Author: Gopal Puri

  SHIMLA: Three youths, who passed constable recruitment exam, have been found to be clueless about the basic facts about Himachal Pradesh. They even don’t know who the chief minister of Himachal Pradesh is, the police have found in course of investigation of a paper leak case. Arrested in the paper leak case, the youths […]

    SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh government on Friday cancelled HP Police Constable Recruitment Examination after it was found that the paper was leaked before the written examination that was held on March 27. The decision was announced by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur a little while after the Himachal Pradesh Police scrapped […]

SHIMLA: Cheers abound as one of the most famous tourist destinations, especially popular among the riders in the country, is thrown open to the public after the winter chill. The Manali administration on Friday allowed the tourist vehicles to the world famous Rohtang Pass. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg issued an order that will allow […]

  SHIMLA: The Haatti community, which plays kingmaker in four Assembly constituencies in Sirmaur, is likely to get the tribal status from the BJP-led Central government soon. Haattis already enjoy the tribal status in neighbouring Uttarakhand which shares borders with Sirmaur district. BJP leaders have alleged that the issue was neglected by the previous Congress […]

  SHIMLA: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi, claim to have identified a drug molecule that can be used to treat diabetes. The molecule, called PK2, is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and could potentially be used as an orally administered medicine for diabetes, the researchers told […]

SHIMLA: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expelled its Himachal Pradesh social media in-charge Harpreet Singh Bedi from the party after his old tweets demanding separate Khalistan went viral on social media on Sunday. Dissociating itself from Bedi’s views, the official handle of AAP Himachal Pradesh tweeted, “The views expressed by Harpreet Singh Bedi in […]

SHIMLA: ‘Deshdrohi Arvind Kejriwal’ has been trending on Twitter after old tweets of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Himachal Pradesh social media in-charge Harpreet Singh Bedi allegedly backing the creation of Khalistan went viral on social media. In three tweets posted on May 23, 3012, Bedi wrote: “Amritsar & declared Khalistan to the world and vowed […]

  SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Police burnt about 160 kg of charas, valued at around Rs 16 crore, at Jarad Bhutti in the Shamshi area of Kullu district on Friday. Director-General of Police Sanjay Kundu, who was also present on the occasion, said that the cannabis was of high quality and its value in the international […]

  DHARAMSHALA: Tibetan artisans after fleeing Chinese rule in Tibet are struggling to preserve their art and its identity. However, painters, carpenters, tailors, chefs, handicraft experts, and many other artisans from different streams have found a place called Norbulingka Institute situated at Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh. This is the place from where artisans are keeping […]

Shimla: Poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is bracing itself for a political ‘son rise’ of a different kind. At least the Congress thinks so. Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh’s appointment as the PCC president on Tuesday has not just paved the way for her rise as a political force to reckon with in Himachal, but […]