Five people, including the son of former Punjab Minister Sucha Singh, were arrested with 42.89 grams of heroin in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla, police said on Wednesday.
Former Himachal Pradesh Minister Sudhir Sharma, who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday after quitting Congress, said that he came into the BJP fold due to the policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, adding that he will forever stay in the newly joined party.
Nigam Bhandari, State President of Himachal Youth Congress on Friday said that he is ready to contest from the Mandi Lok Sabha seat if his party provides him an opportunity.
Chairman of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) RS Bali has said that the Congress government in the state will expedite work on developing Mandi Shiv Dham
Tourists have rushed to Himachal Pradesh's capital city Shimla on the weekend. The pleasant weather conditions have been drawing the attention of visitors from across different parts.
The ongoing weather activity will gradually reduce in the districts of Shimla, Kullu, Chamba, Kinnaur, and Lahaul Spiti. They will witness a significant reduction by 11 p.m. on Thursday, said the IMD, Himachal Pradesh.
On Thursday, a car fell into the Sutlej river at a place called Maholi on Luhri Sunni road under Kumarsain police station in Himachal Pradesh's Shimla district, killing three people.
After a lean and dry spell, which deepened fears of a downturn in the state's tourism prospects in peak winter, the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received fresh snowfall on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) informed.
As a major administrative reshuffle continues in Himachal Pradesh, the state government has transferred nearly 80 block development Officers, as per the Rural Development Department of the state government on Tuesday.
Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla unfurled the National Flag on the 75th Republic Day state-level celebration at the historic Ridge, Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, said a government release.