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Shocked by Himachal Pradesh govt’s delay in Litigating Rape Matter: Supreme Court
The top court issued notice to the man, who was acquitted in the case, on the SLP filed by the state government challenging the high court verdict.
Two Killed in Himachal Landslide, 10 rescued from debris
This is the second major natural disaster in Kinnaur. Last month, nine people, most of them tourists, were killed by a landslide as boulders fell and hit the vehicle they were travelling in.
3 of Sikar family, one from Jaipur killed in Himachal landslide
Jaipur, July 25 : Four people from Rajasthan, including three of a family hailing from Sikar, were among…
Centre deploys NDRF as Flashfloods hit Himachal
More than 10 cars, most of them belonging to tourists, were washed away in Bhagsunag.
Set up district panels to monitor Covid situation: Himachal HC
Shimla, July 9 : Observing that the same set of guidelines cannot be there for the entire state…
Former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh again tests positive for Covid
He has been undergoing diabetes and kidney-related treatment at the IGMCH in Shimla for some time.
Himachal BJP MLA Narinder Bragta dies of post-Covid complications
Shimla, June 5 : Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Himachal Pradesh MLA and two-time former minister, Narinder Bragta…
Magnitude 3.5 earthquake hits Kangra, Himachal Pradesh
An earthquake of magnitude 3.5 struck Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, news agency ANI reported on Friday. The…
Himachal Pradesh 6-time CM Virbhadra Singh tests COVID-19 positive
Himachal Pradesh ex-CM Virbhadra Singh took the first dose of vaccine at local Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Hospital in March. Medical officials believe the veteran leader contracted the COVID virus from his son, who recently tested positive.
Himachal Closes Educational Institutes, Bans Holi Celebrations
Shimla, March 26 : Owing to spike in coronavirus cases, the Himachal Pradesh government on Friday closed all…
Himachal Pradesh’s Una District Emerges As A Covid-19 Hotspot
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will review the covid-19 situation in Himachal Pradesh on March 25 when he will hold a meeting with top government officials.
BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma found hanging at Delhi residence
An inquiry is underway and the exact cause of his death will be ascertained after a post-mortem examination, the police said.
Ashamed of BJP getting involved in ‘sale-purchase’ of MLAs: Shanta Kumar
He said that his life's last wish is to see that the BJP steers clear of the “pollution of politics”, and remains committed to its values in order to realise the dreams of people such as Swami Vivekananda and Bhagat Singh.
Hold direct elections of mayor, deputy mayor: Himachal Congress leader
The government in October last year announced upgrade of the Municipal Councils of Mandi, Solan and Palampur towns to Municipal Corporations by inclusion of adjoining areas.
‘BJP thriving on projects started by previous Cong govt’: Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee president Kuldeep Singh Rathore
Congress Legislative Party leader Mukesh Agnihotri said that a senior BJP leader had to resign from the post of party president this year,
Raveena Tandon turns ‘Switzerlandkasharukh’ in Himachal
Mumbai, Dec 13 : Raveena Tandon is having the time of her life in Himachal Pradesh, where the…
Bollywood actor Asif Basra has died, aged 53
Bollywood actor Asif Basra allegedly died by suicide at a private guest house in McLeod Ganj, Himachal Pradesh.…
Foundation Stone Laid by Sonia Gandhi Goes ‘Missing’ From Atal Tunnel, Congress Threatens Protest
Notably, Sonia had laid the foundation stone in the presence of state Congress leader Virbhadra Singh and former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on June 28, 2010.
Motorists tunnelling their way to accidents by taking selfies in Atal Tunnel
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the tunnel, beneath the majestic Rohtang Pass on October 3, three accidents were reported with the motorists driving recklessly.
PM Modi to inaugurate world’s longest highway tunnel at Rohtang on Saturday
New Delhi, Oct 1 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the strategically important all-weather Atal Tunnel, the…
Himachal sees 6,116 coronavirus cases, says CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said 214,182 people have been tested for coronavirus out…
12 security personnel of HP CM test Covid positive
Earlier, Thakur went into self-quarantine on July 22 after a Deputy Secretary in his office tested positive.
Priyanka Gandhi seeks permission to stay in her Himachal cottage
The plot is close to The Retreat, the summer holiday resort of the Indian President.
Curfew in HP’s Nahan as 11 of family test corona positive
Shimla, July 18 (IANS) As 11 members of a family in Himachal Pradesh’s Nahan tested positive for coronavirus, authorities…
Monsoon hits hilly states, to reach Delhi on Thursday: IMD
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Southwest monsoon advanced in some parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Punjab and…
Monsoon may hit Himachal, Punjab, Haryana on June 24
He said it is likely to cover Uttarakhand, most parts of Himachal Pradesh and parts of Haryana and Punjab on June 24-25.
After Galwan face off, alert sounded along borders in Himachal Pradesh
All state intelligence units have also been alerted in this regard, it added.
Supreme Court no to stay probe against Vinod Dua; no arrest till July 6
Arguing on sedition charges against Dua, Singh said that if this kind of content can attract sedition, then half the country will be committing sedition.
Low intensity quake in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh experienced a low intensity earthquake on Monday, an official said here. There was no loss of…
Nine states now see Covid-19 cases doubling in 20 days and more
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) While the average number of coronavirus cases in the country are doubling in…
Cricketer Rishi Dhawan fined for curfew violation in HP
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Former India international and Himachal Pradesh all-rounder Rishi Dhawan (28) was fined on Thursday for…
Himachal imposes statewide indefinite curfew
Himachal Pradesh on Monday saw its first coronavirus death as a 69-year-old Tibetan who recently returned from the US died, health officials said.
Shimla, Dalhousie get more snowfall
New Delhi, More snowfall in Shimla, Dalhousie and higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday intensified the cold…
5 killed, 33 injured as bus falls into Himachal gorge
Shimla, March 10 ( At least five people were killed and 33 injured when a state roadways bus…
Tremors continue in Himachal on third day
Shimla, Himachal Pradesh was hit by a light intensity quake on Sunday, the fifth one on the third consecutive…
Snowfall in Shimla, Kufri cheers hoteliers
Shimla, Feb 21 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla and Kufri again received snowfall on Friday, while the lower…
Cold wave sweeps Himachal
Shimla: A cold wave continues to sweep Himachal Pradesh on Saturday, with its higher reaches shivering under sub-zero…
Himachal’s Keylong freezes at minus 9.2
Shimla: Intense cold wave conditions continue in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with most parts under a blanket of…
Manali at 0.2, Shimla 0.6 as Himachal gets more rain
Shimla: An intense cold wave continued in Himachal Pradesh on Friday with most parts shivering as Manali recorded…
Cold wave in Himachal, Shimla at 2.8
Shimla: A cold wave continued to grip Himachal Pradesh on Thursday with Shimla recording a minimum of 2.8…
3.4 magnitude quake hits Himachal’s Kangra district
Shimla, A medium intensity earthquake measuring 3.4 magnitude on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district on…
It’s freezing in Himachal!
Shimla: Heavy snow and rainfall is forecast for Himachal Pradesh from January 13 onwards that will further intensify…
Bright sunny Sunday in Shimla after snowfall
Shimla: It was a bright sunny morning on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh capital, with the snowfall a day earlier…
Mild snowfall in tourist resort Manali
Shimla: Cold wave conditions tightened its grip in most parts of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday with picturesque tourist…
Himachal sees cloudy skies with chances of snow
Shimla: Hill stations of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday experienced partially cloudy skies with temperatures close to the freezing…
Himachal freezes with snow in store
Shimla: Hill stations of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday experienced partially sunny conditions on the first day of the…
Himachal may ring in white New Year
Shimla: The hill stations in Himachal Pradesh may ring in a white New Year as the Meteorological Office on…
Himachal high hills shiver under sub-zero
Shimla, A cold wave continued to sweep Himachal Pradesh on Saturday despite dry weather, with its higher reaches…
Earthquake in Himachal
Shimla, Dec 17 Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district was hit by a low intensity earthquake on Tuesday, an official…
Manali gets season’s first snowfall
Shimla: Picturesque tourist spot Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday experienced season’s first snow. Nearby spots of Shimla too…
Hills overlooking Manali wrapped in snow
The popular tourist destination Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Friday saw the season’s lowest temperature of minus 0.6…
Honoured to share stage with PM Modi: Yami Gautam
Dharamshala, Nov 7 : Actress Yami Gautam, who attended a two-day global investors’ meet at Dharamshala in Himachal…
“Horn Not Ok” in Shimla, may cost dear
Shimla: If you are found unnecessary honking in the Himachal Pradesh capital, you would be fined as the state…
Hamirpur Assembly bypolls underway in UP
Hamirpur (Uttar Pradesh), Sep 23 : Bye-election voting for Hamirpur Assembly segment seat began on Monday amid tight…
Haryana applies brakes on traffic fines; Punjab, Himachal defer new rules
Chandigarh, Sep 14 The BJP-ruled Haryana, which was on a spree on imposing fines to motorists for road…
Kerala actress Warrier,crew of Malayalam film ‘Kyttem reaches Manali
Manali, Aug 22 Top Kerala actress Manju Warrier and a 25-member crew of Malayalam film ‘Kyttem’, who were…
Earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Aug 22) A low intensity quake was felt in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba district on Thursday, an official…
Monsoon subdued in Himachal, traffic restored
Shimla, Aug 20 After three days of heavy showers which led to snapping of several road links following…
18 killed in highest-ever rainfall in Himachal
Shimla, Aug 18: Eighteen people, including three children, were killed on Sunday due to heavy rainfall-related incidents across…
Himachal rains: Hundreds stranded due to Landslides
Shimla, Aug 18 Hundreds remained stranded in Himachal Pradesh after incessant rainfall triggered landslides, snapped road links, closing…
Himachal sees heavy rains, rivers in spate
Shimla, Aug 17 Hills of Himachal Pradesh continued to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on Saturday, causing landslides…
2 dead, 27 rescued as multi-storey building collapses in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan
July 14: Himachal Pradesh Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur assured that proper investigation will be done on what…
Water woes: Himachal gets 46% deficit pre-monsoon rains
Shimla, July 1 With the southwest monsoon in Himachal Pradesh being delayed by at least 10 days, the…
3 killed, 4 school kids injured in Shimla accident
Shimla, July 1 Two students and a driver died when an overcrowded private school bus rolled down a…
43 killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal
The accident occurred near Banjar, some 50 km from Kullu town.
Himachal Congress asks Rahul not to quit as party chief
Shimla, May 29 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Wednesday urged party President Rahul Gandhi not to resign following…
Nearly 57% polling in Himachal
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) Nearly 57 per cent of over 53 lakh voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out…
1st Voter of Independent India Shyam Saran Negi casts vote
Kalpa, May 19: First voter of India Shyam Saran Negi on Sunday cast his vote at a polling…
Himachal: 7 BJP workers injured after bus overturns in Kullu
Kullu, May 16: At least seven Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers were injured after a bus overturned in…
Fire breaks out in Shimla’s British-era Grand Hotel
Shimla, May 13: A massive fire broke out on Monday at the British-era Grand Hotel here, reducing a…
Earthquake rocks Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, May 3 Himachal Pradesh was rocked by a low intensity earthquake on Friday. There was no loss…
Fresh tug of war between two Himachal Congress arch rivals
Shimla, April 29 (IANS) In a fresh tug of war between two Congress arch rivals in Himachal Pradesh,…
Himachal: Children form human chain to create voting awareness
Una (Himachal Pradesh), Apr 27: In a bid to to create awareness about the Lok Sabha elections, children…
Earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, March 8: In less than a fortnight, another low-intensity earthquake measuring 2.8 on the Richter scale hit…
Sad that PM Modi politicised Pulwama attack: Rahul
Shimla, March 7: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said that it’s sad that when the opposition was…
7 houses gutted, 16 families affected in Shimla village fire
Shimla, March 6: At least seven houses were gutted and 16 families were affected after a massive fire…
Kinnaur Avalanche: 1 body of soldier recovered, 4 still missing
Shimla, March 2: A body of one of the five Army personnel who were trapped after an avalanche…
Himachal freezes with more snow, rain
Shimla, Feb 26: The minimum temperatures in Himachal Pradesh remained below freezing point on Tuesday as the state…
Himachal: 10 houses gutted in kullu fire
Kullu, Feb 25: At least 10 houses were gutted in a fire in Jindi village of Himachal Pradesh’s…
Himachal avalanche: 5 soldiers still missing, rescue underway
Shimla, Feb 21: Despite inclement weather, rescuers on Thursday resumed a search operation near the Tibet border with…
Widespread snow likely in Himachal
Shimla, Feb 4: Himachal Pradesh will receive widespread snowfall and rain starting Tuesday till Friday at least, the…
Former Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra Singh admitted to IGMC with Swine flu
Shimla, Jan 28 : Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has been diagnosed with H1N1 influenza (swine…
Himachal hills turn white, vehicles’ movement hampered
Shimla, Jan 25: The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Friday witnessed more snow, hampering the movement of vehicles…
Himachal Pradesh : Three houses gutted in fire in Mandi
Himachal Pradesh, Jan 23 : As many as three houses were gutted in a massive fire at Mandi…
Himachal Pradesh: 26 injured after tourist bus skids off road in Bilaspur
Himachal Pradesh, Jan 22: At least 26 people were injured after a tourist bus skidded off the road…
Famous Himachal shrine Chintpurni gets rail link
Una (Himachal Pradesh), Jan 15: One of the busiest shrines in north India, the Chintpurni temple in Himachal…
Cold wave in Himachal to intensify with chances of snow, rain
Shimla, Jan 11: The cold wave will intensify in Himachal Pradesh with widespread rain and snow forecast in…
Himachal: Fire breaks out in engine of Himalayan Queen Express
Shimla, Jan 8: A fire broke out in the engine of Himalayan Queen express train on Tuesday. There…
Himachal Pradesh: 7 killed in Sirmaur road accident
Sirmaur, Jan 5: At least 7 killed, including 6 children and 11 injured after a school bus fell into a…
Avoid travelling as Snow may block Himachal roads
Shimla, Jan 2: Moderate to heavy snowfall may occur across Himachal Pradesh in the next one-two days, the…
Sunny day in Shimla; snow likely from Jan 1
Shimla, Dec 31: Picturesque tourist resorts Shimla and Manali experienced another sunny day on Monday but temperatures remained…
Himachal Pradesh sees mercury below freezing point
Shimla, Dec 29: Himachal Pradesh on Saturday witnessed a sunny but chilly day with temperature in many areas…
Manali, nearby hills covered in blanket of snow
Shimla, Dec 28: Manali and its nearby hills on Friday received more snow and covered in a white…
Himachal Pradesh: 35 students injured in school bus accident
Kangra, Dec 27: At least 35 students were injured in a school bus accident near Lunj in Himachal…
Shimla gets season’s first snowfall
Shimla, Dec 12: Himachal Pradesh’s picturesque resorts of Shimla and Manali woke up on Wednesday to a white…
Himachal reels under severe cold after snow
Shimla, Nov 17: Majority of Himachal Pradesh reeled under severe cold on Saturday, with the minimum temperature staying…
Manali, Narkanda witness season’s 1st snowfall
Shimla, Nov 15: There was overnight moderate snowfall in Manali and Narkanda, the season’s first, a Met official…
Rising drug addiction in Himachal matter of concern: Governor
Rampur (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 11 : Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat on Sunday expressed concern over the rise…
Himachal Pradesh bans school vehicles older than 15 years
Shimla, Nov 11 : Himachal Pradesh has banned plying of school buses older than 15 years and fixed…
Snow, rains bring down mercury in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Nov 3: Snow and widespread rains on Saturday brought down temperatures across Himachal Pradesh, a Met official…
Snow on Himachal hills
Shimla, Nov 2: Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh on Friday dipped as high altitudes received mild spells of snow…
Himachal Pradesh: Russian woman gang-raped in Manali
Kullu, Oct 26: A 33-year-old Russian woman was allegedly gang-raped in Manali area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district.…
Light intensity quake hits Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Oct 22: Mild tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. No damage or casualty was reported.…
Snow intensifies cold in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Oct 11: A fresh spell of snow in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh intensified the cold…
26 stranded tourists airlifted from Himachal
Shimla, Sep 28: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Friday resumed its rescue operation on the fourth day and…
Himachal Snowfall: Over 1500 people rescued, relief operations underway
Shimla, Sep 27: As the weather is clearing up on Thursday search and rescue operations entered to day…
Himachal Snow Fall: 650 evacuated, 1,000 still stranded in hills
Shimla, Sep 26: Over 650 people, including five foreigners and IIT Roorkee students, have been evacuated in the…
Yamuna in spate, flowing above danger mark in Delhi
New Delhi, Sep 25: The Yamuna river is flowing above the danger level in the national capital following the…
50 people including IIT Roorkee students are safe in Lahul-Spiti: Himachal CM
Shimla, Sep 25: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday said that the group of 50…
Himachal Rains: Traffic to Manali restored partially
Shimla, Sep 25: Traffic to picturesque Himachal tourist resort Manali was restored partially on Tuesday, a day after…
Himachal Rains: 5 people feared missing after car washed away in Manali
Manali, Sep 24: Five people feared missing on Monday after a car washed away in Manali following heavy…
Manali by the Rohtang Pass to Leh closed after snowfall
Manali, Sep 23 : The highway that connects this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort with Leh in Jammu and…
Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh receives fresh snowfall
New Delhi, Sep 22: Rohtang Pass near Manali received fresh snowfall on Saturday. Fresh snowfall has also occurred…
Himachal Pradesh: 13 killed in Shimla jeep accident
Shimla, Sep 22: At least 13 people were killed after a jeep fell into a deep gorge in Shimla district of…
Mercury dips in Himachal after rains
Shimla, Sep 22: Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell on Saturday due to widespread rain. The weather bureau here…
Army jawan shoots dead 2 colleagues, kills self in Himachal Pradesh
Dharamshala, Sep 17 : In a shocking incident, an Army jawan of 18 Sikh Regiment allegedly shot dead…
Himachal Pradesh: 3.4 magnitude Earthquake hits Kinnaur
Himachal, Sep 15: An earthquake of magnitude 3.4 hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur on Saturday.
Watch video: Massive landslide blocks Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track
Shimla, Sep 10: The Shimla-Kalka heritage railway track has been blocked after a massive landslide on Monday. In…
Snow leopard spotted in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district
Shimla,Sep 8 : Snow leopard was spotted in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, the footage of elusive snow leopards…
Himachal: Man, 116 cattle dead after portion of hill collapsed
Kullu, Aug 28: A man and 116 cattle killed on Monday after being trapped under boulders when a…
Himachal Pradesh: 11 killed in Kullu road accident
Kullu, Aug 23: At least eleven people were killed in a road accident in Kullu district of Himachal…
Rains subside in Himachal
Shimla, Aug 14 : Rains started subsiding in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday a day after downpours and flashfloods…
Himachal Rains: 5 killed, hundreds stranded as highways closed
Shimla, Aug 13: Due to incessant and heavy rains across Himachal Pradesh at least five persons lost their lives…
Himachal sees heavy rains, more in store
Shimla, Aug 12 : The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday experienced heavy to very heavy rains with Naina…
Heavy rains halt Kinner Kailash pilgrimage in Himachal
Shimla, Aug 8: The Himachal Pradesh government on Wednesday temporarily halted the Kinner Kailash pilgrimage, dedicated to Lord Shiva’s…
Heavy rains in Himachal trigger landslides, snap road links
Shimla, Aug 7: Heavy rains continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with hundreds stranded across the state due to…
Shimla: Landslide near Nihari, State highway 10 blocked
Shimla, Aug 6: The State highway 10 (Theog- Hatkoti) has been blocked due to a landslide near Nihari…
Himachal Pradesh to get heavy rainfall till Tuesday : MeT
Shimla, Aug 4 : The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday received widespread rains with Sujanpur Tira recording the…
Monsoon remains largely dormant in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, Aug 1: The southwest monsoon has remained largely subdued in Himachal Pradesh with most of the areas not…
Mild quake felt in Himachal
Shimla, July 31: An earthquake of low intensity hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district early on Tuesday, the third in…
Himachal Pradesh: Fire breaks out at residential building in Sanjauli
New Delhi, July 20: A fire broke out at a residential building in Shimla’s Sanjauli on Friday. One…
Himachal: MiG-21 crashes in Kangra
Shimla, July 18: A MiG-21 fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) on Wednesday crashed in Kangra district…
Himachal Pradesh: Gangster killed by Punjab Police
Shimla, July 14: Punjab Police on Saturday killed a gangster and held two of his accomplices in Bilaspur district…
Shimla records highest precipitation in 13 years
Shimla, July 3: Himachal Pradesh’s capital Shimla on Tuesday recorded the highest precipitation of 118 mm within 24 hours…
Quake jolts Himachal
The epicentre of the quake was Chamba region, bordering Jammu and Kashmir.
13 kindergarten students injured in Himachal Pradesh accident
Shimla, June 21: At least 13 kindergarten students were wounded on Thursday after their vehicle skidded off the…
Mild earthquake in Himachal
Shimla, June 17 :Himachal Pradesh was again jolted by a low intensity earthquake on Sunday, an official said…
Himachal Pradesh: Earthquake of magnitude 4.5 strikes Chamba
New Delhi, June 14: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 on the Richter Scale hit Himachal Pradesh on Thursday.…
Shimla losing five million litres water daily: High Court
Shimla, June 11: The parched Himachal Pradesh capital is daily losing more than five million litres (MLD) of potable…
World Environment Day: Himachal bans use of thermocol plates
Shimla, June 5: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Tuesday announced a ban on the use of…
Now, Shimla is just 20 minutes away from Chandigarh
Shimla, June 4: The travel distance between this Himachal Pradesh tourist resort and Chandigarh was reduced to just 20…
Uttar Pradesh, Himachal reels under Heat Wave
New Delhi, May 24: A major portion of Uttar Pradesh continued to reel under an intense heat wave…
Earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur
New Delhi, May 21: An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 hit Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district at 4.21 p.m on Monday,…
Himachal Pradesh may get more thundershowers next week
Shimla, May 11: Himachal Pradesh may get more thundershowers next week as the weather bureau here on Friday predicted…
Adverse weather: Himachal Govt advises against travelling to higher reaches
Shimla, May 8: The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday advised locals and tourists not to travel towards the higher…
Have a glimpse of fresh Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh
Shimla, May 7: The higher hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced mild snowfall on Monday, while the mid and low…
Manali-Leh highway to reopen in 10 days
Manali, May 1: After remaining out of bounds for traffic for around five months, the Manali-Leh Highway is likely…
Shimla: 40 houses gutted as massive fire breaks out in Kaishani village
Shimla, April 18: A massive fire broke out in Kaishani village near Shimla in the early hours of Wednesday,…
27 schoolkids among 30 killed in Himachal accident
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Thirty people, including 27 students, were killed on Monday when a private school bus fell…
Massive earthquake of 8+ Magnitude may jolt Uttarakhand, HP, Nepal any time soon
Dehradun, April 9: A massive earthquake of range 8+ magnitude may jolt Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Nepal any…
Less than 2% Himachal farmers opted for crop insurance: CAG
Shimla, April 7: Less than two per cent of farmers in Himachal Pradesh, which has 90 per cent of…
CBSE Paper Leak: 3 more people held in class XII Economics paper leak
Una, April 7: Three more people including a teacher, clerk and support staff on Saturday have been arrested from…
Cold revives in Himachal with snow, rain
Shimla, March 16: Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh plummeted sharply on Friday with the high-altitude areas getting mild spells of…
8 devotees killed in Himachal accident
Shimla, March 2: Eight devotees from Punjab were killed when a private vehicle skidded off the road and…
Cold tightens grip in Himachal after more snow
Shimla, Feb 25: The continuing cold tightened its grip over Himachal Pradesh on Sunday as the higher reaches of…
Himachal hills may turn white this weekend
Shimla, Feb 23: If you want to witness snow this weekend, head to Himachal Pradesh as the Met predicts…
Thousands take dip in holy rivers to mark Makar Sankranti
New Delhi, Jan 14: Makar Sankranti, a major harvest festival celebrated in various parts of the country, also…
Devotees take holy dip, rush to temples on New Year
New Delhi, Jan 1: Thousands of devotees from across the country thronged temples in Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Vaishno Devi, Madhya Pradesh,…
Rahul Gandhi reaches Himachal Pradesh for review meeting
Rahul Gandhi reaches Himachal Pradesh for a review meeting of party’s performance in recently held assembly polls in…
Himachal: PM Modi takes coffee break on Mall Road
Shimla, Dec 27: Remembering his early years spent at The Mall Road here in Himachal Pradesh and at the…
Jairam Thakur takes oath as Himachal CM
New Delhi, Dec 27: Jairam Thakur took oath as Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday in the…
Virbhadra resigns as Himachal CM
Shimla, Dec 19: A day after Himachal Pradesh verdict, Congress leader Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday tendered his resignation…
Satisfied, not disappointed: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi, Dec 18: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Monday, reacting to the verdict of the high-stakes assembly elections…
Virbhadra accepts Congress’ defeat in Himachal
Shimla, Dec 18 : Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday accepted the Congress party’s defeat in…
Sonia, Priyanka meet Rahul
New Delhi, Dec 18: Amid the BJP’s election victories in Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, former Congress President Sonia…
Himachal Pradesh Election Result 2017: BJP poised to take power,Dhumal loses from Sujanpur
Shimla, Dec 18: The BJP was set to take power in Himachal Pradesh with its candidates on a victory…
Himachal Pradesh: Manali gets season’s first snowfall
Shimla, Dec 12: Snowfall continued to elude capital Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, but another picturesque tourist spot Manali had…
BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads
The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7…
Keylong in Himachal freezes at minus 4.1
Shimla, Nov 28: Cold continued to grip the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, with Keylong recording a…
Demonetisation may cost at least this vote in Himachal
Banknotes of Rs 500 each, which she couldn't change as the government didn't extend the deadline for exchanging demonetised currency notes beyond December 30 last year.
Rahul to hold three rallies in Himachal
New Delhi, Nov 4 : After Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday took a dig at Congress saying no…
BJP’s ‘ease of doing corruption’: Virbhadra targets Amit Shah’s son
BJP had launched personal attacks on him because it was fearing his government's "real vikas (development)" in Himachal Pradesh.
Congress, a laughing club out on bail for corruption: Modi
Kangra, Nov 2 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tore into the Congress government in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh,…
Congress Himachal poll manifesto woos farmers, youths, employees
Shimla, Nov 1: The ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday released its manifesto for the November 9 assembly…
Himachal Pradesh election: BJP announces Prem Kumar Dhumal as the party’s CM candidate
Bhartiya Janta Party president Amit Shah in his visit to Himachal Pradesh informed that Former Himachal Pradesh chief…
War of caps: State which flaunts political loyalty on its head
If your cap is maroon in front, then you must be a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter. And if it's green, then you are with the Congress.
Congress government in Himachal without credibility: Jaitley
Shimla, Oct 29 : Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday slammed the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, saying…
Earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi
Himachal Pradesh, Oct 27: An Earthquake of moderate magnitude 4.4 hits Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi today. No casualty has…
This poll will miss Nehru-Gandhi’s first ‘videshi bahu’ vote
Kasauli, Oct 26 : This year’s assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh will miss the vote of the Nehru-Gandhi…
BJP leaders stalking me on social media, says Robert Vadra
New Delhi, Oct 26: Congress President Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra on Thursday alleged that senior BJP leaders were…
Indian Army rescues American citizen who got stuck while paragliding
Palampur, Oct 26: The Indian army rescued an American citizen identified as Barry Roberts, who got badly injured…
Himachal Elections: Congress announces second list of candidates
New Delhi, Oct 22 : The Congress on Sunday announced second list of eight candidates for the November…
Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh likely to Contest from Arki
Himachal Pradesh,October 17: Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will fight from Arki town in Solan district for the…
Himachal roadways to run special buses ahead of Diwali
Shimla, Oct 17: To cater to the rush ahead of Diwali, Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation (HRTC) on Tuesday announced…
Himachal Pradesh reduces VAT on petrol, diesel
Shimla, Oct 10: The Congress-led government in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday lowered the value-added tax (VAT) on petrol…
My chief ministerial candidature has put BJP on edge, says Virbhadra Singh
Shimla, Oct 9: Two days after Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi endorsed his chief ministerial candidature for poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister…
Rahul Gandhi in Himachal, says Modi govt’s economic policies caused unemployment
New Delhi, Oct 7, 2017: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP…
CBI conducts narco, lie-detector tests on Shimla rape case suspects
New Delhi, Oct 4: The CBI has conducted narco-analysis and lie-detector tests on the suspects arrested in connection with…
PM Modi kickstarts Himachal BJP poll campaign; lays foundation stone of AIIMS in Bilaspur
New Delhi, Oct 3, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long visit to Himachal Pradesh on…
3.1 magnitude earthquake hits Himachal’s Chamba
New Delhi, Oct 2, 2017: A mild earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale hits Chamba district of…
Mild quake hits Chamba in Himachal
Shimla, Sep 24: A mild quake was recorded on Sunday in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region, which witnessed tremors…
Modi to lay stone of AIIMS in Himachal
Shimla, Sep 24: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of an AIIMS in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur…
Massive landslide near Shimla, six vehicles buried
Shimla, Sep 2: A massive landslide on the national highway near the state capital on Saturday buried at least…
2 dead after bus overturns in Himachal’s Chamba
New Delhi, Aug 30, 2017: At least two people killed and 25 others injured after a bus overturned…
Shimla goes without milk, dairy products after curfew in Punjab and Haryana
Shimla, Aug 26: Supply of milk and dairy products to this Himachal Pradesh hill station was hit on Saturday…
Jaitley to oversee Gujarat assembly polls, Javadekar Karnataka
New Delhi, Aug 24: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday appointed Finance Minister Arun Jaitley the incharge of…
Himachal awaits nod to set up nine trauma centres
Shimla, Aug 22: Himachal Pradesh is awaiting the central government’s approval to set up nine trauma centres in the…
Two mild earthquakes hit Himachal’s Chamba
Himachal Pradesh, Aug 16, 2017: Two low-intensity earthquakes were recorded simultaneously on Wednesday in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region, which…
Mandi landslide: Death toll rises to 46, rescue operations underway
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 13: The death toll in the devastating landslide that hit Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi has risen…
Himachal Govt, local Congress must provide full help: Rahul Gandhi on Mandi landslide
New Delhi, August 13: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Sunday offered condolence to the families of the deceased…
Himachal CM to give 10,260 laptops to students
Shimla, Aug 12: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will distribute 10,260 laptops and netbooks among meritorious students of…
Himachal CM honours woman cricketer Sushma Verma
Shimla, Aug 8: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Tuesday honoured India international woman cricketer Sushma Verma by…
Tributes paid to Himachal’s first CM on birth anniversary
Shimla, Aug 4 : Tributes were paid to Y.S. Parmar, the founder and the first Chief Minister of Himachal…
Himachal gang-rape, murder: Top officer transferred
Shimla, July 20: A top Himachal Pradesh police officer, heading the SIT probing the gang-rape and murder of a…
3.3 magnitude earthquake hits Himachal’s Sirmaur
New Delhi, July 15, 2017: A mild earthquake measuring 3.3 on the Richter scale hits Sirmaur in Himachal…
Seven killed, five injured in Jeep accident in Shimla
Shimla, June 26: Seven pilgrims, including six of a family were killed, five injured after a jeep rolled…
Mandi-Pathankot highway blocked after landslides, floods
Himachal Pradesh, June 26: Mandi-Pathankot highway blocked in Khaliyar area following landslide and flash flood due of heavy…
A small Himachal village that’s taking art to nature
Bir, June 16: Art is not a commodity but an experience, say connoisseurs, and this experience can take an…
Telangana MP Palvai Govardhan Reddy passes away at 80
June 9, Friday : Congress Leader and Rajya Sabha MP from Telangana, Palvai Govardhan Reddy passed away on Friday following…
Saharanpur violence mastermind Chandrashekhar arrested in Himachal
Lucknow, June 8, 2017: The mastermind of the communal clashes in Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh has been arrested…
Cabinet approves four-laning of National Highway project in Himachal
New Delhi, June 7: The Union Cabinet on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday gave…
Eight killed in Himachal wall collapse
Shimla, June 7: Eight people, including four children, were died on Wednesday after a boundary wall of a…
Jammu records season’s hottest day
Jammu, June 4: Jammu city recorded this season’s highest temperature at 43.3 degrees Celsius due to an intense heatwave,…
Tourists flocking to Himachal hills feel cheated
Shimla/Manali, May 30: For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Nothing can describe the hospitality industry…
Special CBI court grants bail to Virbhadar in DA case
New Delhi, May 29, 2017: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, his wife Pratibha Singh and all other…
Himachal Pradesh : Tremors continue on third day
Shimla, May 21 : Mild tremors were felt in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba region for the third consecutive day on…
Two mild earthquakes jolt Himachal
Shimla, May 19, 2017: Two low-intensity earthquakes, epicentre in Chamba district adjoining Jammu and Kashmir on Friday jolted…
Himachal minister Karan Singh dies at 59
New Delhi/Shimla, May 12 : Himachal Pradesh cabinet minister Karan Singh, passes away following a prolonged illness at…
Court to consider chargesheet against Himachal CM on May 6
New Delhi, May 3: A court here on Wednesday fixed for May 6 the consideration of a chargesheet against…
Rohtang Pass reopened for motorists
Manali, April 30: The majestic snow-marooned Rohtang Pass, located at an altitude of 13,050 feet in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu…
Dream is to see slippers-wearing passengers fly: Modi
Shimla, April 27 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the first low-cost Shimla-Delhi flight near here,…
Vote for change in Himachal: Modi
Shimla, April 27, 2017: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the people of Himachal Pradesh to vote…
45 People dead after buss falls into Tons river in Shimla
Himchal Pradesh, 18 April: At least 45 people feared dead after a bus falls into Tons river in…
Himachal Pradesh: Four missing after a car plunges into canal
Himachal Pradesh, April 15: In a tragic inccident, four person missing after a car plunges into canal, last…
Over 130 cyclists to go for heritage ride in Shimla
Shimla, April 13: Nearly 130 cyclists across 20 cities will carry out a heritage ride in the Himachal Pradesh…
2.5 crore to HPCA for holding 4th Test match, SC tells BCCI
New Delhi, March 24: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the BCCI to pay Rs. 2.5 crore to…
INDvsAUS 4th Test: Australia all out for 300 on Day 1
Himachal, 25 March: Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat first in the fourth…
Fire breaks out in Kinnaur’s Kothi Village
Himachal Pradesh, March 25: A major Fire brokes out in Kinnaur’s Kothi village last night. 4 houses gutted in…
Earthquake tremors felt in Himachal Pradesh’s Chamba
Yet another earthquake has shaken this hilly state and this time it is in Chamba region. The quake hit at 02:09 PM today.
Snowfall in Narkanda, National highway 5 closed
Himachal Pradesh, 9 March: A fresh snowfall was witnessed in Himachal Pradesh’s Narkanda on Thursday. The national highway…
Major Fire breaks out at Panchvaktra’s slum
Mandi (HP): A major fire broke out on Thursday at in the slum area near Panchvaktra Mahadev Temple…
School bus overturns at Dehar village in Sundernagar area
Himachal Pradesh, 16 Feb: In a major accident, at least 25 school children were injured on Friday after…
Students set world record by flying paper planes
Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, 15 Feb: At least eighty students of the Moginand Senior Secondary School launched an anti-tobacco…
Avalanche warning for next 24 hours in Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh, 5 Feb: Medium danger avalanche warning is issued for next 24-hours in Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti, Mandi, Kangra,…
More snowfall in store for Himachal
"Snowfall is always an added attraction for our guests," said D.P. Bhatia, Shimla-based liaison officer with the Oberoi Group of hotels.
Himachal: BJP MLA sits on Speaker’s chair, suspended
Dharamsala, Dec 22, 2016: An opposition BJP MLA in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday found a unique way of…
Low intensity quake hits Himachal, no casualties
Shimla, Dec 1, 2016: Parts of Himachal Pradesh experienced a low-intensity earthquake on early Thursday but there were…
Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers near China border
Shimla, Oct 30 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic…
Modi addressed parivartan rally in Mandi, inaugrates 3 power projects
Himachal Pradesh, Oct 18, 2016: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday arrived in a poll-bound Himachal Pradesh to…
Manimahesh pilgrims car turned turtle in Chamba, 6 killed
At least six pilgrims died and four other injured on Friday after the car turned turtle while going…
Earthquake tremors of magnitude 4.4 felt in Himachal Pradesh
An earthquake tremors of 4.4 magnitude felt in Chamba region of Himachal Pradesh at 2:49 pm on Sunday.…
Tremor hits many parts of World
From last few days earthquake has tremors many parts of the World. Today, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat were…
3 tremors hits Himachal Pradesh, no causality
Three tremors earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh on Saturday morning. No causality have been reported. The first quake was…
After Bihar, non-NDA state Himachal Pradesh passed GST Bill
After Bihar became the first non-NDA state to pass GST Bill, on Monday Himachal Pradesh State Assembly passed…
Watch how 44-year old bridge collapsed in Himachal
A bridge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed on Thursday following heavy rains and flow of flood…
Himachal to plant one crore saplings this monsoon
Himachal Pradesh, with a quarter of its geographical area under forest cover, has been undertaking measures to expand…
Anurag Thakur joins Territorial Army as Lieutenant
29 July : The 41-year-old BJP MP from Hamipur Himachal Pradesh joined the Territorial Army as lieutenant on…
Himachal Pradesh: Car falls into beas river, 6 missing
Six members of a family were reported missing after a car skidded off the road and fell into…
Expected! Heavy Rain fall in Himachal Pradesh
The southwest monsoon will get aggressive in Himachal Pradesh with the weather bureau on Monday predicating heavy rainfall…
Don’t understand MoEF’s lust for killing animals, says Maneka Gandhi
In a wake to save the animals, Union Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi today lashed out…
CBI questions Himachal CM over disproportionate asset charges
Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh was on today questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)…
Dalhousie school’s tallest national flag puts Himachal in limelight
A place which is also known for its Mini-Switzerland is now sets a new landmark for visitors to…
HC refuses order stay attachment proceedings against Virbhadra, wife
New Delhi, May 30 : The Delhi High Court on Monday refused to stay the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) attachment…
Hot temperature discomfort tourists in Shimla
India has set an all-time record high for any calendar day as extreme heat continues to sear northwest…
Mercury crosses 40 degrees in Himachal hills
Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather on Wednesday with the day temperature crossing the 40 degree mark…
14 killed, 40 injured in Himachal’s Mandi bus accident, CM announces compensation
At least 14 people were killed and over 40 others injured in a road accident in Himachal Pradesh’s…