EC allows protesting Himachal villagers to vote
byShimla: The Election Commission (EC) today allowed angry villagers in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh to cast their vote in a Lok Sabha by-election. Miffed…
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14 houses in Shimla develop cracks after rains
byShimla: At least 14 houses here developed cracks and some of them were partly damaged after heavy rains today, police said. More than 50…
Himachal’s oldest voter, 96, casts vote
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s oldest voter, Shyam Saran Negi, 96, today exercised his franchise in a picturesque hamlet in Kinnaur district. “I am not quite physically…
Court hauls up Himachal state for misuse of Una temple funds
byShimla: The Himachal Pradesh High Court took the state to task for misuse of Chintpurni Temple funds used for purchasing of vehicles for officers…
Case registered in mass phone tapping in Himachal
byShimla: The vigilance and anti-corruption bureau of Himachal Pradesh today evening lodged a first information report (FIR) in the infamous “phone tapping” case pertaining to…
Shimla to host organic food festival
byShimla: To encourage organic farming in hills, International Centre for Organic Agriculture in collaboration with HP Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) is hosting a three day…
Uttarakhand havoc not due to cloudburst: Experts
byShimla/Dehradun: Facing criticism that it didn’t predict the cloudburst that ravaged Uttarakhand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said today that cloudburst was not to blame…
100 bikers take on the mighty Himalayas
byNew Delhi: They say faith has the power to move mountains but a group of 100 bikers – which includes a woman – is so…
1,395 evacuated from Himachal in seven days
byShimla: A total of 1,395 people have been evacuated from rain-ravaged Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh over the past seven days, an official said here…
Delicious Kinnaur apples wiped out before bloom
byShimla: The apple of Himachal Pradesh’s eye may not hit the market in full bloom. The well known red and golden apples of Kinnaur district,…