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Kanwariyas leave 7K tonnes of garbage, clean up begins

Haridwar, Aug. 13 -- With 48 million kanwariyas visiting Haridwar during the recently concluded Shravan Kanwar fair, around 7,000 tonnes of garbage has been left by the devotees in the city, civic off... Read More


Four killed, 9 injured as vehicle plunges into gorge in Sirmaur

Shimla, Aug. 13 -- Four people were killed while 9 others were injured after the Bolero Camper they were travelling in plunged into a gorge on the Sangrah-Palar road in the Renukaji area of Sirmaur di... Read More


Woman, daughter killed in Sirmaur house collapse

Shimla, Aug. 13 -- Two women were killed while two children sustained injuries as a two-storey house in Chhichhriyan village under the Didag Gram Panchayat of Sirmaur district collapsed on Wednesday d... Read More


Fuel rates in Himachal still lower than neighbouring states, says CM

Dharamshala, Aug. 13 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that even after imposing the orphan and widow cess, the diesel and petrol rates in Himachal are still lower than neighbo... Read More


MeT: Heavy showers to continue, orange alert issued for 3 HP dists

Dharamshala, Aug. 13 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted heavy showers to continue in parts of the state in coming days, and has sounded an orange alert of heavy to ver... Read More


'Will burden common man': BJP slams Sukhu govt over fuel cess

Shimla, Aug. 13 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) cornered Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government on Wednesday over levy of widow and orphan cess of 60 paise per litre on petrol and high-speed diesel... Read More


Crime Branch cracks Rs.3.75-cr cheating case

JAMMU, Aug. 13 -- Crime Branch Jammu has cracked a Rs.3.75 crore alleged cheating case pertaining to a property that had already been mortgaged with a bank, said officials on Wednesday. The case under... Read More


SIA raids 9 locations in 1990 murder of Kashmiri Pandit, son

Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- In connection with the 1990 double murder of a prominent writer and his son, the State Investigation Agency (SIA), Kashmir, conducted raids at multiple locations across J&K on Tue... Read More


'India must never stop': LG reaffirms national unity at Tiranga Yatra

Srinagar, Aug. 13 -- Leading a big Tiranga Yatra in Srinagar on Wednesday, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday reaffirmed the immortal spirit of India's unity and the indomitable courage of i... Read More


Classes resume in Rajouri as authorities rein in stray dog crisis

JAMMU, Aug. 13 -- : Normal functioning in 10 schools across eight 8 panchayats of Rajouri district resumed following an abrupt break on Monday after two rabies infected dogs went on a biting spree, sa... Read More