Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 18 A rare bird species, the Yellow Bittern, has been recorded for the first time in Rakchham village of Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district, researchers have said. The sighting at around 3,100 metres above sea level was confirmed by Dr Himanshu, Dr Abhinav.The bird, usually found in lowland […]
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The North News Shimla, September 18 Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for a cleaner India was highlighted in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) marked Seva Pakhwada to celebrate his birthday. State BJP president Rajeev Bindal led a cleanliness campaign at the Kali Bari temple complex in Shimla, joined by party […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 18 At least 417 people have died and 45 remain missing in Himachal Pradesh during this year’s monsoon season, with the state government estimating total losses at ₹4,582 crore. Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chaired a high-level review meeting on Wednesday following heavy rainfall in the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 15 The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has made its first arrest in the case of Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (HPPCL) Chief Engineer Vimal Negi’s mysterious death case. Suspended Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Pankaj Sharma was arrested by the CBI on Sunday afternoon in Ghumarwin, Bilaspur district. […]
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The North News Mandi, September 13 Union Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur has visited areas of Himachal Pradesh severely affected by recent natural disasters, including flash floods, landslides and cloudbursts on Saturday. She toured several locations along the Kullu–Manali route, covering Vaishno Mata Temple, Sabzi Mandi (Bandrol), Raison, Dohlu Nala, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 13 Himachal Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri on Saturday inaugurated the National Cooperative Conference in Shimla, organised by the Himachal Pradesh Cooperative Bank. The two-day event, described by Agnihotri as the “Mahakumbh of the cooperative sector,” will also be attended on Sunday by Chief Minister Sukhvinder […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 13 Union ministers have begun touring disaster-affected regions of Himachal Pradesh to review relief operations and report directly to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visits follow the central government’s approval of more than ₹1,500 crore in assistance for flood and landslide-hit areas of the state. BJP leaders […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 11 Shimla Police have launched an investigation into a major bank fraud after a senior manager at the Bank of Baroda allegedly siphoned off ₹3.7 crore. Officials said Ankit Rathore, senior manager at the bank’s Kasumpti branch, transferred the money from an APMC, S&K account to the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, September 11 Protests resurfaced in Shimla on Thursday over the disputed mosque in Sanjauli, with representatives of Hindu organisations staged demonstrations outside the site. Marking the anniversary of last year’s protests, which ended in a police baton charge, members of the Dev Bhoomi Sangharsh Samiti performed symbolic rituals, […]
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Shimla, September 11 A total of 574 roads, including three National Highways, 812 Distribution Transformers (DTRs) for power supply, and 369 water supply schemes were affected during the monsoon in Himachal Pradesh, a report by the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) of the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (HPSDMA) said on Thursday.The HPSDMA has […]
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