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Indo-China trade to resume via Shipki La from August 1: Kinnaur DC

Shimla, July 15 -- After a gap of six years, the Indo-China border trade via Shipki La - a strategic pass near the Line of Actual Control (LAC) - is set to recommence from August 1, said Kinnaur deput... Read More


Side-hustle silenced: Himachal Police band chief suspended over social media profits

Shimla, July 14 -- The Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday suspended inspector Vijay Kumar, the face and lead of the state's acclaimed 'Harmony of the Pines' orchestra. A departmental inquiry has been i... Read More


rRs.r2,200 cr ADB-funded project to ease Shimla's traffic through new tunnels

Shimla, July 14 -- To improve the traffic system in Shimla, alternative roads, flyovers, and tunnels will be constructed at a cost of Rs.2,200 crore and the project will be funded by Asian Development... Read More


Himachal HC orders CBI probe into US tourist detention, injury in NDPS case

Shimla, July 14 -- Himachal Pradesh high court on Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into allegations that police framed a US tourist and his associates in a narcotics case, ... Read More


Himachal initiates process to declare Bara Bhangal as 'natural panchayat'

Shimla, July 12 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has initiated formalities to declare Bara Bhangal, a remote tribal region in Kangra district, as a "natural farming panchayat" to promote chemical-fr... Read More


New SoP mandates tamper-proof donation boxes at Himachal temples

Shimla, July 12 -- Taking a lesson from irregularities in donations in Ram temple in Ayodhya, the Himachal Pradesh government has issued a comprehensive standard operating procedure (SOP) to strengthe... Read More


'Vande Mataram inspired people across religions during freedom movement'

Shimla, July 11 -- Rare gramophone recordings and archival documents reveal that Vande Mataram was widely accepted as India's anthem during the freedom movement, said Akhilesh Jha, founder of the Cent... Read More


Himachal: IIAS to launch coffee-table book 'Vande Mataram: A Journey'

Shimla, July 7 -- The Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS) Rashtrapati Niwas, Shimla, is set to present the history, evolution, and role of the national song "Vande Mataram" in the Indian freedom... Read More


Cong, BJP step up poll preparation in Himachal

Shimla, July 7 -- The political battle for the 2027 assembly polls in Himachal Pradesh has begun to gather pace with the Congress initiating organisational preparations while the BJP continues to stre... Read More


One in five adults in Spiti Valley suffers from gallstones: Study

Shimla, July 5 -- The prevalence of gallstone disease in the Spiti Valley-a tribal region of Himachal Pradesh situated between 3,000 and over 4,000 metres above sea level-has surpassed rates found in ... Read More