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5 illegal shops razed in Shimla's anti-chitta drive

Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The Public Works Department (PWD) demolished five illegal shops and took possession of a store constructed on government land near Lambakhatal along the Chidgaon-Rohru road on Tuesd... Read More


Portfolios allotted to new council of ministers in J&K

Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- A day after the Jammu and Kashmir government's cabinet expansion, lieutenant governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday issued orders allocating portfolios to the eight ministers. Deputy c... Read More


Discontent brews in NC after Omar's cabinet expansion

Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- The induction of four new ministers into the Omar Abdullah-led Jammu and Kashmir cabinet on Tuesday triggered widespread discontent and protests within the ruling National Confere... Read More


Ladakh has one liquor shop, admn rebuts Wangchuk's claims

JAMMU, Oct. 29 -- The Ladakh administration on Wednesday refuted claims made by climate activist and Leh Apex Body leader Sonam Wangchuk during a media interaction in Delhi on October 22 that liquor v... Read More


GI testing sees sharp rise as Valleyhandicraft dealers eye coveted tag

Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- The handicraft dealers of Kashmir have embraced Geographical Indication (GI) tagging in a big way as the Pashmina Testing and Quality Certification Centre (PTQCC) at the Craft Dev... Read More


Congress, BJP trade charges over voter rolls

Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party in Himachal Pradesh traded charges over democracy, the Constitution, and the impartiality of constitutional institutions in the country. ... Read More


PWD, SHJVN signs MoU for roadwidening, 152-m bridge

Shimla, Oct. 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh Public Works Department (PWD) and Sutlej Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) have signed an MoU for infrastructure development works worth Rs.72.82 crore under the rehabili... Read More


HP to set up geriatric medicine depts at IGMC, Tanda: Sukhu

Shimla, Oct. 29 -- Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said the state government would introduce departments of geriatric medicine at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC), Shimla, and Dr Rajendra Pr... Read More


Ensure safe return of J&K pilgrims from Saudi Arabia: AIP

Srinagar, Oct. 29 -- Awami Itihaad Party (AIP) chief spokesperson Inam Un Nabi welcomed the response from the Consulate General of India in Jeddah to Baramulla MP Er Rashid's intervention seeking urge... Read More


Nurpur police secure nod to freeze Rs.1-cr properties of peddlers

Dharamshala, Oct. 28 -- The move of the Nurpur police, Kangra, to freeze three properties worth Rs.1.01 crore belonging to a family in connection with a drug trafficking case have been approved by the... Read More