Shimla/Kinnaur A pair of highly venomous pit vipers was successfully rescued from a house in Rakchham village of Kinnaur district on Friday after local residents alerted the Forest Department. The snakes were later released into a safe natural habitat, averting any harm to both people and wildlife. According to officials, the reptiles had hidden…
Shimla, July 31 Himachal PWD Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Friday said the Congress is strengthening its organisational base across the state, with over 70 people joining the party in Shimla Rural Assembly constituency as part of its ongoing expansion drive. Welcoming the new members at Rajiv Bhawan, Singh described Congress as a party committed…
Shimla A two women constables have lodged a formal complaint at the Women’s Police Station in Shimla, accusing an SP-rank police officer of mental harassment and workplace misconduct. The complaint also alleges that the officer threatened to keep their mobile phones under surveillance and interfered with their personal activities. According to the complaint, the women…
Commends State Election Commission for conducting free, fair and transparent elections Governor Kavinder Gupta today received the report on the General Elections to Local Bodies in Himachal Pradesh–2026 from State Election Commissioner, Anil Khachi at Lok Bhavan. The report covers the general elections to the Panchayati Raj Institutions and Urban Local Bodies held in May,…
Shimla July 30 Chairman, Himachal Pradesh Public Service Commission, Capt. Rameshwar Singh Thakur presented the 55th Annual Report of the Commission for the year 2025-26 to Governor Kavinder Gupta at Lok Bhavan today. The members of the Commission including Col. Rajesh Kumar Sharma, Dr. Pawnesh Sharma, Prof. Mamta Mokta and Rakhil Kahlon, Secretary of the Commission…
Education Minister Rohit Thakur today chaired a meeting to deliberate on the revision of textbooks for Classes six to eight. The meeting held detailed discussions on incorporating key aspects of Himachal Pradesh’s geography, society, history, folk culture, economy and political system into the curriculum for students of classes six, seven and eight. The Education…
Shimla Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said that the state government was making all out efforts to modernize public transport, promote sustainable mobility and strengthen HRTC financially. He was speaking on the occasion of flagging-off the 297 electric buses inducted in to the fleet of Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) at Kyarighat in Solan…
July 30 Solan: LR Institute of Pharmacy, Ochghat, marked World Hepatitis Day with an awareness programme aimed at educating students about hepatitis prevention, early detection and timely treatment. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology Mukesh Sharma delivered an expert lecture titled “Hepatitis: Let’s Break It Down”, explaining the different types of hepatitis, modes of transmission, risk factors,…
SHIMLA 30 July, 2026 • Flags off 297 new electric buses of HRTC Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu today flagged off 297 new Type-I electric buses from Kyarighat in Solan district for deployment across various depots of the Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) marking a significant milestone in the history of public transportation…
July 30 Shimla A 19-year-old woman was found dead in the Theog area of Shimla district on Thursday in an apparent case of suicide, police said. According to preliminary information, the woman was found hanging inside a toilet. Police reached the spot after receiving information, took the body into custody and sent it to Indira…