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Fresh snow, rain bring down mercury in Kashmir

Srinagar, Oct. 7 -- Fresh snowfall was recorded in the higher reaches of Kashmir, while the plains received rains on Monday bringing the day temperature down by 10 to 16 degrees. The meteorological ce... Read More


Maharashtra tourist killed, brother injured in Rampur

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- A tourist from Maharashtra was killed while her brother seriously injured after the motorcycle they were travelling on collided with an oil tanker near Jeori, about 20 km from Rampur... Read More


CPI-M stages protests over Dalit boy's suicide

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- Demanding justice for the 12-year-old Dalit boy who died by suicide following a "caste based discrimination" in Rohru, in Shimla district, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI... Read More


Rape on pretext of marriage: HAS officer gets interim bail

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- Granting relief, the Himachal Pradesh high court has granted interim bail to the 2019-batch HAS officer booked for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage after the victi... Read More


HP MInister reviews progress ofdevp works inJubbal-Kotkhai

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- Education minister Rohit Thakur on Monday chaired a review meeting to assess the progress of development works being carried out by the public works department in Jubbal-Kotkhai cons... Read More


Jiya Lal Bhardwaj and Romesh Verma sworn in as HC judges

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- Two senior lawyers - Jiya Lal Bhardwaj and Romesh Verma, were sworn in as judges of the Himachal Pradesh high court on Monday. They were administered the oath of office by the chief ... Read More


KCC Bank to launch major reforms: MD Zaffar Iqbal

Dharamshala, Oct. 7 -- Zaffar Iqbal, a 2017-batch IAS officer, who recently took additional charge as the managing director of the Kangra Central Cooperative Bank, on Monday, stated that key promotion... Read More


Himachal's forest cover increased by over 1,200 sq km since 2003: CM

Shimla, Oct. 7 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that the state's total forest cover has grown by 1,227.35 sq. km, rising from 14,353 sq. km in 2003 to 15,580.4 ... Read More


Education officer attached over 'controversial' social media order in Baramulla

Srinagar, Oct. 7 -- Days after a senior education officer in Baramulla issued a circular regarding social media use by government employees, the government on Monday attached incharge chief education ... Read More


Congress to intensify statehood movement: Bhalla

Jammu, Oct. 7 -- J&K Congress on Monday intensified the signature campaign on "Vote Chori" and seeking a free, fair and transparent electoral system in the country. Joining the nationwide campaign of ... Read More