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Shimla, February 27 Isolated areas in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district received light snowfall on Friday, while light rain was reported in Jot and Dharamshala, officials said.The light snowfall near the Atal Tunnel brought joy to tourists, who were seen enjoying the...

Shimla, February 27 Two days after a Delhi Police team was detained by the Himachal Pradesh Police near Shimla and booked for "kidnapping," Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu defended the state police's action on Friday, stating that the Constitution grants rights to every state, and Himachal...

Hamirpur (HP), February 27 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inspected the under-construction heliport at Jaskot in the Hamirpur district, which is being built at a cost of Rs 18 crore, on Friday, and directed officials to ensure its completion by May of this year.The chief minister said...

Shimla, February 27 Would a cup of tea have resolved the impasse sooner between the Delhi Police and its Himachal Pradesh counterpart in Shimla last week?No one knows. But the officer was thinking about offering a drink to the team before they were allowed to return to the national capital...

Shimla, February 26 Himachal Pradesh BJP president Rajiv Bindal accused the state government of shielding those accused of damaging India's global image at the AI Impact Summit in Delhi, calling it "unprecedented" and "deeply disturbing".On February 20, a group of Indian Youth Congress (IYC)...

Shimla, February 26 A day after the Himachal Pradesh Police detained a Delhi Police team near Shimla and booked them for "kidnapping", the BJP in the hill state on Thursday demanded a thorough investigation into the incident by the Centre and an independent investigation into the role of the...

New Delhi, February 26 – Following the standoff between the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh police in connection with the shirtless protest at the AI Summit, BJP National General Secretary Tarun Chugh on Thursday criticised the Congress, alleging that it has adopted a new scheme to protect the...

Shimla, February 26 – In its initial response to the alleged detention of Delhi Police personnel following the arrest of three Youth Congress activists on charges of staging a protest without shirts at the AI summit, the Himachal Pradesh Police stated on Thursday that they had received...

Shimla, February 26 – The 24-hour standoff between the police of Delhi and Himachal Pradesh ended on Thursday, with the latter allowing its counterparts to take three Youth Congress activists arrested in connection with the "shirtless protest" at the AI Summit to the national capital.A day...

Shimla, February 25 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday directed officials not to stop the social security pension of any eligible individuals, according to a statement.Presiding over a meeting of the Social Justice and Empowerment Department here, he said that all eligible...

Shimla/New Delhi, February 25 In a tense standoff, the Himachal Pradesh police on Wednesday registered a kidnapping case against Delhi police personnel and "detained" their vehicles at the Shogi border near Shimla when they were returning to the national capital with three Youth Congress members...

Shimla, February 25 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu directed the Finance Department on Wednesday to clear all pending bills of contractors up to Rs 20 lakh related to various departments, including the Public Works Department and the Jal Shakti Vibhag.A spokesperson for the Finance...

New Delhi, February 25 Three more Congress workers have been taken into custody in connection with the "shirtless" protest at the AI Impact Summit here, taking the total number of those arrested in the case to 11, official sources said on Wednesday.Saurabh, Siddharth, and Arbaz were...

Shimla, February 21 Shimla Deputy Commissioner and District Disaster Management Authority Chairman Anupam Kashyap on Saturday directed the Sunni sub-divisional magistrate to identify potential threats from siltation in the Sutlej river and submit a report so that dredging operations can commence...

Shimla, February 21 An 86-year-old British national was found dead in his room at a hotel in the Lower Kaithu area of Shimla city, police said on Saturday.According to the police, Suryavanshi reported that a foreign national staying in room number 103 of his hotel was lying unconscious in his...

Chandigarh, February 19 – Punjab BJP working President Ashwani Sharma and the party’s national General Secretary Tarun Chugh expressed their gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday for approving ₹1,463.95 crore for...

Shimla, February 18 The meteorological office here on Wednesday forecast light snowfall and rain in isolated areas in the mid and higher hills of Himachal Pradesh on February 23 (Monday), also predicting that the weather would remain mostly dry for the rest of the week.Minimum temperatures are...

Shimla, February 18 Himachal Pradesh Agriculture Minister Chander Kumar highlighted the emergence of 379 cases of non-payment for apple purchases in three APMCs over the past three years.Of these, 144 complaints relate to Shimla and Kinnaur, 191 to Solan, and 44 were registered in Kullu and...

Shimla/Dharamshala, February 18 The Tibetan community in Himachal Pradesh celebrated their traditional Lunar New Year, Losar, on Wednesday by offering prayers for world peace, prosperity, and the longevity of the life of their spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama.This year marked Losar 2153, the...

Shimla, February 17 The Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday transferred and assigned additional charges to five IAS officers with immediate effect, officials said.According to a notification issued here, Ashish Singhmar, an officer of the 2008 batch of the Indian Administrative Service...