Gaurav Bisht
Hindustan Times
Shimla, HP, India
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HP polls: BJP announces 62 candidates, fields 16 new faces
The party has denied tickets to 11 sitting legislators, shifted two ministers and fielded 16 new faces. → Read More
Delhi-Shimla daily flight resumes after two years
Alliance Air announces fare of ₹2,141/passenger; Delhi to Shimla flight will run at 7.10am, while flight from Shimla to Delhi will run at 8.50am daily → Read More
Far from the madding crowd, tourists head for HP villages on China border
Traffic, lack of parking in Shimla, Dharamshala and Dalhousie drive tourists to villages of Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur; district administrations keen on developing border tourism → Read More
BJP back in saddle in four states, now HP, Gujarat’s turn: Nadda
BJP president sounds poll bugle in home state, attacks AAP and Congress; CM Jai Ram Thakur and Union minister Anurag Thakur urge workers to reach out and help Nadda hit a six with HP, Gujarat → Read More
In snowbound Shimla, tourists face harrowing time
Lahaul-Spiti district has been cut off from rest of the state as traffic movement through Atal Tunnel remained suspended → Read More
Night curfew back in Himachal amid rising Covid cases
The night curfew will be in force from 10pm to 5am; the Himachal cabinet also decided to close indoor sports complexes, cinema halls, multiplexes, stadia, swimming pools, gyms and community kitchens → Read More
Private varsity in Solan sold 50,000 fake degrees: SIT
An official of SIT said it has been concluded that 45,000 fake degrees were sold by a private varsity in Solan. He said the number could be more as about 5,000 more degrees are being scrutinised → Read More
Kinnaur landslide: Rat inspired survivor to dig himself out of debris
Police had also reached the spot to rescue him, but had to turn back twice as the boulders continued to fall at frequent intervals. He was finally rescued in the third attempt. → Read More
Pregnant women need bail, not jail: Himachal high court
Even when offences are grave and accusations severe, they still deserve temporary bail or suspension of sentence, extending to a year after delivery, judge Anoop Chitkara observed → Read More
18+ vax drive resumes in HP; daily jabs capped
Himachal Pradesh National Health Mission director Hem Raj Bairwa said instead of inoculating different age brackets in separate sessions, everybody will be administered the vaccine at common sites. → Read More
Son rise in Himachal: Vikramaditya to take Virbhadra’s legacy forward
Though Vikramaditya entered politics at almost the same age as Virbhadra, stepping into his shoes and matching his popularity is going to be one tall order for the 31-year-old scion of Rampur Bushahr → Read More
Political row in Himachal over demand to rename Dalhousie
Former CM Shanta Kumar and BJP MP Subramanian Swamy want tourist town named after Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, while local Congress MLA Asha Kumari has opposed the move → Read More
Antibiotic pollution in Sirsa river flowing through Baddi pharma hub
Himachal Pradesh Pollution Control Board follows up NGO’s study to find the level of ciprofloxacin content 1,500 times the safe limit → Read More
First black fungus case detected in Himachal
The fungal infection has been found to affect recovering Covid patients, especially those on steroid therapy or with a sugar imbalance → Read More
Himachal imposes 10-day ‘corona curfew’
Restrictions will be in place from the midnight of May 6 till May 16; all offices will remain shut, only essential services will be allowed to operate → Read More
Himachal forest dept seeks choppers to douse fires
With the prolonged dry spell sparking off forest fires across all 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh, the forest department has sought choppers to douse the raging blaze as most affected patches are inaccessible by road → Read More
Atal Tunnel reverses winter migration from Lahaul-Spiti
Survey finds all-weather connectivity has brought down winter migration from 70% to 30% from snowbound tribal district of Himachal Pradesh → Read More
BJP, Congress draw strategies for panchayat polls in Himachal
Though the polls are held without using party symbols, political parties view control over gram panchayats as building blocks to consolidate their power. → Read More
West Bengal woman reunited with family after four years
Haryana Police anti-trafficking cell helps trace woman to Nari Niketan at Mashobra → Read More
Restaurant, organic food at eco-friendly women’s haat in Sirmaur
She Haat , to be run by 25 women, has been set up by the district administration in collaboration with the tourism department to economically strengthen rural women → Read More