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HP becomes 4th fully literate state

Shimla, Sept. 9 -- Declaring Himachal a 'fully literate state,' chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday announced that the state has reached a 99.3% literacy rate, higher than the national ben... Read More


Central teams visit Chamba, Kullu to assess rain damage

Dharamshala, Sept. 9 -- : An inter-ministerial central team visited Chamba district to assess the damage caused by recent heavy rains, officials said on Monday. The team inspected disaster-affected ar... Read More


Rainfall likely till Sept 14 in Himachal

Dharamshala, Sept. 9 -- The India meteorological department's (IMD) Shimla office has predicted rainfall to continue in parts of Himachal Pradesh till September 14, however, no heavy rain alert has be... Read More


Restoration work on Jammu-Srinagar highway enters final phase

Jammu, Sept. 9 -- The restoration of a 250-meter-long stretch of the Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which had been blocked for a week, has entered its final phase, officials said on Monday.This rest... Read More


HP govt puts revised pay rules in abeyance

Shimla, Sept. 9 -- In the wake of the strong resentment from the employees, the state government has placed a recently issued pay revision notification in abeyance two days after it was issued. The mo... Read More


After 5 days, schools open in Kashmir as flood threat abates

Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- Amid mild rains, majority of the schools opened in Kashmir after five days as flood threat abated and water level in river Jhelum came down. Officials said that all the government... Read More


Pakistani intruder arrested near border in Jammu

Jammu, Sept. 9 -- The Border Security Force (BSF) has arrested a Pakistani national along the India-Pakistan border in the Suchetgarh area of Jammu district, officials said on Monday. He was identifie... Read More


Forest dept rescues sub-adult leopard from Rampur's Nirsu

Shimla, Sept. 9 -- A sub-adult leopard was rescued by a team of the forest department from Nirsu in Rampur sub-division of Shimla district putting an end to 18 days search for the leopard that had hun... Read More


BJP welcomes the move

Jammu, Sept. 9 -- The BJP has welcomed the detention of Doda MLA and president of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Mehraj Malik under Public Safety Act. In a statement issued here, advocate Parimoksh Seth spokes... Read More


Parties condemn detention of AAP MLA under PSA in J&K

Srinagar, Sept. 9 -- : Cutting across party lines, ruling National Conference, opposition PDP and People's Conference on Monday condemned the detention of AAP MLA from Doda, Mehraj Malik, under the st... Read More