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Day 2 sees nominations from royal family member, folk singer's wife

Shimla, May 9 -- A total of 25,671 nomination papers were received on Day 2 of filing nominations for panchayat polls in Himachal, said officials on Friday. Kangra district recorded the highest number... Read More


Kashmir farmers battle wild boars menace

Srinagar, May 9 -- Ishaq bin Nabi, along with his family, slept peacefully after a day of hard work in the fields, only to wake up to their freshly sown paddy ravaged by a sounder of wild boars. Nabi ... Read More


minister flags off regulatory affairs centre at IIT-Roorkee

Roorkee, May 9 -- Union power minister Manohar Lal on Friday inaugurated the Centre for Regulatory Affairs at Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, an initiative aimed at strengthening India's regul... Read More


Top Sikh clergy rejects Punjab govt's new anti-sacrilege law

Amritsar, May 9 -- The Akal Takht, the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs, on Friday formally rejected the Jaagat Jot Sri Guru Granth Sahib Satkar (Amendment) Act, 2026 - the recently enacted anti-sac... Read More


MP govt told to clear its stand to probe min

New Delhi, May 9 -- The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up Madhya Pradesh minister Kunwar Vijay Shah over his remarks against Colonel Sophiya Qureshi during Operation Sindoor terming it "most unfortuna... Read More


Ex-cji appointed to mediate in dispute over kapur estate

New Delhi, May 8 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed former Chief Justice of India (CJI) Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud as mediator to facilitate a settlement in the high-stakes inheritance dispute w... Read More


Two minor brothers drown in Sirmaur dist

Shimla, May 8 -- Two minor brothers drowned in a stream (Khud) flowing near their Devamanal village, in Nohradhar Tehsil of Himachal's Sirmaur district, police officials said on Thursday. According to... Read More


Himachal govt mulls downsizing IAS, IFS cadres amid fiscal woes

Shimla, May 8 -- Cash strapped Himachal Pradesh government, under chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has initiated an exercise to streamline the administrative structure and reduce expenditure by ... Read More


Op Sindoor demonstrated nation's unshakeable will: HP Guv

Shimla, May 8 -- On the first anniversary of Operation Sindoor, the Himachal Pradesh governor Kavinder Gupta lauded the valour, professionalism, and indomitable spirit of the Indian Armed Forces. Oper... Read More


No juicy returns: Unusual hail, winds to hit Kangra mango yield

Dharamshala, May 8 -- With the summer approaching, mango orchards across Kangra district would normally be preparing for ripened fruit harvest in June and July. The nature, however, seems to have diff... Read More