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NGT seeks response from Sawai Mansingh Stadium over water use

Jaipur, Aug. 21 -- The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has given the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur one more week to respond to proceedings concerning its water consumption and water-management practi... Read More


TB-free gram panchayats jump 225-fold in four years: State govt

Jaipur, Aug. 21 -- Rajasthan has significantly stepped up its efforts to eliminate tuberculosis, with the number of gram panchayats declared TB-free rising from just 29 in 2022 to 6,547 in 2025 - a mo... Read More


Reduce cadre of your 'friends' not bureaucrats: BJP to Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president and Member of Parliament (MP) Suresh Kashyap, lashed out at Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led state government and said that the governm... Read More


Himachal set to bring back Diwali lottery after 27 yrs

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is set to reintroduce lotteries after a gap of 27 years with a Diwali bumper, with an aim to generate at least Rs.50 crore in annual revenue. The dire... Read More


BJP to target Cong on 'vendetta politics'; CM demands fact-based debate

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The upcoming monsoon session is expected to be a stormy affair as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will corner the state government on registration of cases against opposition leade... Read More


Govt fighting for rights of HP: Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh chief minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Thursday reiterated that the present Congress government is fighting for the rights of Himachal Pradesh. "I would tra... Read More


4 killed, six injured as trucks collide in tunnel near Mandi

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Four labourers were killed and six others were injured after two trucks collided head-on inside the Dawada Tunnel on the Kiratpur-Manali highway on Thursday morning, police said. Th... Read More


Ladakh LG quashes FIRs against 25 accused in last yr's Leh violence

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, Aug. 21 -- Close on the heels of a meeting on Wednesday between representatives of the Leh Apex Body (LAB) and the Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) with officials from the Union home m... Read More


'Matter between 2 countries': Omar on Pak summoning US diplomat

Srinagar, Aug. 21 -- After US ambassador Sergio Gor described Kashmir as an "important part of India" and Pakistan lodged a protest, chief minister Omar Abdullah said that it was a matter between the ... Read More


HP forest dept inks pact with ISB to realise forest economy potential

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The Himachal Pradesh forest department signed a five-year memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Bharti Institute of Public Policy, Indian School of Business (ISB-BIPP), in the ... Read More