Shimla News

Himachal Pradesh cabinet clears draft of Guvernor’s address

The Cabinet meeting, presided over by the Chief Minister, also gave nod to the opening of an Ayurveda Health Centre at village Padgaya in Chopal.

Himachal BJP meet on February 28, 100-rally plan to continue

With Himachal Pradesh going to polls by the year-end, this will be last budget session of the incumbent government, which is likely to be stormy given BJP’s aggressive posturing.

Himachal Dy Speaker files defamation case against signatories of BJP chargesheet

The Congress leader filed the defamation case at the Chief Judicial Magistrate court in Kinnaur district on Thursday

Virbhadra Rally; CM taunts colleagues: ‘They run party from cozy rooms, I work among the masses’

“Sarkar aur sangathan dono alag alag hai. Sarkar apna kaam kar rahi hai, sangathan apna. Lekin sangathan bandh kamre main khichdi pakaa raha hai, aur main janta ke beech jaakar kaam kar raha hoon.”

Himachal Pradesh: Need sensitive approach to tackle drug abuse issue says DGP

Kumar expressed concern over the rising traffic accidents. He directed the police to adopt a more rationalised approach in identifying accident-prone spots

Finally, Himachal Pradesh to have tigers at Renuka

“We are in the process of designing the new enclosures for the tigers as per guidelines of the Central Zoo Authority (CZA) and making other arrangements…”

Singapore govt to invest Rs 2,500 cr on ‘Smart Hill Town’ in Himachal

The Himachal government, which has given its nod to the project, will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Singapore government on February 27.

Shimla: Nigerian held with heroin worth Rs 4 crore

As part of the drive, the police arrested a Nigerian national, Okechiku, 34, who was nabbed from New Delhi by a police party led by Manikaran police post in-charge Dhaya Ram.

‘Change of guard in Himachal Pradesh Police in due course’

A 1985-batch IPS officer, Kumar was appointed as the DGP in 2014 after B Kamal Kumar retired.

Himachal Pradesh Forest Corporation in a fix over loan without state approval

Highly placed sources said the loan, at 14 per cent interest, was raised from Kangra Coop Bank to disburse payments to some chosen contractors, who had been pressing for their dues to be cleared.

No irregularity in land allotment to Ramdev trust, says CM Virbhadra Singh

The High Court had stayed government action at the facility on a petition filed by Patanjali Yogpeeth, days after the government sent police to take possession of the land.

BMW hit-and-run: Clear-cut murder, alleges Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh

Virbhadra said it was only after the police was informed about the true facts that the investigations were taken-up in a right prospective as before ‘they tried to completely cover-up the case’.