Ashutosh Kumar

15% decline in Himachal Pradesh Snow Cover likely to hit flow of Punjab rivers

Shimla: The adverse impact of climate change and global warming in the Himalayas is not only being felt in the…

2 years ago

Preity Zinta takes a trip to her roots in Himachal’s apple belt

Shimla: Lighting up a traditional ‘chulha’ in the kitchen of a rural Himachal home and attired in a local “Dhatu,”…

2 years ago

Priyanka Gandhi visits Hanuman temple in Shimla amid Karnataka poll results

Shimla: AICC general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra reached Shimla’s popular Jakhu temple of Lord Hanuman in the morning as the…

2 years ago

Modi Govt’s ban on cheap imported apples comes as big boon for Himachal, J&K farmers

Shimla: The Narendra Modi government’s ban on the import of apples that cost less than Rs 50 per kg has…

2 years ago

Freak rains and hailstorms hit apple crop hard in Himachal

Shimla: Unseasonal rains and hailstorms have caused extensive damage to the apple crop in Himachal which generates an annual income…

2 years ago

Congress leaders make beeline for Lord Hanuman temple in Shimla after Karnataka fiasco

Shimla: The Congress has gone into damage control mode in Himachal after the backlash in Karnataka over the ‘Bajrang Dal…

2 years ago

BJP targets Congress CM Sukhu’s failure to deliver on promises in Shimla civic poll battle

Shimla: Just hours before the Shimla Municipal Corporation voting on Tuesday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has chosen to play…

2 years ago

Mt Annapurna conqueror Baljeet Kaur is back home in Himachal after defying death at 8,000 metres

Shimla: Struck dangerously at a height of 8000 metres, in minus 40 degree Centigrade conditions without oxygen support, water or…

2 years ago

Dr Bindal replaces Suresh Kashyap as Himachal BJP president

Shimla: Just three days after incumbent state BJP President Suresh Kashyap offered his resignation, BJP national president J P Nadda…

2 years ago

President Murmu leaves her mark as Shimla’s 173-year-old heritage Rashtrapati Niwas is thrown open to public

Shimla: In her first visit to Shimla, President Droupadi Murmu, may have spent just four days in the Himachal capital—known…

2 years ago

Dalai Lama in Delhi for Global Buddhist Summit, will share dais with Prime Minister Modi

Dharmshala:  Putting aside the controversy relating to the viral child video, what Tibetan Community called it as a vicious Chinese…

2 years ago

Himachal rolls out red carpet for G20 delegates amid spirit of Atithi Devo Bhava

Shimla: The melodies of Kangra folk music, women and men dancers attired in customary dresses reflecting the rich cultural heritage…

2 years ago

Amid growing drug menace, Himachal CM looking at legalising cannabis cultivation

Shimla: Even as the state law and order enforcement machinery is fighting hard to tackle the drug menace, the Himachal…

2 years ago

Ruling Congress in Himachal repeals law that benefitted victims of the infamous Emergency

Shimla: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has decided to strip beneficiaries of Loktantra Prahari Samman— honorarium given to those…

2 years ago

Iconic President’s Retreat in Shimla hills being thrown open to public in booster shot for tourism

In another shot in the arm for Himachal tourism, President Droupadi Murmu has decided to throw open the majestic Rashtrapati…

2 years ago

In a first, High Court uses info from ChatGPT to help take decision in case

Shimla: In a first, the Punjab and Haryana High Court used ChatGPT, the Open AI platform, to help take a…

2 years ago

Himachal, Punjab CMs meet as water cess is on verge of boiling into inter-state dispute

Shimla:  The Chief Ministers of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab met in Chandigarh on Wednesday, amid the souring relations between the…

2 years ago

Himachal Pradesh on high alert as Covid cases rise, 2 deaths in 15 days

Shimla: A fresh surge Covid-19 di infections in Himachal Pradesh which has claimed two lives has once again put the…

2 years ago

Headache for Sukhu government  as Punjab, Haryana oppose water cess move

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu’s biggest resource mobilisation move to tackle state’s worst fiscal crisis seems to…

2 years ago

After water cess, Himachal CM levies ‘milk cess’ on liquor to raise Rs 100 crore

Shimla: After having passed a bill to levy cess on water being used for power generation in Himachal Pradesh, Chief…

2 years ago

Himachal govt to raise Rs 4000 cr. from water cess amid shriking revenues and tall electoral promises

Shimla: In its bid to mobilise additional resources from rivers in the state, the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh on…

2 years ago