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Reduce cadre of your 'friends' not bureaucrats: BJP to Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Kashyap, lashed out at Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led state government and said that the governm... Read More


Himachal set to bring back Diwali lottery after 27 yrs

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is set to reintroduce lotteries after a gap of 27 years with a Diwali bumper, with an aim to generate at least Rs.50 crore in annual revenue. The dire... Read More


BJP to target Cong on 'vendetta politics'; CM demands fact-based debate

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The upcoming monsoon session is expected to be a stormy affair as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will corner the state government on registration of cases against opposition leade... Read More


Govt fighting for rights of HP: Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday reiterated that the present Congress government is fighting for the rights of Himachal Pradesh. "I would tra... Read More


4 killed, six injured as trucks collide in tunnel near Mandi

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Four labourers were killed and six others were injured after two trucks collided head-on inside the Dawada Tunnel on the Kiratpur-Manali highway on Thursday morning, police said. Th... Read More


Ladakh LG quashes FIRs against 25 accused in last yr's Leh violence

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Aug. 21 -- Close on the heels of a meeting on Wednesday between representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) with officials from the Union home m... Read More


'Matter between 2 countries': Omar on Pak summoning US diplomat

Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- After US ambassador Sergio Gor described Kashmir as an "important part of India" and Pakistan lodged a protest, chief minister Omar Abdullah said that it was a matter between the ... Read More


HP forest dept inks pact with ISB to realise forest economy potential

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh forest department signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business (ISB-BIPP), in the ... Read More


HP bans sale of 'analogue paneer'

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh government has prohibited the manufacture, storage, distribution and sale of non-dairy "analogue paneer" being passed off as genuine paneer across the state. Th... Read More


March held in Dharamshala to honour Tibetan activist Lobsang

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The 17th Kashag and the 18th Tibetan Parliament in Exile jointly organised a peaceful march in Dharamshala marking the 49th day since Tibetan activist Lobsang Rangzen self-immolated... Read More