Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH:  In the first six months of this year, Himachal Pradesh recorded 1.06 crore tourists, which is the highest as compared to last five years. However, tourist footfall witnessed a sharp decline this month due to the heavy rains…

CM Sukhu said rain cost Himachal Rs 8,000 crore. The state emergency response centre estimated losses at Rs 4,000 crore on Friday night.

The state government claims to have moved 60,000 tourists to safer areas over the past four days.

The flashflood in Sainj river (also known as Pin Parbati river) caused massive destruction at Sainj under Banjar subdivision of Kullu district on Sunday. As many as 40 shops and 30 houses were washed away because of flooding by Sainj river…

An ambitious initiative of the chief minister, the mission has been introduced in the state, wherein plantation will be started on large chunks of barren hills to increase the green cover by planting eco-friendly species

As per data available with the state disaster management authority ever since the onset of monsoon, the state has reported losses amounting to Rs 219.29 crore.

A total of 301 roads are closed in the state following heavy rains, while 140 power transformers are disrupted.

The NIA officials were assisted by police and paramilitary personnel during the raids.

Earlier in the day, Jai Ram Thakur demanded an NIA investigation into the case.

Shimla: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today said that government schools in the state would be transformed into smart schools. He presided over a meeting of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) in this regard here today. Sukhu said…

The majority of chitta is smuggled in consumable or intermediate quantities (5-250 grams) to escape punishment as consumable and intermediate quantities are bailable, police said.

The Indian Railways is set to give a makeover to the 120-year-old Kalka-Shimla Railway by replacing its coaches, built during the British time, with indigenously manufactured coaches.

Besides this a large shift has also been observed in the snow fall patterns during winters affecting the river discharged during the peak summer season.

The Himachal Pradesh government will set up three new traffic-cum-tourist police stations on the Kiratpur-Manali National Highway which will be ready by next month.

The implementation of the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) was a major factor in favour of Congress as the SMC has the highest number of government employees.

The state government has also decided to regularise services of the daily waged workers, who have completed four years of service as of March 31, 2023.

Shimla: Most parts of Himachal Pradesh in upper regions were reeling under power cuts and chilly weather Monday,  caused by snowfall and storms. People shivered without power and road connectivity as windstorm and heavy snowfall disrupted…

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Hamirpur(HP): HP Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri have felicitated the people of Himachal Pradesh on the eve of Republic Day and wished for their happy and prosperous future. In…

Hamirpur (HP): HP Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhoo on Wednesday called on former Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal at his residence Samirpur in district Hamirpur. It was a courtesy call, said an official spokesman. Prof.…