Snowfall, rains lash upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh

Fresh snowfall in the upper reaches, coupled with mild rains in some areas brought down the temperature in higher and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh.

Flights resume ahead of IPL matches in Dharamsala

The second and the last IPL match to be played here is between Mumbai Indians and Kings XI Punjab May 18.

HP Board Class 12 Results 2013 announced

The Himachal Pradesh Board of School Education (HPBOSE) declared Class 12 results 2013 on May 6 (Monday).

Marry outside caste in Himachal, get Rs 75,000

To prompt young men and women to break the caste barrier, the cabinet headed by Chief Minister has enhanced the inter-caste marriage incentive from Rs 25,000 to Rs 75,000.

Teacher gets 8 years jail for raping minor girl in HP

A local court on Friday sentenced a school teacher to eight years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 in a rape case committed in March last year.

BJP slams HP govt for hike in power tariff

State unit of BJP has criticised the government for steep hike in power tariff, saying it has burdened 18 lakh domestic consumers with over Rs 500 crore.

CPI-M accuses govt for not taking steps to get back HPCA land

CPI-M accused the state government of not initiating action to take back land alloted to Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) and not recovering dues from HPCA for providing security during IPL matches played at Dharamsala.

Exiled Tibetans pray for release of Panchen Lama

Exiled Tibetans offered special prayers for the long life and release of the 11th Panchen Lama, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, on his 24th birthday at an event here.

Quake rattles HP, Nepal-India, Indo-Bangladesh border

Earthquakes of slight intensity jolted Chamba district of Himachal Pradesh, Nepal-India border (Uttarakhand) and Indo-Bangladesh frontier region.

Uranium residuals found in Himachal village

Raw uranium residuals were reportedly recovered from a Himachal Pradesh village during digging, an official said on Wednesday.