Shimla: Tourist destinations like Kalpa located on the high hills of Himachal Pradesh received snowfall on Friday, turning it even more picturesque. “The higher reaches of Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur, Kullu, Shimla and Sirmaur districts experienced moderate snowfall. The weather will remain dry till December 9. Thereafter there are chances of widespread[Read More…]
A bus along with 31 people, which included 12 children, fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh’ Bilaspur district at 8:30 AM yesterday. Among the injured, eight were women. The bus was a private entity, carrying school and college students, from Marotan to Bhaged. According to the reports, the accident[Read More…]
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh’s centuries-old Lavi fair, synonymous with trade in traditional items like woollens and dry fruits, will be held in Rampur town, about 130 kms from here, from November 11-14, organisers said on Thursday. Governor Acharya Devvrat will inaugurate the four-day fair, while Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will[Read More…]
Shimla: The 16th All India Conference of the Students’ Federation of India held in Shimla from October 30 to November 2 and was attended by 655 delegates from 24 states. This is for the first time the all India conference of the SFI was held in Shimla and the second[Read More…]
Shimla: Snow and widespread rains on Saturday brought down temperatures across Himachal Pradesh, a Met official said. While the tourist resorts of Shimla and Manali witnessed rains, other hill stations like Kalpa and Chitkul in Kinnaur district and Keylong in Lahaul-Spiti received the season’s heaviest snow, the official said. Manali[Read More…]
Shimla: President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday said the Himachal Pradesh University was heading towards becoming the country’s first to be disabled-friendly. Addressing the 24th convocation of the varsity in Shimla, he hailed it for playing a key role in spreading education in the region. He also presented gold medals[Read More…]
Kangra: Spanish paraglider Jose Lewis is rescued successfully this morning from Thumsar Pass area of Kangra valley where he was spotted on Tuesday. Jose was reported missing from Bir Billing takeoff point in Kangra valley of Himachal Pradesh since Saturday. “Spanish paraglider rescued this morning, successfully lifted up in Bir,[Read More…]
Jose Lewis, a Spanish paraglider who was reported missing from Bir Billing takeoff point has been spotted on a hill between Thumsar Pass and Bara Bhangal village area of Kangra valley and the rescue team will get him out on Tuesday. A Spanish paraglider, Jose Lewis, 40, is missing in Kangra[Read More…]
After Uttar Pradesh Government changed Allahabad to Prayagraj, now another BJP state is considering changing the name of an iconic city. The Himachal Pradesh government is starting to bat for changing the name of Shimla to Shyamala. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur confirmed the news to end all[Read More…]
Shimla, Sep 27 (IANS) With the weather clearing up on Thursday search and rescue operation for over 1,000 people, mostly tourists, began early in the Himachal Pradesh hills for the third day. Two Chetak helicopters additionally deployed along with three the Indian Air Force’s sped up the rescue in the[Read More…]
Heavy rains lash part of Himachal Pradesh and northern India causing commuters stranded for hours. Following the heavy rain, the Chandigarh-Manali national highway remained block for hours. A portion of the road in Mandi district submerges after the Beas river water raises. Increase in water level followed as a result[Read More…]
Annoyed by the false promises and tyrannical behaviour of the leaders, now people tend to express their resentment by their behaviour, treatment, and expressions on social media. These days a video is going viral where a woman waiting to garland a leader in Himachal Pradesh took out her sleeper and[Read More…]
A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed on Wednesday during a test flight in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, killing its pilot, officials said. Squadron Leader Meet Kumar had last year featured in a promotional video clip in which he shared his love and passion for the[Read More…]
Shimla: Twenty-nine persons, including 26 students, were killed on Monday when a private school bus fell into a gorge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, police said. Superintendent of Police Santosh Patyal confirmed the deaths. All the dead students were below the age of 10. The bus driver and two teachers[Read More…]
Congress President Rahul Gandhi will visit Himachal Pradesh on Friday to review the poll debacle which saw the BJP wresting the state from the party with a comfortable majority in the recently-concluded assembly elections. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comfortably beat the Congress, winning 44 of the 68 seats. The[Read More…]
Remembering his early years spent at The Mall Road in Himachal Pradesh and at the Indian Coffee House with his journalist friends, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday didn’t miss an opportunity to sip a cup of coffee. As he was on his way to the airstrip, Modi’s cavalcade stopped[Read More…]
The new Himachal Pradesh cabinet, to be headed by new and ‘young’ Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, will be a blend of old and new faces. An indication in this regard was given by Thakur himself. “The cabinet will have both experienced and new faces,” he told reporters here in[Read More…]
Shimla: Five-time legislator Jairam Thakur, who rose from the ranks and is known for his humble, low-profile stature, will be the 13th Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh, the BJP announced on Sunday. A decision in this regard was unanimously taken at the BJP Legislative Party meeting where central observers — Union[Read More…]
Having settled the issue in his family’s favour, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur now says declaring his father Prem Kumar Dhumal as the chief ministerial face in Himachal Pradesh has cleared all “confusion” and has swung the voters in the party’s favour in the assembly elections. Against the[Read More…]
Himachal Pradesh chief minister, Virbhadra Singh, on Friday filed his nominations for the upcoming state polls from Arki instead of Theog constituency, where he has traditionally fought his elections. As per reports, Singh plans to give up his seat, in favour of his son, Vikramaditya Singh. The CM also took[Read More…]
At least six people were injured when a 15-year-old concrete bridge, linking Chamba town in Himachal Pradesh with Pathankot in Punjab, collapsed on Thursday. District Collector, Sudesh Kumar Mokhta, and other officials rushed to the spot as soon as the incident came to light and took charge of the situation.[Read More…]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday released a list of its 68 candidates for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. The elections are scheduled to be held on 9 November. Former CM, Prem Kumar Dhumal, has been given a ticket from Sujanpur. The term of the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly ends[Read More…]
The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh will be held as a single phase on 9 November. The counting of votes will be held on 18 December 2017. The announcement was made by Chief Election Commissioner, Achal Kumar Jyoti, accompanied by Election Commissioners,[Read More…]
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that chief minister, Virbhadra Singh, will be the Congress’ chief ministerial candidate for the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. He said that Singh will “become the CM of Himachal Pradesh for the seventh time.” “Virbhadra Singh ji has done tremendous development in Himachal Pradesh[Read More…]
At least two persons died and 25 others were injured when a bus overturned in Chamba district’s Dalhouise area in Himachal Pradesh, on Wednesday. The injured were taken to the local hospitals, of which four were seriously injured and shifted to Chamba district hospital.
