80 per cent turnout in Himachal panchayat polls
Shimla: Voters turned out in large numbers to cast their ballot in the panchayat elections on Friday across Himachal Pradesh. “Preliminary reports say 75 to 80 per cent polling took […]
Shyam Saran Negi votes on New Year’s day
Shimla : Shyam Saran Negi,98, India’s first voter is still going strong and has voted yet again this time on a chilly New Year’s day in his native Himalayan village […]
Crowded Shimla mulls odd-even car formula
Struggling with congestion and traffic jams in the narrow, winding mountain roads of Shimla the civic officials could adopt the odd-even formula of Delhi. “We will watch the Delhi experiment […]
Pollution checks on Manali-Rohtang road : SPCB
Shimla : An official of the the State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) said here Saturday that since the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had passed directions to various state government departments […]
Shimla’s Jakhu ropeway crashes on house
It was a scary start to the controversial first aerial ropeway in Shimla on Wednesday as one of the trolleys came crashing down on the roof of a house in […]
BSNL services hit again in Himachal
Shimla: BSNL’s mobile, broadband and landline services were disrupted for long periods including widespread call dropping problem on Tuesday across Himachal Pradesh. This has been going on for the past […]
Himachal police band style music on the Mall
Shimla: Of late there is a noisy band trying to entertain walkers on Shimla’s Mall Road every evening. Even though they play lousy tunes, somehow the band sounds good to […]
Shimla’s Ridge gets giant tricolour
One of the most popular spots in Shimla the Ridge now has a national flag fluttering atop a 100 ft high pole located at the centre of the ground. The […]
Hip surgery at 101 years : IGMC
Shimla :Kaushalya Devi 101 years old underwent a successful hip replacement surgery in Himachal Pradesh’s IGMC(Snowden) hospital. The centurion from Hamirpur had recently suffered a hip fracture.The operation was performed […]
Shimla MC gets Rs 187 crore centre project
One of India’s oldest civic bodies the Shimla municipal corporation will receive Rs 187 crore to give a facelift to the hill station under AMRUT. The project will be carried […]