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Orange alert for 3 HP districts

Dharamshala, March 30 -- The weatherman has sounded an orange warning of hailstorm, thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds (speed 40-60 kmph) at isolated areas in Mandi, Kullu and Shimla district... Read More


Kashmir to produce own tulip bulbs, says minister

Srinagar, March 30 -- Kashmir will produce tulip bulbs at its own level to phase out dependence on foreign countries, J&K minister for agriculture production Javid Ahmad Dar said on Sunday. Dar, who i... Read More


Policeman arrested for taking bribe

Srinagar, March 30 -- The J&K Anti Corruption Bureau has arrested a special police officer (SPO) in south Kashmir's Anantnag for taking Rs.18,000 as bribe for releasing documents of vehicle, officials... Read More


Snowfall shuts Srinagar-Leh highway, Bandipora-Gurez road

Srinagar, March 30 -- Overnight rains lashed plains of J&K and light snowfall was recorded over higher reaches that led to the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway and the Bandipora-Gurez road... Read More


Civic offences to get costlier in Delhi

New Delhi, March 30 -- Residents and small-scale enterprises in the Capital may soon face higher monetary penalties for civic violations, even as several minor offences are proposed to be decriminalis... Read More


2 die after car plunges into gorge

Dharamshala, March 29 -- Two people were killed and three others were injured after the car they were travelling in plunged into a gorge in the Shahpur area of Himachal's Kangra district, police said ... Read More


Agnihotri blames Centrefor halted water projects

Shimla, March 29 -- Deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri said on Saturday that Himachal Pradesh is yet to receive Rs.1,227 crore from the central government under the Jal Jeevan Mission. He emphasis... Read More


BJP, Congress trade barbs over NABARD funds

Shimla, March 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Saturday witnessed a heated exchange between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP over the allocation of projects under the National Bank for... Read More


Himachal inks pact for plannedurban growth

Shimla, March 29 -- The Himachal Pradesh government on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the School of Planning and Architecture (SPA), New Delhi, to drive systematic urbanisati... Read More


BRO's effort to keep Zoji La Pass open during winter faces avalanche setback

Srinagar, March 29 -- The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) had managed to keep the Zoji La Pass open all winter due to relatively low snowfall. However, operations were impacted after Friday's avalanch... Read More