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Shimla, April 4 Traffic was disrupted as people arriving from Punjab staged a protest by blocking the road in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Saturday against a hike in entry tax levied on vehicles registered outside the state.The BJP MLA, Janak Raj, who arrived at the scene while the...

Bilaspur (HP), April 4 The Naina Devi Temple Trust has become the first Shakti Peeth in Himachal to produce biogas from organic waste generated by its community kitchen or langar, officials said on Saturday.The temple, located in Himachal's Bilaspur district, attracts a large number of...

Shimla/Bilaspur/Una (HP), April 1 Tension prevailed at the borders of Himachal Pradesh with Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday after the revised entry tax for vehicles came into effect, triggering protests and multiple traffic disruptions at various points.Angry residents from Punjab staged a...

Shimla, March 30 The Himachal Pradesh government closed 774 schools and merged 532 schools with nearby ones between January 31, 2026, until the end of the current fiscal year, Education Minister Rohit Thakur informed the state assembly on Monday.In a written reply to a question by BJP MLA...

Shimla, March 27 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu stated on Friday that any police personnel found involved in the drug trade will not be spared.Responding to a cut motion moved by Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur during the discussion on demands for grants for police...

Shimla, March 27 More than 1,500 cases of missing persons have been reported in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the state assembly on Friday.In a written reply to a question from BJP MLA from Badsar, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Sukhu said there...

Bilaspur, March 26 Authorities have culled 22,808 poultry birds following an outbreak of avian influenza at a state-run farm in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday.As many as 25,896 eggs and around 79 quintals of poultry feed were also scientifically destroyed as part...

Bilaspur, March 25 At least 4,400 chickens have died following an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometre radius, officials said.Dr GS Tanwar, a joint director...

Bilaspur, March 24 Around 4,400 chickens have died due to an outbreak of bird flu (avian influenza) at a state-run poultry farm in the Koni area of Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, prompting authorities to intensify surveillance within a 10-kilometer radius, officials said on Tuesday.Joint...

Una (HP), March 18 One person was killed instantly, while 25 others were injured when a bus they were travelling in overturned on a road in the Bangana area here, police said on Wednesday.The accident occurred around 10 pm on Tuesday when the bus, carrying devotees from Jalandhar in Punjab...

Bilaspur, March 18 A court in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, has sentenced a surgeon to two years in prison in connection with the deaths of 12 women following sterilization surgeries conducted by him in 2014.On Tuesday, the court of First District and Additional Sessions Judge Shailesh Kumar Ketarap...

Bilaspur (HP), March 14 A sheep herder was allegedly killed by his helper in the Guga Malhot area of the Bilaspur district, police said on Saturday.The accused killed the victim by repeatedly striking his neck with an axe on Friday night, they said, adding that he fled the spot afterwards and...

Raipur, March 10 As many as 434 people have died due to lightning strikes in Chhattisgarh in the last two years, and relief assistance of ₹17.28 crore has been provided to the families of the victims, Revenue Minister Tank Ram Verma informed the state assembly on Tuesday.In a written reply to...

Bilaspur (HP), March 7 Tension gripped a village in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy, prompting police to take immediate action and detain the accused.According to police, the incident took place on...

Bilaspur (HP), March 7 Crop insurance policies are being delivered to farmers at their doorsteps under the state government's "Meri Policy Mere Haath" campaign, said Deputy Director, Agriculture, Bilaspur, Kulbhushan Dhiman, on Saturday.The "Meri Policy Mere Haath" campaign is being run until...

Raipur/Bilaspur, February 28 – The Chhattisgarh government transferred over ₹10,324 crore to farmers ahead of Holi, directly crediting the amount into their bank accounts under the Krishak Unnati Yojana.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai disbursed the funds, which represent the difference between...

Bilaspur (HP), February 27 A group of people involved in smuggling khair (a type of wood) attempted to attack a team from the forest department after they were intercepted in the Bilaspur district, officials said on Friday.The incident took place on Thursday night when three members of the...

Bilaspur, February 27 Four people were killed and one was injured after a trailer truck veered into the wrong lane and collided with an SUV in Bilaspur district, Chhattisgarh, in the early hours of Friday, police said.The fatal accident occurred around 2 am near the Sambalpuri village under...

Bilaspur, February 26 The Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing (ACB/EOW) of Chhattisgarh arrested a suspended official of the State Bank of India on Thursday for allegedly embezzling over Rs 2 crore.Tejvath Theerapathamma, who was working as a cashier at the bank's Bilha branch in...

Shimla, February 24 – Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said on Tuesday that the state government would not proceed with the upcoming Kishau and Renuka dams hydropower projects unless neighboring states provide concrete assurances to the state to settle the long-standing arrears...