Himachal Pradesh
- India
Right-wing outfits block highway after cow remains found in Yamuna
Nahan: Several right-wing organisations, including the Bajrang Dal, blocked a national highway in Himachal Pradesh’s Paonta Sahib on Monday, March 31, after suspected cow remains were discovered in the Yamuna river, police…
- India
Himachal Pradesh: Right-wing group threatens minority shop owners, demand eviction
Shop owners from the minority community residing in Himachal Pradesh’s Paonta Sahib area were threatened to clear their shops and leave the area by far-right Hindutva elements. A video dated March 24…
- Telangana
Telangana partners with Himachal for major hydropower expansion
Hyderabad: The state governments of Telangana and Himachal Pradesh have signed an MoU to develop two major hydropower projects for power supply to the state. The proposed projects, Seli (400MW) and Meyar…
- India
Right-wing forces private school in Shimla to cancel Eid celebrations
Eid celebrations have been cancelled at a private school in Himachal Pradesh’s capital city, Shimla, following threats from right-wing organisations. The private school, Auckland House School, had announced Eid celebrations on March…
- India
Himachal clash over truck union dispute painted as communal attack
Tension prevailed in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur district on Monday, February 24, after a violent clash broke out in Gwalthai village. While some reports claimed that Muslims attacked Hindus celebrating Mahashivratri, police denied…
- 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…
