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Five officers are under probe for eating samosas ordered for Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. New Delhi: Five police officers face a CID probe, likely to lead to disciplinary action, after consuming samosas meant for Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. Mr Sukhu clarified on Friday that the probe was into “misbehaviour” of officials but the…
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Avnessh Sudha missed out on his century but helped Uttarakhand team concede a lesser lead.© AFP Himachal Pradesh bundled out Uttarakhand for 299 to take a massive 364-run first innings lead and enforced a follow-on on the visitors, targeting an outright victory in their Ranji Trophy Group B match, on Sunday. Like the…
File photo Shimla: Amid uproar over reports that people in Himachal Pradesh will now be taxed on the number of toilet seats they have in their homes, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today said that there was no such “toilet tax” in the state. Reports claimed that the Himachal government will impose a Rs 25…
Vikramaditya Singh insisted that his remarks had no communal overtones. New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh met Congress state in-charge Rajiv Shukla and general secretary in-charge organisation KC Venugopal in Delhi today, a day after the party distanced itself from his remarks that eateries in the state will now have to display the names…
Restaurants and eateries in Himachal Pradesh will now have to display the names of their owners and staff, with the state’s Congress government deciding to follow the example of the BJP government in neighbouring Uttar Pradesh. The matter will be finalised at a meeting and the rule will be implemented from January, starting with state…
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Actor-politician Kangana Ranaut is the BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi (File). New Delhi: The Congress has responded angrily to BJP MP Kangana Ranaut’s allegations – that its Himachal Pradesh government illegally transferred funds meant for disaster relief to Sonia Gandhi. The hill state’s Public Works Department Minister – Vikramaditya Singh – warned…
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A maximum of 81 roads are closed in Shimla. (File photo) Shimla: A total of 117 roads were closed for vehicular traffic in Himachal Pradesh as rain continues to lash several parts of the state, officials said on Friday. The meteorological office has warned of moderate flash flood risk in parts of Shimla and Sirmaur…
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The officials said of the 288 roads, 138 were closed on Friday and 150 on Saturday (file). Shimla: Landslides and flash floods triggered by heavy rains over the last two days has led to the closure of more than 280 roads in Himachal Pradesh, with 150 being closed on Saturday, according to officials. Water from…
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Rescue operations in the disaster-affected area are underway (file). Samej, Himachal Pradesh: A catastrophic cloudburst occurred near the Samej and Bagi bridges on Wednesday night washing away 45 people near Shrikhand in Himachal Pradesh. Rescue operations in the disaster-affected area are underway. Baljinder Singh, 14th Battalion Commandant, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) said that the…
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Manali Flood: No casualty has so far been reported in the incident Shimla/Manali: A stretch of the National Highway-3 was closed for vehicular traffic following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Himachal’s Kullu district, police said on Thursday. No casualty has so far been reported in the incident that occurred late Wednesday, they…
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