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Shimla, March 28 (IANS) Ten people were killed and property worth Rs.55 was damaged in the recent heavy snowfall in Himachal Pradesh, Public Works Minister Gulab Singh said Wednesday. The minister told the assembly that heavy to moderate snowfall was reported from various parts of the state. Nine deaths took place in Chamba district and one [...]

Shimla, April 1 (IANS) Six members of a family, including two women, were killed when their vehicle skidded off the road and fell into a 200-metre deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district Sunday, police said. The accident occurred near Andheri village near Sangrah town, some 200 km from Agra. “Five died on the spot, while [...]

Ghaziabad/New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) It was Team Anna versus the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Monday as the activists rejected the “very weak” Lokayukta bill drafted by Himachal Pradesh’s BJP government, and the party hit back saying Team Anna does not have a monopoly in deciding which bill is good or bad. Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant [...]

Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Health Minister Rajeev Bindal, facing allegations of corruption from the opposition Congress, denied the charges but Monday submitted his resignation to Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal. Refuting the allegations of “amassing immovable assets”, Bindal told the state assembly: “I am resigning from the cabinet.” Earlier, pandemonium prevailed in the house [...]

Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Twenty-two people were killed by wild animals in Himachal Pradesh in the past three years, a minister said Wednesday. The deaths took place from Jan 1, 2009 to Jan 31 this year. In most cases, the killer was a leopard, Forest Minister Khimi Ram said in the assembly. There were also 1,247 [...]

Shimla, April 17 (IANS) Seven people were killed and 23 others injured when an over-crowded multi-utility vehicle carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and rolled down a 40 feet deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, police said. The ill-fated vehicle met with the accident at around 12.30 p.m. at Khalota village near Namhol, some [...]

Shimla, April 17 (IANS) Eight women were killed and 26 other people were injured when an over-crowded multi-utility vehicle carrying a marriage party skidded off the road and rolled down a 40 feet deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday, police said. The ill-fated vehicle met with the accident at around 12.30 p.m. at Khalota village near [...]

Shimla, March 18 (IANS) A devastating fire gutted 16 buildings, comprising mainly shops, in Himachal Pradesh’s heritage town of Chamba early Sunday, an official said. However, there was no loss of life. “Ten shops and six houses in Charpet Mohalla, opposite Chowgan Bazaar, were completely destroyed in the fire,” Deputy Commissioner Sharab Negi told IANS. Most [...]

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) A man, who pretended to be a deputy superintendent of police (DSP) in Uttar Pradesh and cheated several innocent youths by promising them government jobs has been arrested from east Delhi, police said Saturday. Ashwani Kumar, resident of West Vinod Nagar area, was arrested from his house Friday. Kumar,who hailed from [...]