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HC upholds disqualification of panchayat pradhan

Shimla, April 19 -- The Himachal Pradesh high court on Saturday upheld the Mandi deputy commissioner's decision to disqualify a gram panchayat pradhan for six years for concealing details of a pending... Read More


Eco-sensitive zone notification aroundCol Sherjung National Park quashed

Shimla, April 19 -- In a relief to 19 villages, the Himachal Pradesh high court (HC) has set aside a 2022 notification declaring an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) around Col Sherjung National Park in Sirmau... Read More


Peon working in JMFC held in drug case

Shimla, April 19 -- Shimla police on Saturday arrested a man working as a peon in court of judicial magistrate first class, in Theog, in connection with a drug (chitta) case and a case has been filed ... Read More


Cong, BJP exchange barbs on women's quota bill

Shimla, April 19 -- A war of words erupted between the Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the Women's Quota Bill on Saturday with the Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur accusing the Congres... Read More


HP Congress appoints 71 block presidents

Shimla, April 18 -- The Himachal Pradesh Congress on Friday appointed its 71 block presidents. The notification was issued by Pradesh Congress Organisation general secretary Vinod Zinta, with the appo... Read More


Departmental probe underway: Negi as CPI (M) demands judicial inquiry

Shimla, April 18 -- Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI M) on Friday demanded judicial probe into the Chester Hill case even as Himachal Pradesh revenue minister Jagat Singh Negi said a department... Read More


Cabinet nod to hire retired faculty as profs in new medical colleges

Shimla, April 18 -- Himachal Pradesh cabinet on Friday gave its nod to engage retired faculty members as professors in new medical colleges. The decision will address the issue of acute shortage of te... Read More


NCW takes cognisance of Mandi incident, seeks ATR within 7 days

Dharamshala, April 18 -- The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the recent murder of 19-year-old girl in Mandi's Sarkaghat and has sought an action taken report (ATR)... Read More


SBI loan manager held in Shimla heroin syndicate crackdown

Shimla, April 18 -- Police on Friday arrested a 33-year-old State Bank of India (SBI) loan manager for his alleged involvement in an inter-state drug trafficking network. The accused, Tarun Thakur, a ... Read More


Mirwaiz hails Pope Leo's stand against war

Srinagar, April 18 -- Chief cleric of Jamia Masjid in Srinagar, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, while delivering the Friday sermon, hailed the stand of Pope Leo against war, while urging the global religious lea... Read More