahaul valley have decided to hold a protest rally at Udaipur on May 23 against the construction of 18 mega hydropower projects in the region. These include major projects like Jispa (300 MW), Seli...
The Himachal Pradesh High Court has restrained the police from filing a chargesheet in the case related to the death of Vimal Negi, Chief Engineer of HP Power Corporation. The court has clarified that a chargesheet should not be filed...
In a shocking incident highlighting the deepening drug menace in Himachal, the police have apprehended a 14-year-old boy at Prini, under the jurisdiction of the Manali police station, with 24.70 grams of chitta (heroin). The boy, a resident of Punjab,...
As many as eight individuals, seven males and one female, who were arrested in connection with cheating in the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti non-teaching recruitment exam, have been sent in police remand till May 22 by the court, police said. These...
The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) has decided that fresh evaluation would be conducted for the class XII English paper, using the correct answer keys. It was further stated that the aggrieved students would get compensated with the...
The authorities have issued a public advisory following the planned release of approximately 50 cumecs (cubic meters per second) of water from the Larji Hydroelectric Project (126 MW) in Mandi district. The increased discharge is due to the rising water...
Despite spending crores of rupees to improve healthcare in Himachal Pradesh, the state’s rural health services—especially in the Palampur region—remain in disarray. Poor management, acute shortage of doctors, inadequate paramedical staff, and lack of basic medicines have left health institutions...
In a significant achievement, the Department of Prisons & Correctional Services, Himachal Pradesh, has been ranked number two among small states in the India Justice Report (IJR) 2025. The report is a comprehensive and data driven assessment of the justice...
Paras Public School once again demonstrated outstanding performance in the field of karate at the District Kangra Karate Championship 2025, held at Maharaja Palace, Baijnath. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation from students across the district. Six students from Paras Public...
In a shocking incident in Kanaun village of Sainj valley, a car (HP-49-4255) lost control and plunged onto the roof of a house, injuring eight persons from three different families. The accident occurred around 4:30 pm yesterday, causing panic among...
Members of the Blind Persons Association, Himachal Pradesh, staged a protest on Tuesday by blocking the Chotta Shimla-Sanjauli road, demanding the fulfillment of their long-pending demand for backlog recruitment in state government departments. The protest caused significant inconvenience to commuters...
With an aim to celebrate the country’s rich textile traditions as well as to empower artisans through technology, innovation and market access, the Union Ministry of Textiles inaugurated ‘EKTA’-Exhibition-cum-Knowledge Sharing for Textile Advantage at the historic Gaiety Theatre in the...
8-km stretch from Jagatsukh-Manali being tarred for Rs 1 crore
Once overlooked and facing dwindling enrolment, Government Middle School Bhol-Thakuran in Minjran gram panchayat, Nurpur, is now undergoing a remarkable transformation, thanks to its adoption under the Himachal Pradesh School Adoption Programme. Last September, the school was adopted by the...
Education Minister Rohit Thakur will preside over the ‘Sarkar Gaon ke Dwar’ programme scheduled for May 30 in the Nanahar gram panchayat, under the Chopal Legislative Assembly Constituency, Shimla Deputy Commissioner Anupam Kashyap announced. Chairing a review meeting on the...
Students of Auckland House School for Boys brought laurels to their institution with an impressive performance in the 12th edition of MTB Shimla 2025, organised by the Himalayan Adventure Sports and Tourism Promotion Association (HASTPA) from May 16 to 18....
Cheers in the shadows: Practice creating a nuisance for residents, disrupting tourism
Anupam Kashyap, Deputy Commissioner, Shimla, has directed all officials concerned to take stern and immediate action in order to curb illegal mining and to reduce its adverse effects. The DC, while chairing a meeting on illegal mining, said authorised officers...
Education Minister Rohit Thakur today gave awards to the winners of the 68th National School Games at Government Adarsh (Girls) Senior Secondary School, Portmore, Shimla. The prize distribution ceremony was organised by ‘Himachal School Sports Association’. In his address, the...
In a move to enhance pedestrian safety, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) will soon construct pedestrian paths along inhabited stretches of national highways. This follows a recent Supreme Court ruling affirming that pedestrian rights to footpaths are protected...
In a decisive crackdown on illegal tree felling, the Forest Department has imposed a fine of Rs 3.11 lakh on two individuals for cutting down green trees in the Tindi forest area of Lahaul’s Udaipur subdivision. The incident, which occurred...
The state government, in collaboration with Crack Academy, conducted the state’s largest-ever scholarship examination ‘Mere Shahar Ke 100 Ratan’, on Tuesday. Over five lakh students from Classes VI to XII participated in the exam, which was held simultaneously across 3,500...
A 20-year-old taxi driver was killed after his car plunged into a deep gorge at Kalhani village in the Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district last night. The deceased has been identified as Bhupender Kumar, a resident of Dhar village...
A partially decomposed body of an unidentified male was recovered from Chenab river in Tandi area of Lahaul-Spiti district today. The local police received the information and immediately dispatched a team to the site. Upon reaching at the location, the...
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president Pratibha Singh today said that she had never shied away from responsibility given to her by the party in the past and would continue to discharge her responsibility with the same commitment and honesty...
Jaswan-Pragpur MLA Bikram Singh today alleged that the state government had taken anti-people decisions like hiking power and water tariffs. He added that the government had withdrawn power being given to the industry on subsidised tariffs, resulting in resentment among...
Over 87,000 students have received scholarship under various schemes in the state in the past two years. A total of Rs 92 crore was disbursed among the students as scholarship. “These schemes serve as powerful instruments of social justice, enabling...