IPS officer Gyaneshwar Singh has been promoted to the rank of Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), an official order issued by the Himachal Pradesh government said.
The Anti-Narcotic Task Force (ANTF) of the Himachal Police seized 9.923 kg of cannabis along with the arrest of two persons in the Mandi district, police said on Thursday.
Himachal Pradesh Traffic, Tourist and Railways Police on Sunday urged tourists and local residents not to undertake non-essential travel amid frequent landslides and rock fall at various places.
"Himachal Pradesh Police is working round the clock and conducting search operations for lost persons around the banks of Beas river. We are determined not to rest until every person is accounted for. Jai Hind," the Himachal Pradesh Police tweeted from its official Twitter handle.
Shalini Agnihotri, Superintendent of Police, Kangra, said, "At around 10 pm last night, we rescued around 26 persons in the Kareri Lake area who were stranded due to heavy rain."
An FIR has been registered against four persons in connection with the leaking of the question paper of Junior Engineer, Post Code 970 at Harimpur police station, an official statement informed on Saturday.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Monday said that state is a peaceful place and everyone is safe here after reports of violence in the Kullu district.
Officials of Himachal Pradesh Police on Monday nabbed two persons and seized over seven kilos of contraband drugs from two different places in Hill State.
The central government will confer the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service and Police Medal for Meritorious Service to five personnel of the Himachal Pradesh Police on the occasion of the 74th Republic Day.