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Himachal saw 66 drug deathsin last 3 yrs: Sukhu in House

Shimla, March 25 -- Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday informed that the state has witnessed 66 deaths due to drug overdose in three years-2023 to January 31, 2026-with 27 deaths reported in 2025.... Read More


Tibetan Parl-in-Exile passes resolution rejecting China's new ethnic unity law

Dharamshala, March 25 -- The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile has passed a resolution rejecting the recently passed "Ethnic Unity" law by People's Republic of China, terming it as legally illegitimate and ... Read More


Zaidi posted as IG, Shimla police academy; Gandhi is DIG traffic

Shimla, March 25 -- Zahur Haider Zaidi, a 1994-batch officer, has been appointed as inspector general of police (IGP) at the Police Academy Training & Research, Shimla. This comes around three months ... Read More


Ramp up security at tourist destinations: Centre to J&K govt

Srinagar, March 25 -- With good number of tourist arrival expected in Kashmir in summers, the Centre has asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to make sure high-level security arrangements are in pla... Read More


Panchayat polls to be held soon: J&K minister

Srinagar, March 25 -- The panchayat elections will be conducted soon in Jammu and Kashmir as some formalities are being completed, J&K cabinet minister Javed Dar said on Tuesday. Dar, who is minister ... Read More


Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi gets life sentence in UAPA case

New Delhi, March 25 -- A Delhi court on Tuesday sentenced Kashmiri separatist leader Aasiya Andrabi, founder of the banned all-women separatist outfit Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), to life imprisonment wh... Read More


iran cause: Er Rashid to donate 1-month salary

Srinagar, March 25 -- Member of Parliament from Baramulla, Er Rashid, on Tuesday announced in Parliament that he will donate his one month's salary for the reconstruction of a school in Iran where mor... Read More


State to reconsider steep entry fee hike for non-HP vehicles

Shimla, March 24 -- The state government on Monday decided to re-consider the decision of increasing the rate of entry fee on non-Himachal vehicles and sought a review from the excise and taxation dep... Read More


Fuel prices set to go up in Himachal as assembly clears bill

Shimla, March 24 -- The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly on Monday passed the Himachal Pradesh Value Added Tax (Amendment) Bill, 2026 -proposing imposing a widow and orphan cess on petrol and hig... Read More


Sukhu govt's budget a 'bundle of lies': Jai Ram

Shimla, March 24 -- Criticising the Budget presented by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur termed it as "lackluster". Thakur stated, "I have had the privilege o... Read More