Kangra, (UNI) Landslides were experienced on Matour Shimla National Highway twice on Saturday at Purana Kangra, leaving traffic disruption on the National Highway once for two hours and a second time at the same spot for half an hour. The traffic came to a grinding halt for about two and a half hours in the…
Shimla, Sep 25 (UNI) In a significant development in the Sanjauli Masjid dispute in Shimla, the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) has announced its intention to seek justice through the Himachal Pradesh High Court. AIMIM’s Delhi President, Dr. Shoaib Jamai, visited the mosque and posted a video on social media, alleging discriminatory actions against the…
Dharamshala, Sep 14 (UNI) Former Union Minister and Hamirpur MP Anurag Thakur on Saturday said that there was economic mismanagement in Himachal, which is indicating that if it is not controlled, Himachal is heading towards bankruptcy. MP Anurag Thakur said this while addressing the press conference in Dharamshala today. He said that till now 2…
Shimla, Aug 1 (UNI) Around 20-25 people are missing after a cloudburst in the Samej Khad area of Rampur area in Shimla district early this morning, District Disaster Management Authority confirmed on Thursday. The District Disaster Management Authority confirmed that several houses, a school, a hospital, a rest house, and machinery from a hydropower project,…
Baijnath (Kangra), July 29 (UNI) Devotees of Lord Shiva in thousands thronged the famous Baijnath temple in Baijnath town in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday to pay obeisance at the feet of Lord Shiva on the second Monday of Shravan Month despite rains. Surinder Acharya, a temple priest, told UNI that the devotees…
Shimla, July 29 (UNI) The Himachal Pradesh government, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, is embarking on an ambitious plan to triple the number of tourists visiting the state. Spokesperson of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Department said that the set a target set to attract five crore tourists, the government is leaving no…
Dharamshala, July 6 (UNI) On the occasion of the 89th birthday anniversary of the Tibetan spiritual leader on Saturday, his Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibetans led by the Central Tibetan Administration gathered at the Tsuglagkhang courtyard to commemorate the biggest celebration of the Tibetan community. The presence of the Chief Guest, the Chief Minister of…
Dehra, July 4 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday campaigned extensively for the ruling Congress in Dehra constituency and promised accelerated development in the area. The Chief Minister said offices of Superintendent of Police and senior officer of Public Works Department are being opened in Dehra and public problems will be…
Dharamshala, June 19 (UNI) Former United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Wednesday said that a U.S. bill that aims to press China to resolve the Tibet dispute is “a message to the Chinese Government that we have clarity in our thinking and our understanding of this issue of the freedom of Tibet”. Pelosi’s remarks…
Dharamshala/New Delhi, June 18 (UNI) A high-level US Congressional delegation, including former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, was accorded a warm welcome as they arrived on Tuesday in the hill town of Dharamshala, in Himachal Pradesh, to meet the Dalai Lama and interact with members of the Tibetan government in exile, even as China expressed its…
