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Now, Himachal roads to be digitally mapped

Shimla, Sept. 5 -- Road infrastructure in Himachal Pradesh would have "digital and geo-coordinated maps", doing away with the repeated physical demarcation, public works minister Vikramaditya Singh sa... Read More


87 roads shut, MeT says wet spell in Himachal to continue till Sept 10

Dharamshala/ Shimla, Sept. 5 -- A total of 87 roads were closed in Himachal Pradesh following rainfall, even as the India Meteorological Department on Friday issued a yellow alert, warning of heavy ra... Read More


HP minister flags CAN fertiliser shortage, Nadda assures action

Shimla, Sept. 5 -- Education minister Rohit Thakur on Friday raised the issue of the non-availability of Calcium Ammonium Nitrate (CAN) fertiliser with Union minister for health and chemicals and fert... Read More


Ladakh clears Nautor land rules, offers ownership rights

Jammu, Sept. 5 -- Ladakh lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena on Friday approved the Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Councils (Nautor Regularisation) Rules, 2026, paving the way for proprietary r... Read More


Ladakh groups defer foot marchahead of Sept 9 talks with Centre

JAMMU, Sept. 5 -- The proposed Kargil-Leh foot march to press for statehood and other constitutional safeguards has been deferred in view of the Centre's sub-committee meeting with Ladakh leaders on S... Read More


Strike by med interns continues as talks fail

Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government failed to persuade the striking medical interns to call off their agitation on Friday, as a meeting between the health minister Sakina Itoo and re... Read More


Stranded for two days in flood-hit Nepal, Mandi resident recalls ordeal

Dharamshala, Sept. 5 -- A 50-year-old resident of Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district, Gian Singh returned home after surviving the devastating flash floods in Nepal. He said he was on duty at the 216 M... Read More


Himachal jails overcrowded, understaffed, says CAG report

Shimla, Sept. 5 -- The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG), in its latest compliance audit, found that Himachal Pradesh's 14 prisons are overcrowded and face a severe shortage of manpower. According... Read More


Terrorist shot dead in Budgam encounter, hunt on for second

Srinagar, Sept. 5 -- A terrorist, believed to be a Pakistani national, was killed on Friday in a high-altitude encounter with the Army and other security forces in central Kashmir's Budgam district, o... Read More


306 killed since ethnic strife in Manipur began: home minister

Imphal, Sept. 4 -- As many as 306 people have been killed, while 49 remain missing in the ethnic violence that broke out in May 2023, Manipur home minister Govindas Konthoujam informed the state's leg... Read More