Shimla, Manali receive season`s first snowfall

Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 13:01

Popular tourist resorts Shimla, Manali and their surroundings received season`s first snowfall Sunday, while the lower hills across Himachal Pradesh were lashed by rains, pushing down the mercury by several notches, the weather office here said.

Cold wave intensifies in HP, Shimla experiences coldest night

Last Updated: Monday, December 9, 2013, 14:20

Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla experienced the coldest night of the season as mercury dipped to 5.8 degree Celsius and high altitude tribal areas received another spell of fresh snowfall.

Quest for funds takes Virbhadra to PM`s doorstep

Last Updated: Friday, November 29, 2013, 14:06

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh`s quest for funds to take debit-ridden Himachal Pradesh out of economic inertia has brought Shimla closer to Delhi. On an average, Virbhadra Singh, who is in his sixth stint in office, flies to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh`s doorstep once in three months to raise funds and get central projects sanctioned.

British-era Shimla building to be museum

Last Updated: Monday, November 25, 2013, 09:42

The Himachal Pradesh government will acquire Bantony Estate and convert it into a museum.

Prashant Bhushan`s accusations malicious: Virbhadra Singh

Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 19:01

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh accused lawyer Prashant Bhushan of levelling charges against him as he was apprehending legal action for illegal land purchase in the state.

Second arrest in HPCA land row, PWD executive engineer held

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 22:16

The Vigilance and Anti-Corruption Bureau arrested an executive engineer for alleged connivance with the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association in the case of demolition of a government building in Dharamsala.

Mercury dips with snow in Himachal Pradesh

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 12:38

The temperatures across Himachal Pradesh on Thursday plummeted sharply, with high-altitude areas getting mild spells of snow while other parts are experiencing rains.

Himachal now lacks mechanism to check private varsities

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 14:33

Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has made it clear that a regulatory body was required to maintain quality of education.

Himachal Pradesh CM to tour BJP stronghold

Last Updated: Thursday, October 24, 2013, 13:17

Eyeing to woo voters in the BJP`s pocket borough ahead of the General Elections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh is to tour the Hamirpur constituency next week, an official said on Thursday.

Meira Kumar to address spl session of HP Assembly today

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 08:48

Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar would address a special session of Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday 21, as a part of the ongoing golden jubilee celebrations of the Assembly.

CBI files charge sheet against two BRO officials

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 11:43

The CBI has filed a charge sheet against two senior BRO officials in a Shimla court for allegedly procuring telephone exchanges in 2009 from a company at a highly exorbitant rate, an investigating officer said Wednesday.

Shimla school girl raped by classmate

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2013, 19:36

A school girl was raped by a classmate and another man and, in a separate incident, a minor girl was raped by a cab driver in Shimla, police said Tuesday.