Shimla: Thieves broke into historic Christ Church on The Ridge and have decamped with the collections made in the donation box. District police chief Chander Shekar said that a case had been registered and the matter was being investigation. He said that it is hard to figure out what the [...]

Shimla: Majority student organisations in the hill state on have opposed all plans to impose a ban on campus elections that has been mooted by Himachal University Vice Chancellor. Students Federation of India (SFI) organised a big rally in the university campus which was also attended by students from other [...]

Shimla: Aiming to equip school children with elementary knowledge about information technology and computer systems, chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal today ‘E-HOPE for Computer Education program at Hamirpur. Speaking on the occasion the chief minister said that by promoting equal access to connectivity, the program hopes to bridge the digital [...]

Shimla: Faced with mounting incidences of indiscipline that are connected with upcoming students elections, vice chancellor ADN Bajpai held out that indiscipline would not be tolerated. In a communiqué, the vice chancellor stated that opinion of a majority of department heads at a meeting held today was for not holding [...]

Shimla: In the vicinity of the unauthorized multi-storied building that houses the Himachal Pradesh High Court, excavation for laying the foundation of a lawyers chambers building close by, has threatened the heritage building of Oberoi Clarke’s Hotel, one of the first properties bought by founder MS Oberoi as he set [...]

In an effort to highlight the tourism potential of Himachal Pradesh, the PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry along with the support of Himachal Pradesh State Government  is organising ‘Destination Himachal-Shimla Mega Mart, Indo Pak Edition’ for the second time at Shimla from  3 to 7 June. “Besides the tourism [...]

Shimla: A sudden rise in mercury in the past few days has triggered off forest fires, causing widespread damage to the forest wealth in the hill state. A senior officer of the department said most of the fires are being reported from the pine forests as trees shed pine needles [...]

Shimla: The rift between Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal and another party leader Shanta Kumar has widened, with the latter accusing the state’s BJP government of corruption. Last week, Shanta Kumar, BJP’s national vice-president and former Himachal chief minister, told reporters at Dharamsala: “Some of [...]

Shimla: With Annadale ground having become a bone of contention, the army let a revenue court here know on Tuesday that as it was a sensitive and a issue of strategic importance, permission for replying to case filed by the district administration needed approvals by defense authorities at various levels [...]

Shimla:The apple of Himachal Pradesh’s eye is turning sour. Attacked by hailstorms, the state’s apple crop, worth more than Rs.200 crore, is lying unattended in the fields. Horticulture department officials say hailstorms damaged crops in Shimla, Mandi and Kullu districts, but the continuous spell of snow in the higher reaches [...]