Bridges, apple trees and several crops were destroyed at Dhanpal Kanda village in Koot gram panchayat of Rampur subdivision, Shimla, as a result of a flashflood that was triggered by a massive ...

The state government yesterday approved amendments to the Compassionate Employment Policy to give priority to widows and orphaned applicants below 45 years of age and the dependents of its officials, ...

The Army’s Central Command will be carrying out a special competition in August among Indian drone-makers at Sumdo, in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh. The Central Command has been tasked to secure the ...

Intermittent moderate to heavy rainfall over the past two days triggered landslides at multiple locations in Kangra district, disrupting road connectivity. Two deaths were also reported in the past 24 ...

The state government yesterday decided to grant a special relief package to the families that had been affected by the rain disaster during the ongoing monsoon season. The decision was taken at a ...

AApple growers have taken exception to the statement of Union Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada in the Rajya Sabha that “my ministry has not received any proposal for an ...

As the apple harvesting season begins in Seraj Assembly constituency of Mandi district, hundreds of fruit growers are facing a major challenge due to damaged roads and blocked pedestrian paths. The ...

Chamba’s age-old Minjar fair, which symbolises the blossoming of maize and embodies the spirit of communal harmony, began with gaiety and fervour amid singing of traditional Kujari Malhar songs.

One person was killed and another injured when the car they were travelling in skidded off the road and plunged into Pabbar river in Rohru subdivision of the district, the police said today. The ...

An ex-deputy mayor of Shimla has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Himachal Pradesh High Court’s order to remove fruit-bearing apple orchards from encroached forest lands. Filed by former Shimla ...

As the nation celebrated Kargil Vijay Diwas to mark 26 years of India’s victory in the Kargil War, a sense of sorrow and disappointment looms over the family of Kargil martyr Havildar Surinder Kumar, ...

A state-level boxer has become the first woman in Himachal Pradesh to complete the 600-km Kanwar yatra on foot, by carrying Ganga water from Gaumukh to her hometown. Kritika Thakur (21), who hails ...