Aaganwari workers Red Flag Dhumal government over pay, arrears
Shimla: Thousands of Aaganwari workers today marched onto the Himachal Pradesh secretariat and blockaded the government offices for over three hours, demanding acceptance of…
1913-14 Shimla Convention – McMohan Line and the disputed India-China border
Shimla: Stalemate over the India-China border settlement persists, much like it did so almost a hundred years ago when British rulers were drawing up…
Himachal hydro, trading local environment for climate change: German study
Shimla: Hydropower dams in Himalayas, marketed as clean energy that will earn developers cash credits under carbon-offsetting Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) scheme, appear to…
Himachal High court directs Chintpurni temple authorities to set up toilets for pilgrims
Shimla: Failing to provide basic amenities at one of richest temple shrines in state, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday directed temple officer Chintpurni…
Partial hearing of Virbhadra’s plea for quashing CD case concludes
Shimla: The Himachal High Court today concluded the arguments of petitioner union minister Virbhadra Singh and his wife Pratibha Singh seeking quashing of a…
Himachal amends land record manual, dumps Indage MoU, nod for organic policy
Shimla: State cabinet today approved amendment to land record manual related to sale and purchase of land, decided to settle an liability bill of…
Custodial death of an overnight prisoner in Shimla lockup
Shimla: One person arrested yesterday on charges of theft is alleged to have hung himself in the lockup, and on rushing him to hospital…
Himachal High Court issues notice to health secretary over spurious drugs
Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court today served notice on secretary health, directing him to respond to alleged poor monitoring infrastructure and inadequate number…
Himachal High Court extends stay on stone crusher site of minister’s relative
Shimla: The Himachal High Court extended the stay on setting up a stone crusher by ministers relative in Dharampur assembly segment of Mandi district…
High voter turnout in Himachal bye elections
Shimla: Polling at all the polling booths for the two assembly seats where bye-elections were held concluded peacefully, recording a high turnout as over…