Himachal Pradesh
- Offbeat
Video: Snow Leopard jumps off a cliff in Himachal’s Kibber Sanctuary
A snow leopard was seen defying gravity by launching itself off a cliff, moving across the air to leap to the snow-covered surface of the next mountain, in the Kibber Wildlife Sanctuary…
- India
Himachal Pradesh govt approves study on cannabis cultivation
Dharamshala: The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet on Friday, January 25, approved a pilot study on cannabis cultivation to evaluate and recommend the future roadmap for the product’s industrial and medicinal use. The pilot…
- India
Haryana BJP state president, singer booked for gang rape
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president Mohanlal Badoli, along with singer Rocky Mittal were booked under the charges of gang rape and criminal intimidation, based on a complaint lodged by a…
- India
Kashmiri shawl traders harassed, threatened in Himachal Pradesh
The plight of Kashmiri shawl traders has been in the news after a series of videos emerged on social media platforms showing several groups expressing grievances and alleging widespread harassment from local…
- Photos
Photo: Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir
Mumbai: Shimla and the adjoining tourist resort towns of Kufri and Fagu received the season’s first snow on Sunday while continuing intermittent snowfall in the higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh’s tribal Lahaul…
- India
In first in many decades, Shimla sees season’s first snowfall in early December
Shimla: In a first in many decades, the Himachal Pradesh capital and its nearby tourist resorts on Sunday evening experienced the season’s first snowfall in early December, with the hospitality industry eyeing…
- India
Kashmiri shawl sellers harassed in HP over religious identity
Two traders from the Kashmir valley were harassed in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur district by a local woman claiming to be the wife of the village sarpanch. A video of the incident surfaced…
- India
Himachal mosque dispute: Waqf board submits 2006 document amid legal battle
Himachal Pradesh Waqf Board on Friday presented in the district court an 18-year-old document that identified Latif Mohammad as the nominated president of the committee for the under-contention Sanjauli mosque here. This…
- India
HP: Right-wing group harasses Imam, claims mosque was once a temple
A group of right-wing stormed a mosque in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra and confronted the imam (Islamic preacher) of a local mosque, claiming that the site was originally a temple. A video of…
- India
Indian couple unites in virtual nikah as groom’s boss in Turkiye denies leave
In a remarkable demonstration of modern technology and commitment, Adnan Muhammad, an Indian man residing in Turkiye, married his bride in Himachal Pradesh over a video call after being denied leave by…
- Bollywood
Sara seeks blessings at Hidimba temple as she starts shooting in Manali
Mumbai: Actress Sara Ali Khan, who is currently shooting for her next film with director Amar Kaushik and Ayushmann Khurrana, visited the Hidimba Devi temple in Manali, Himachal Pradesh. Sara took to…
- India
Watch: ‘Sanatan Sabziwala’ campaign launched in HP to boycott minority vendors
A radical Hindutva group Devbhoomi Sangharsh Samiti in Himachal Pradesh’s Sanjauli has launched a campaign for the economic boycott of vendors belonging to the minority community. The fringe installed boards labelled “Sanatan…
- India
Congress-led Himachal govt took loans worth Rs 27,000 crore in 18 months: Anurag Thakur
Hamirpur: The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh took loans worth over Rs 27,000 crore in the last 18 months, former Union minister Anurag Thakur said on Monday. Thakur also made the sam…
- India
Himachal: Shivling vandalised, minorities forced to leave locality
A shivling was vandalized in Himachal Pradesh’s Nagrota town, igniting protests led by right-wing groups who blamed the local Muslim community and demanded their evacuation. The incident occurred on Friday, September 27.…
- India
Himachal: VHP worker dies of heart attack during protest
A 46-year-old far-right Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) worker identified as Varinder Parmar died of a heart attack during a protest against mosques, Waqf Board and immigrants in Himachal Pradesh’s Hamirpur town on…
