Swiss national found dead in HimachalSHIMLA - The body of a Swiss national was found from a house in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district, police said Tuesday. Five killed as Manali-Delhi bus rolls down gorge in HimachalCHANDIGARH/SHIMLA - Five people, including three women, were killed and 42 injured when a private luxury bus on its way to New Delhi from Manali rolled down a 100-ft gorge in Himachal Pradesh early Tuesday. Road construction by Chinese firm blocked due to new visa policySHIMLA - : The Long Jian Road and Bridge Company, a Chinese firm engaged in the construction of a road in Himachal Pradesh is unable to execute the project, due to the non- extension of visas to 11 of its employees. Shimla holds a discussion on Gandhi’s ideologySHIMLA - A two-week long symposium was organised at an institute in Shimla to make the youth understand the ideology and life of Mahatma Gandhi. Two killed as bus falls into gorge in Himachal PradeshSHIMLA - Two people were killed and 35 injured when a state-run bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district early Tuesday. Cold wave grips ShimlaSHIMLA - Shimla is in the grip of a cold wave that has disturbed normal day-to-day life. Temperatures have dipped three to four degrees below normal during the last few days. Keylong freezes at minus 9.6 degrees CelsiusSHIMLA - Keylong was the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, as the minimum temperature there fell to minus 9.6 degrees Celsius, weather officials said. Keylong freezes at minus 9.6 degrees CelsiusSHIMLA - Keylong was the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, as the minimum temperature there fell to minus 9.6 degrees Celsius, weather officials said. Himachal to launch plastic-free driveSHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh government will launch a week-long campaign from Dec 21 to make the state plastic-free by removing all polythene bags from residential areas and hillsides, the chief minister said Tuesday. George Cross winner’s widow fights another battleSHIMLA - She is now fighting a different battle, a battle to get the George Cross medal awarded to her husband posthumously back to India. George Cross medal recipient now fights another battleSHIMLA - She is now fighting a different battle, a battle to get the gallantry medal awarded to her husband posthumously back to India. George Cross medal recipient now fights another battleSHIMLA - She is now fighting a different battle, a battle to get the gallantry medal awarded to her husband posthumously back to India. Coffee table book to toast good old ShimlaSHIMLA - Those nostalgic about the good old times in Shimla should be delighted. Coming up is a coffee table book detailing the history of this city that was a seat of power in British India. George Cross theft case takes another turnSHIMLA - The investigations in the alleged theft of the George Cross medal from a Himachal Pradesh village took a twist Monday with police saying that the witnesses have admitted that the thumb impression on an affidavit was that of the soldier’s widow. Medal theft: Himachal police claim ‘major breakthrough’SHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh police Sunday said they have made a major breakthrough in stalling the auction in London of a George Cross, stolen in 2002 from the recipient soldier’s widow, with the arrest of the man who had submitted an affidavit to the auctioneer claiming he had been gifted the medal. Himachal police contact medal’s auctioneersSHIMLA - In an attempt to stall the auction of a gallantry medal awarded by the British government to an Indian soldier in 1946, the Himachal Pradesh Police Saturday contacted the auction house in London and sought to drive home the point that the decoration was stolen. Stolen medal surfaces in Britain, widow hopes to get it backSHIMLA - An octogenarian widow’s hopes to get back her husband’s posthumously-awarded bravery medal, stolen from her house seven years ago, have risen after news that it had landed up in an auction house in Britain. Foreign commandos contact NSG to know Mumbai storySHIMLA - Security agencies from many countries have got in touch with the National Security Guard (NSG) to know how they succeeded in killing terrorists who attacked Mumbai, a senior officer said Thursday. CBI searches houses of suspended senior Himachal copCHANDIGARH/SHIMLA - Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sleuths Tuesday searched the houses of a suspended senior Himachal Pradesh police officer in Chandigarh over allegations that he possessed assets disproportionate to his income, an official said. Himachal seeks speedy reopening of Rohtang PassSHIMLA - The Himachal Pradesh government Tuesday requested the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to reopen the Rohtang Pass in Kullu district, closed to the traffic since Nov 9 snowfall, as soon as possible. Death separates Himachal’s longest wedded coupleSHIMLA - Piyara Singh’s hopes of casting votes in the next general elections along with his wife Hansa Devi have come to an end. Shimla hosts three-day meet on climate change and forestsSHIMLA - A three-day international meet on climate change and its impact on forests began here on Thursday. Pranab favours establishing smaller universitiesSHIMLA - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday advocated the need for establishing smaller universities which were “easier to manage” and would serve to capture “synergies between teaching and research”. Ten killed in Himachal bus accidentSHIMLA - At least 10 people were killed when an overcrowded bus skidded off the road and fell into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla district Monday, police said. Himachal Pradesh Government increases fine for breaking traffic rulesSHIMLA - Aware of the fact that nearly 1000 people die every year in road mishaps due to their own faults, the Himachal Pradesh Government has increased the penalty for use of cell phones or playing music while driving and for overloading in buses. Lakes freeze in Himachal Pradesh, temperature plummetsSHIMLA - Most of the lakes in high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh were frozen as temperature in some districts of the state dipped below minus two degrees Celsius early Monday, affecting normal life. Himachal demands new power plant to meet shortagesNEW DELHI/SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Sunday requested the central government to set up a 500 MW gas-based power plant in the state to help it meet the power shortage during the winters. Consumer court stays allotment of new flats in ShimlaSHIMLA - The allotment of flats and plots of the Himachal Pradesh Housing and Urban Development Authority (HIMUDA) in Shimla has been stayed on the orders of a consumer court, an official said Sunday. Early winter snowfall cheers Himachal hoteliersSHIMLA - Early winter snowfall in Himachal Pradesh has brought cheer to the state’s hospitality industry and the hope that Shimla will witness a White Christmas after nearly two decades. Snow, rain bring on cold wave in HimachalSHIMLA - The hills of Himachal Pradesh experienced a fresh spell of snowfall and rains Sunday morning, leading to a sharp dip in temperatures. |
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