SHIMLA: With a ban on thermocol cups and plates coming into force in Himachal Pradesh on June 5, the district administration of Sirmaur is planning to rope in self-help groups for producing traditi

SHIMLA/DHARAMSHALA: Major fires reported in large areas of the state have claimed four lives so far, including of deputy ranger Ashok Kumar, while six people were injured in fire-fighting operation

SHIMLA: As the water crisis deepens in Shimla, local residents in the hill state have started posting keep-off-Shimla messages for tourists on social media.

MANALI: The green tax barrier of Manali, where all vehicles from outside Himachal Pradesh are required to pay fee to enter the town, will be made permanent.

SHIMLA: A Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report has revealed that the industries department incurred an unjustified expenditure of Rs 1.88 crore in excess of the amount received for prospect

SHIMLA: Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said special campaign would be launched to sensitize masses about water conservation, adding that traditional methods should be adopted to save this precious r

SHIMLA: Green activists have started opposing the construction of dams along the Yamuna basin.

SHIMLA: Failure of the authorities to check industrial pollution in Nalagarh area of Solan district is wreaking havoc on residents.

DHARAMSHALA: Chief minister Jairam Thakur during his address at CSK Agricultural University revealed that he had worked hard to make Himachal first open defecation free (ODF) state during his stint

SHIMLA: The first snowfall of the season on Tuesday might have come as a surprise for many, but the weather scientists are not surprised at all with the dry spell that lasted for almost two months