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The mobile van canteen at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital and Book Cafe at the Taka Bench are popular attractions for the locals and tourists. (Photo: ANI)

Open-air jail cafe, run by prisoners, big hit among tourists in Shimla

Apart from this, six mobile vans are being run by over 135 prisoners in Shimla, Nahan and Dharamshala.

17 Jul 2018 8:24 PM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur

After Punjab, Himachal youth fall prey to drugs

The number of cases registered under the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act in Himachal has tripled in a decade

09 Jul 2018 3:54 AM

Justice Joseph and three other Supreme Court judges - J Chelameswar, Ranjan Gogoi and Madan B Lokur - had triggered a controversy in January by holding a press conference targeting Chief Justice Dipak Misra's style of functioning. (Photo: File/AP)

Arbitration may help reduce backlog of pending cases: Justice Kurian Joseph

Justice Joseph also advocated setting up new courts and appointment of more judges to deal with the pendency of cases.

30 Jun 2018 9:10 PM

The police officer said it is suspected that the entire episode had the consent of the boy, who is 17 year and six months old; hence, relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were not included in the FIR. (Photo: File | Representational)

Woman, daughter sexually assaulted 17-yr-old boy for 3 months in Himachal

Police said case has been filed against the woman, 45, and her daughter, 22, on basis of complaint filed by the boy's father on Thursday.

30 Jun 2018 9:49 AM

The two women, were found in a decomposed condition at Shahnahar area near Sathana village.(Representational image)

Bodies of 2 women with hands tied to each other found in Himachal Pradesh

Investigation is underway and efforts are being made to ascertain their identity, the police said.

28 Jun 2018 11:25 AM

It will now take just 20 minutes to travel from Shimla to Chandigarh on a heli-taxi flagged off by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday.

Now travel from Shimla to Chandigarh in just 20 minutes on heli-taxi

Thakur launched the service from the Jubbar-hatti airport, 22 km from Shimla.

04 Jun 2018 9:27 PM

Tourists staying in several hotels in the city are being overcharged for bottled water, and are being supplied water in buckets. (Photo: PTI)

Shimla water crisis: Schools to be shut from June 4-8

Protests against water shortage in Shimla on Saturday had put the state government in the dock for having failed to curtail the situation.

03 Jun 2018 12:24 PM

She was declared brought dead by Indira Gandhi Medical College administration, news agency ANI reported. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amid Shimla's water woes, woman dies after being hit by tanker

The incident took place at the busy Mall Road in the the water-deprived hill-station.

02 Jun 2018 9:26 PM

'Case has been registered and one person also arrested. Victim has been sent for the medical test,' said Superintendent of Police, Kullu, Shalini Agnihotri. (Photo: Representational | File)

Himachal Pradesh: Japanese woman raped by taxi driver in Kullu

The police has registered a case and arrested a person based on clues given by the woman.

02 Jun 2018 9:20 AM

As Shimla faces acute water crisis, officials to snap illegal connections

Meanwhile, the tourism industry has also been massively hit as tourists are cancelling their visits to the hill station.

01 Jun 2018 2:43 PM

The local hoteliers and others related to the tourism industry are worried as social media is flooded with news about the water crisis, preventing the inflow of tourists into the state. (Photo: ANI)

In Shimla, water being distributed under police protection as crisis looms

The tourism industry in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla has also been massively hit as tourists are cancelling their visits to the hill-station.

31 May 2018 10:25 AM

However, the officials denied rumours of fears of the virus as of now. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

More than 18 dead bats found in Himachal school causes Nipah virus scare

More than 18 dead bats were found on Wednesday in premises of a govt school in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan, triggering a panic among locals.

24 May 2018 11:19 AM

Assistant town and country planner Shail Bala (right) who was shot dead on May 1 by hotelier Vijay Singh when she was overseeing a demolition drive in Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh: Lady officer’s killing linked to deeper malice

Successive state govts have enacted laws to condone illegal constructions.

12 May 2018 1:49 AM

The high court directed workers to immediately resume work and Municipal Corporation to terminate workers who do not follow court's order. (Photo: ANI)

Himachal HC raps civic body as Shimla stinks of grabage piling

Garbage disposal system in Shimla is currently at a standstill because of sanitation workers' strike.

06 May 2018 11:24 AM

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that the government had also decided to confer Himachal Gaurav Award on the woman officer posthumously. (Photo: File)

Lapse in Kasauli demolition drive, admits Himachal Pradesh CM

The CM said that police should have seized all licensed weapons from people in the area before going ahead with the demolition drive.

05 May 2018 1:58 PM

Police produce Vijay Singh, who allegedly shot dead Assistant Town and Country Planning officer Shail Bala Sharma during an anti-demolition drive on May 1, in a court in Kasauli on Friday. (Photo: PTI)

He was mentally upset, on medication: Mother of man who killed Kasauli officer

On Tuesday, Vijay Singh Thakur allegedly killed assistant town planner Shail Bala Sharma, who was leading demolition drive in Kasauli.

05 May 2018 10:51 AM

Shail Bala was part of a team of civic officers which was tasked by a court with razing illegal structures in 13 hotels and resorts in the town, 60 km from capital Shimla. (Photo: File/ANI)

Killed her as she refused bribe, wouldn't budge, says Himachal hotelier

Accused Vijay Singh said official Shail Bala refused to spare his building and was behaving like an ideal officer.

04 May 2018 11:21 AM

The police has announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who provides information about the absconding accused. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Woman officer incharge of demolition shot dead by Himachal hotelier

Shailbala was part of a team carrying out SC mandated drive to demolish 13 illegal hotel structures in Solan.

02 May 2018 8:42 AM

According to reports, the driver lost control on a sharp curve due to which the bus slipped into the gorge and came to rest in the middle of the hillside. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

27 students among 30 dead after school bus falls into gorge in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jairam Thakur has announced Rs 5 lakh each for the family of the accident victims.

09 Apr 2018 7:02 PM

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, who went to Shimla to inspect her under-construction house at Chharabra complained of restlessness on Thursday night, following which she was taken to Delhi. (Photo: File/PTI)

Sonia Gandhi complains of unease at Shimla, condition stable now

The 71-year-old former Congress president was in Shimla along with her daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra.

23 Mar 2018 1:49 PM

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