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HP Guv visits disaster-hit areas in Mandi

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Himachal Pradesh governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday visited the disaster-affected areas to assess the situation on the ground and express solidarity with the affected families. ... Read More


Una sinks under 260-mm rain, highest in 14 yrs

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Amid a yellow alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) until August 5, moderate to heavy rain lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh through the night, with Una di... Read More


4 Himachal cops buying liquor in uniform caught on camera, suspended

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Four Himachal Pradesh Police personnel of Solan district, who were part of the escort of chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, have been placed under suspension after they were caug... Read More


Amarnath Yatra suspended from today, a week before it was to end

Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Amarnath Yatra will remain suspended from August 3 on both Pahalgam and Baltal routes as the tracks are being repaired afterheavy rain, said officials on Saturday. The yatra, which... Read More


Ramnagar SDM cremated with state honours in Reasi

Jammu, Aug. 3 -- Hundreds of people turned up at the cremation of Ramnagar sub-divisional magistrate Rajinder Singh Rana and his 10-year-old son at their native village Pattian in Reasi district on Sa... Read More


Two terrorists killed in encounter in Kulgam

Srinagar, Aug. 3 -- Two terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district on Saturday, officials said. The overnight encounter began after security for... Read More


CM seeks land allocation, forest norm relaxation for disaster rehab

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu called on Union minister of environment, forests and climate change Bhupender Yadav in New Delhi urging him to allocate one bigha of land for th... Read More


Pavnesh Kumar takes oath as member of HP Public Service Commission

Shimla, Aug. 3 -- Pavnesh Kumar, a retired 1989-batch Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer, was sworn in as a member of the Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission (HPPSC) at Raj Bhavan in Shimla on... Read More


Kedarnath Yatra starts after three-day pause

Mussoorie, Aug. 3 -- The Kedarnath Yatra, which was temporarily suspended due to a massive landslide near Gaurikund, resumed on Saturday. The landslide, which struck late Tuesday evening between Sonpr... Read More


I was tortured, asked to name Modi: Ex-MP

Mumbai, Aug. 3 -- Former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur, acquitted in the September 2008 Malegaon blast case, on Saturday alleged that she was tortured by the investigating officers who asked her to name ... Read More