The North News New Delhi, July 24 The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the Bombay High Court’s controversial judgment in the 2006 Mumbai train blasts case would not be treated as a legal precedent in future cases, while allowing the release of the eleven men acquitted by the High Court to stand. The bench, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Mandi, July 24 At least seven people, including five women and two men, were killed and around 18 others injured after a Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) bus veered off the road and fell into agricultural fields near Tarangla in the Maseran area of Sarkaghat sub-division on Thursday. The […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 23 Discontent is brewing among unemployed youth in Himachal Pradesh over the state government’s new policy to replace regular contract-based jobs with trainee positions. Job aspirants preparing for government posts have slammed the decision as a “cruel joke” and warned of launching a mass agitation if the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 23 Himachal Pradesh “does not belong to any one political party but to all the people who live here,” Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla said. Addressing at Himachal Pradesh University’s 56th Foundation Day during a scaled-down ceremony held in the aftermath of recent natural disasters in the state, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 22 In the tribal highlands of Himachal Pradesh, students are now marching on the streets — not to skip school, but because their classrooms sit empty. The protest by pupils of the Government Senior Secondary School in Lamoo, located in the geographically remote and socially marginalised Bharmour […]
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The North News Shimla, July 22 At least five people have been killed and two others injured as heavy rains triggered widespread landslides across Himachal Pradesh over the past two days, said officials. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for four districts—Una, Hamirpur, Solan and Bilaspur—warning of continued heavy rainfall and […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 21 Twenty days after devastating monsoon rains struck Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district, thousands of residents in the Seraj Assembly constituency are still living in temporary conditions, with no access to clean water or roads. Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur, who toured the affected areas, accused the state […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 19 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Himachal Pradesh, warning of heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 20 to 24, as the monsoon is set to regain intensity across the region. Officials at the Meteorological Centre in Shimla said that nearly […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 19 The Himachal Pradesh government is set to approach the Supreme Court seeking a stay on the felling of apple trees growing on encroached forest land, saying the action during the monsoon season could cause environmental harm and disrupt livelihoods. The decision was taken during a high-powered […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, July 18 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday issued a strong assurance that the state remains safe and welcoming for tourists, pushing back against misinformation circulating on social media platforms. Speaking at the inauguration of a newly constructed Public Works Department rest house in Chhota […]
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