Himachal pradesh

Himachal enforces five-day office working for all govt staff | Details inside

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday announced office working for five days in a week for all government employees till December 31 to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Nov 28, 2020

Himachal CM Jairam Thakur tests COVID positive, goes into home isolation

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has tested positive for coronavirus on Monday. His condition is stable.

Oct 12, 2020

Manali paraglider pilot who took Modi to skies flying high.

Meet the Himachal pilot who took PM Modi paragliding 27-yrs-ago, wants to meet him again

Budhi Prakash had accompanied Prime Minister Modi on his maiden trip to the skies as a paragliding pilot in 1997. He feels he might not get another chance to meet the Prime Minister.

Sep 29, 2020

Himachalis enraged after tourists leave trash behind as Govt opens borders

It should be noted that in order to revive tourism in the state, restrictions were eased for tourists by the Himachal Pradesh government recently

Sep 23, 2020

Kangana Ranaut picnics with family in Manali

Kangana Ranaut is spending the monsoon season in Manali. The pictures of her picnic have gone viral.

Jul 4, 2020

Preity Zinta channels inner 'Himachali'

Bollywood actress Preity Zinta has said that people should not forget who they are and from where they have come from.

Jun 30, 2020

After Kerala elephant, pregnant cow's jaw blown off in Himachal Pradesh

In yet another shocking incident that took place in Himachal Pradesh, a pregnant cow's jaw was allegedly blown off by an explosive while the animal was grazing at a field. The incident took place in Jhanduta area of Bilaspur district.

Jun 6, 2020

Sanjay Kundu, IPS is the new Himachal Director General of Police with his roots in Kashmir

Sanjay Kundu, IPS, the new Director-General of Police (DGP) of Himachal Pradesh Police, has worked on multiple issues including national capacity building, conflict mitigation, human rights, protection of civilians and humanitarian support within the UN system.

May 31, 2020

Fact check: Himachal Pradesh is NOT imposing curfew indefinitely

A message doing the rounds on social media claimed that the government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to enforce a curfew in the state for an indefinite period.

May 23, 2020

How army officer, his wife address sanitizer demand with 'no profit no loss' model?

The officer and his wife have formulated 809 liters of sanitizer to date and are working on a 'no profit no loss' model.

Apr 18, 2020

More sectors to be brought under subsidised UDAN regional connectivity scheme

Airport Authority of India may announce more subsidised flights to revive unserved and underserved sectors under Prime Minister Modi's UDAN programme; there are already more than 600 regional connectivity routes served under the scheme.

Oct 28, 2019

44 dead, 30 injured after bus falls into gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu; PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi offer condolences

The bus, carrying over 70 people, plunged into a 500-foot deep gorge when it was on its way from Banjar to Gadagushani area, about 60 km from Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh.

Jun 21, 2019

Ladakh to get all-weather railway connectivity with Bilaspur-Manali-Leh line

The railway line will be declared a national project at a cost of Rs 83,360 crore. It will be along the Indo-China border with India's first underground railway station at Keylong in HP.

May 9, 2019

Himachal Pradesh: 12 killed, many hurt as bus falls into gorge in Chamba

12 people died and several injured when a private bus plunged into a deep gorge at Panchpulla bridge in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district.

Apr 28, 2019

Kerala tourist and instructor die in paragliding accident in Himachal Pradesh

Altho Bachu, 23, from Kerala and paraglide operator Naresh Kumar, 25, died in the accident.

Apr 8, 2019

India Elections 2019: Hill state Uttarakhand may witness anti-incumbency again

As the BJP-ruled hill state of Uttarakhand goes to poll for Lok Sabha seats in the very first phase, anti-incumbency is likely to impact the outcome

Mar 13, 2019

Himachal avalanche: Rescue operation for 5 missing troopers resumes

The search was halted on Sunday due to intermittent snowfall throughout the day. No clues were found till then.

Feb 25, 2019

Watch | Slush sweeps truck into deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu

In this particular incident, the vehicle got stuck due to massive rains. And then, it fell slowly and got washed away.

Feb 21, 2019

Over 170 pilots to fly in Himachal Pradesh skies for title

The event, organised by the state's Tourism Department, has been recognised by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and the Aero Club of India.

Oct 27, 2018

Himachal Pradesh: BJP govt may consider renaming Shimla to Shyamala

According to Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) functionary Aman Puri, the popular holiday retreat was originally called Shyamala but as the Britishers found it tough to pronounce, they renamed it Simla which later became Shimla.

Oct 21, 2018

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