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Shimla, March 30 Light snowfall continued in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh on Monday, with Keylong receiving 2 cm of snow while intermittent rain lashed a few areas in the middle and lower hills.Snowfall was also reported in the higher reaches of Dharamshala in Kangra district, while...

Shimla, March 30 A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) presented in the state assembly on Monday said that over 40,000 cases of illegal mining activities were identified between 2018-19 and 2022-23.The report revealed that the mining administration neither operated in a planned...

Shimla, March 29 The higher reaches of the Kullu and Lahaul and Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Sunday, while the middle and lower areas experienced intermittent rainfall.The Shimla Meteorological Office issued an orange alert for hailstorms, thunderstorms with...

Shimla, March 28 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced on Saturday that government offices currently operating from rented private premises will be shifted to vacant state-owned buildings.Responding to a question from BJP MLA Prakash Rana, the chief minister told the Assembly that a...

New Delhi, March 28 – A controversial case has emerged from Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, where a foreign student studying at a private university has been accused of impersonating a transgender person and collecting money from devotees at local temples. The allegations have sparked political...

Mumbai, March 28 Anupam Kher spoke about embracing aging with confidence, stating that at 71, he feels "sexy" and completely comfortable in his own skin. The veteran actor also made a confident pitch to formal clothing brands, saying he is ready to model.Sharing a series of pictures dressed in...

Shimla, March 27 A religious figure was arrested on Friday for allegedly touching women inappropriately on Mall Road in Shimla city, officials said.The action followed the circulation of a video showing him touching the shoulders of women walking on Mall Road, they said.Police have...

Shimla, March 25 A total of 2,411 new industrial units have been established in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, while 88 industrial units have shut down during the period, Industries Minister Harshvardhan Chauhan said on Wednesday.He said that continuous efforts are being made to...

Shimla, March 24 Rain and thunderstorms are likely in Himachal Pradesh as two consecutive western disturbances are expected to affect northwest India from March 26 onwards, resulting in light rains in many areas in the lower and middle ranges and precipitation in isolated areas in the higher...

Shimla, March 24 The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology has issued a standard operating procedure to prevent and control the dissemination of non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII) content under the IT Rules, 2021, an official said on Tuesday.NCII content includes material...

Shimla, March 24 It is acceptable to withhold a larger portion of MLAs' salaries rather than cutting the MLA Area Development Fund, said BJP MLA Randhir Sharma while participating in the budget discussion on Tuesday.The current government has incurred more debt in three years than all previous...

Shimla, March 23 Two men have been arrested for allegedly attempting to rob the general secretary of the Himachal Pradesh Youth Congress, police said on Monday.Police arrested Charanjeet Singh, 48, and Tashi Negi, 45, both residents of the Shimla district, adding that the vehicles in which the...

Shimla, March 23 The LPG shortage has brought back "chulhas" (traditional stoves) even at hotels like Hotel Holiday Home (HHH), which is the official caterer for the Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) and a subsidiary of the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.This shift hasn't...

Shimla, March 22 Himachal Pradesh Police on Sunday dismissed four CID personnel working with the special task force (STF) in Kullu from service and arrested them for allegedly being involved in drug trafficking, police said.The officers are accused of apprehending drug traffickers but were...

Shimla, March 21 High-altitude tribal areas in Himachal Pradesh experienced moderate to heavy snowfall for the fifth day on Saturday, while some mid and lower areas were lashed by widespread rains, causing a sharp drop in temperature.Most parts of the state, however, had a dry day, and bright...

Shimla, March 21 Some unidentified individuals have been booked in connection with the suspected attempt to kidnap the son of the media advisor to the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, near Mashobra, about 11 kilometers from Shimla.According to reports, the incident occurred late Friday...

Shimla, March 20 Congress leader and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, visited the state capital on Friday, officials said.Gandhi, who was on a personal visit, arrived in the afternoon and headed for his sister Priyanka Gandhi's house in Charabra, which is located about 12...

Shimla, March 19 A heated exchange took place between the ruling party and the opposition on Thursday during question hour over the regularization of outsourced employees.BJP MLA Deep Ram pointed out that he had raised this very question a year ago, but had not received a response. He demanded...

Shimla, March 19 The shortage of commercial LPG cylinders has not only affected the private hospitality industry but also hotels under the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation.Hotel Holiday Home in Shimla, a flagship establishment of Himachal tourism, which also provides catering...

New Delhi, March 19 Fresh snowfall and rain in the mountains north of Delhi brought down the temperature in the national capital on Thursday, halting the heatwave that had reached a record high of 36 degrees Celsius earlier in the month.Images from Shimla showed a group of tourists surprised...