The North News Chandigarh, August 29 Punjab’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) has arrested a key suspect in the killing of Rakesh Kumar, also known as Gaggi, in Una district of Himachal Pradesh. Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav said the accused, identified as Vipan Kumar from Hoshiarpur, was apprehended near Khanpur village in Kharar. Police […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 29 Relentless downpours continue to batter Himachal Pradesh, where an orange weather alert has been issued across multiple districts until the end of the month. The meteorological centre in Shimla has warned of “very heavy to extremely heavy” rainfall, placing Kangra, Mandi, Una and Sirmaur under orange […]
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Yog Raj Sharma Shimla, August 28 The BJP on Thursday strongly objected to Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s absence, accusing him of being in Bihar for political programmes while the state battled a natural calamity on the ninth day of the monsoon session. Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur said, “The state is reeling under […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 27 Monsoon rains battered Himachal Pradesh, cutting off key routes and damaging infrastructure. Public Works Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Wednesday said massive landslides and flooding led to ₹158 crore in losses in just two days. Relief teams are working round the clock to restore connectivity. According to […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 27 The BJP on Wednesday raised allegations of irregularities in the allocation of 70 shops by APMC Shimla and Kinnaur and demanded a judicial inquiry into the matter on the eighth day of the Monsoon Session in Himachal Pradesh Assembly. Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur said the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 28 Allegations and counter-allegations over industrial policy sparked heated arguments between the ruling Congress and opposition BJP in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Tuesday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the previous BJP government of “selling Himachal’s interests for a pittance” by allotting industrial land to three […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 25 Himachal Pradesh is facing one of its harshest spells of monsoon destruction in recent years, with heavy rainfall triggering floods, landslides and widespread disruption across multiple districts. For the past two days, relentless downpours have battered Kangra, Una and Chamba, leaving conditions described by officials as […]
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The North News Shimla, August 23 The government employees in Himachal Pradesh have threatened to launch a major protest if their pending dearness allowance (DA) is not released soon. At a press conference in Shimla, Himachal Adhyapak Sangh president and Joint Employees Federation leader Virendra Chauhan said 13 percent DA arrears remain unpaid. He accused […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 21 Himachal Pradesh employees awaiting their dearness allowance (DA) instalments will have to wait longer, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu told the state assembly on Thursday. Sukhu said the state’s fragile finances meant the 3 percent DA hike announced in May could not yet be implemented. “When […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, August 20 The Himachal Pradesh assembly witnessed heated exchanges on the third day of the monsoon session as Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and opposition leader Jairam Thakur sparred over unemployment and government job recruitment. Chief Minister Sukhu rejected the opposition’s charges, saying that during the previous Bharatiya […]
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