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  Himachal Pradesh: Critics target govt for saffronising education as state introduces shlok chanting

  India | April 17, 2022 13:28 IST

  Besides, the state has plans to start teaching the Bhagvad Gita as a subject to students from Class IX to XII from next year.

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  Himachal Pradesh gets its first-ever multipurpose rainwater harvesting dam in Una district

  India | March 06, 2022 13:08 IST

  By storing the rainwater in a massive reservoir collected from the catchment area of 10 square km, it can help 5,580 people living in the water-deficient areas of the state survive during dry seasons, said the Rural Development Minister Virender Kanwar.

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  Extreme cold grips Himachal Pradesh, Shimla records lowest temperature this year at -2.1°C

  India | February 05, 2022 23:44 IST

  In the past 24 hours, tourist spot Kufri recorded 60.0 cm snow, the highest in the state while 45.7 cm and 32.6 cm snowfall occurred in Chopal and Shimla respectively.

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  Tourism Day: Goa, Manali to Shimla, travellers quest for destinations to make beautiful memories

  Travel | January 25, 2022 9:43 IST

  Tourism Day 2022: As tourists in India have started flocking to cooler destinations, the resort town of Manali continues to remain a favourite, offering gorgeous mountain views, trekking trails, and relaxing retreats.

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  IN PICS: Fresh spell of snowfall lashes Shimla; temperature drops to below freezing point

  India | January 24, 2022 13:04 IST

  The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today informed that very dense fog was reported at isolated places including the Kalpa area of Himachal Pradesh where the visibility dipped down to 50 metres.

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  Himachal Pradesh: Heavy snowfall closes over 400 roads

  India | January 09, 2022 14:38 IST

  While tourist resort Kufri recorded highest snowfall in the state at 55 cm, it was 30 cm in Dalhousie, 21.6 cm in Kalpa, 15 cm in Shimla and 2 cm in Manali.

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  Esha Deol can't stop laughing after Sunny Deol shares his 'icing on the cake' moment

  Bollywood | January 02, 2022 23:35 IST

  It seems like Manali is Sunny Deol's favourite holiday destination as last year also he along with his father Dharmendra spent quality time. Sunny will next be seen in Gadar 2, co-starring Ameesha Patel in the lead role. The film will also star film director Anil Sharma's son Utkarsh Sharma.

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  PM to address public meeting in Mandi on Dec 27

  India | December 25, 2021 19:27 IST

  Prime Minister would dedicate and lay the foundation stone of development projects of Rs 11,281 crore in the state.

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  Fresh snowfall in Himachal makes Shimla a wonderland

  India | December 06, 2021 12:31 IST

  Himachal Pradesh's Shimla received fresh snowfall on Monday, making it a movie wonderland come to life.

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  WATCH | 50 Lamborghinis show-up on Shimla roads, become 'eye-candy' event

  India | November 29, 2021 23:57 IST

  Last month, the Super luxury car manufacturer Lamborghini said that it aims at triple-digit sales in India and plans to launch models concurrently in the country along with other nations, a company official said on Wednesday.

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  HP CM Jai Ram Thakur announces new pay scales for state govt employees with effect from Jan 1, 2016

  India | November 28, 2021 7:06 IST

  "All the pensioners and family pensioners will be given revised pension and other pensionary benefits with effect from January 1, 2016," HP CM added.

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  Shimla, Coimbatore, Chandigarh top Niti Aayog's SDG Urban India Index; Dhanbad, Meerut at bottom

  India | November 23, 2021 18:16 IST

  The Niti Aayog has developed the SDG Urban index and dashboard in collaboration with GIZ and BMZ under the umbrella of Indo-German Development Cooperation.

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  Security tightened at Shimla railway station amid terror threats

  India | November 23, 2021 7:27 IST

  The local police deployed in Shimla Heritage Railway Station are checking the passengers and luggage at the station on the arrival of each train.

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  Decisive steps will be taken to enhance dignity of legislative bodies: Om Birla

  India | November 17, 2021 13:05 IST

  Birla also called upon presiding officers to review the procedures, rules of legislative bodies to ensure that people's rights can be protected.

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  Shimla: 5-yr-old taken away by wild animal, search operation underway

  India | November 05, 2021 13:46 IST

  In August, a five-year-old girl was taken away from Kanlog locality and mauled to death by a leopard

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  Festive tourism revives in Shimla after COVID-induced lockdown; toy trains fully occupied

  India | November 02, 2021 6:51 IST

  COVID-19 had affected various stakeholders of tourism, be it the travel agents, hotels, guest houses (both registered and unregistered), taxi drivers, guides, etc. Many of them even lost their jobs as the business came crashing down to zero due to the lack of movement of people, goods and services due to the pandemic.

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  Watch: Multi-storey building collapses in Shimla

  India | September 30, 2021 20:49 IST

  Initial reports say due to continuous rain, the soil beneath the surface had weakened, which led to its collapse.

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  Centre sanctions medical devices park in Himachal Pradesh

  India | September 25, 2021 11:30 IST

  Union Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers had notified the guidelines of the Promotion of Medical Devices Park scheme that aimed to set up 4 medical devices parks in the country.

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  Himachal floods: Yellow alert for 3 days, tourists stranded in Kullu, Kangra; NDRF deployed

  India | July 13, 2021 10:12 IST

  Flash floods triggered by heavy rains swept away buildings and cars in Dharamshala town of Kangra district that is frequented by tourists.

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  Govt warns over crowds at tourist spots, says Covid second wave still not over

  India | July 09, 2021 21:49 IST

  We cannot lower our guard. A new risk is being seen at tourist spots where a gathering of crowds being seen, social distancing and mask protocol is not being followed. This is a serious cause of concern, said VK Paul, Niti-Aayog member.