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

CAG flags Himachal'srising debt, declining share in national GDP

Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu tabled the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report for 2024-25 in the Himachal Pradesh assembly on Thursday, with the aud... Read More

Himachal MLA vehicles to sport 'distinct flag'

Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Himachal Pradesh assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Thursday approved the provision of a "distinct flag" for the official vehicles of all MLAs, a decision aimed at giving le... Read More

Lahaul & Spiti MLA tests positive for H1N1

Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Congress MLA from Lahaul and Spiti Anuradha Rana has tested positive for the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu. "I have been discharged from the hospital, but doctors have adv... Read More

Separate dept to handle mining operations: Sukhu

Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Turning to mining to boost the cash-strapped government's revenue, Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday announced in the assembly that a separate depar... Read More

Pension arrears being cleared gradually: CM

Shimla, Sept. 4 -- Despite fiscal challenges 1.90 lakh pensioners and family pensioners in the state are being paid pension on the first day of every month. This was stated by chief minister Sukhvinde... Read More

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