In a step towards promoting eco-friendly transport and enhancing visitor convenience, the Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation (HPTDC) has introduced five battery-operated electric vehicles at select HPTDC units across the state.
In view of the potential danger, the local administration on Saturday evacuated approximately 15 families from a building in the Chaukonthi area as a precaution and relocated them to safer locations. The affected building was vacated, and residents were evacuated due to safety concerns.
Jagat Singh Negi said, "The number of people killed in yesterday's road accident near Haripurdhar in Sirmaur district has gone up to 14. As of now, the casualty figure stands at 14, but many injured are still admitted to hospitals in critical condition."
Following a bus mishap in Sirmaur district that claimed 14 lives a day earlier, the Solan district administration on Saturday reached the hospital to assist the injured.
Agnihotri, who met with the injured at the hospital in Nahan on Friday, said the accident would be investigated. He also praised the support of locals in relief efforts.
Principal Media Advisor to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, Naresh Chauhan, said that the state government has always been in favour of the Panchayat elections and the opposition's claims depict nothing more than a "false propaganda."
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu while chairing a review meeting of the National Health Mission (NHM) in Shimla on Friday, directed for replacement of 'Janani Suraksha' drop-back ambulances in the state to ensure accessible, high-quality and efficient services for th
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister's Principal Media Advisor Naresh Chauhan on Thursday said that the recent assault incident in Solan, in which a man was allegedly beaten up by five to six persons, should not be linked to a breakdown of law and order, asserting that police acted swiftly and
Stating that the interpretation of recent court orders on Panchayati Raj elections was not correct, Himachal Pradesh Advocate General Anup Kumar Rattan on Friday said that Article 243E of the Constitution and the provisions of the Himachal Pradesh Panchayati Raj Act clearly provide a defi
Sharing a message on X, the PMO said, "The loss of lives due to a bus mishap in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh, is extremely saddening. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of those injured."
The death toll has increased to 13 people, including the driver, who were killed after a private bus en route from Shimla-Solan to Kupvi plunged into a deep gorge near Haripurdhar in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The death toll may rise, as rescue and identification efforts
Cabinet Minister and Technical Education Minister, Rajesh Dharmani, on Thursday, said that the state government will soon restart the "Sarkar Gaon Ke Dwar" programme, under which ministers, the Speaker of the Assembly and senior MLAs will be assigned specific duties to take governance dir