Ashutosh Kumar

Shimla: Miles away from Ayodhya—where the preparations have begun for “pran pratishtha” of Ram temple, slated for January 22, the valley of Gods as Kullu is known, has its close …

Shimla: Two drug overdose deaths in separate institutions of higher learnings — National Institute of Technology (NIT), Hamirpur and a private university in Mandi in past fortnight and arrest of …

Shimla: With their families and close relatives in grief and fear, Israeli tourists—men and women, have cut down their stays in tranquil Himalayan villages of Dharamkot, near Dharamshala and Kasol …

Shimla: Ministry of Tourism has declared Chitkul as ‘Best Tourism Village-2023’—a recognition which the Himachal Pradesh government feels will bolster its efforts to revive tourism, after the state having suffered …

Shimla: While Punjab continues to remain engaged in daily struggle to curb massive cross border drug smuggling menace, even the use of drones, Himachal Pradesh – the small tourist hill …

Has Shimla crossed the limits of its sustainability and will the government wake up  following massive destruction, building collapses, landslides and natural calamities in recent months? The erstwhile summer capital …

Shimla: The resource-starved Himachal Pradesh is almost ready to open cultivation of cannabis (Bhang) for its industrial and medicinal use in some of the potential areas including Kullu, Mandi and …

Shimla: Putting back public miseries and scary images of buildings, bridges and National Highways collapsing due to landslides and relentless rains, Himachal Pradesh is preparing to open its doors to …

In a daring mission, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams rescued 10 people, five of them forest department officials, who got trapped in the Kol Dam reservoir due to the …

Shimla: Alarmed over the about reports of devastations, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sent BJP national President J P Nadda to tour all disaster affected areas, including Shimla—the state capital, …

Shimla: The 1898-built Shimla-Kalka Railway line, which is a UNESCO world heritage site, has been damaged near Summer Hill with a 50-metre track seen hanging in the air since Tuesday …

Shimla: Himachal villagers living near the border with China are both overjoyed and overwhelmed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gesture to invite them as special guests for his Independence Day …

Shimla: Four months after the 173-year-old majestic Rashtrapati Niwas, a summer holiday retreat of the President of India on the outskirts of Shimla, was thrown open to the public, yet …

Shimla has got a new attraction for tourists with the British era city’s majestic Town Hall being converted into a world-class restaurant cum café. The high-end food court is coming …

Shimla: The 2.5 lakh Hatti community living in the remote mountain belt of Himachal Pradesh’s Sirmaur district have finally got tribal status which had over the decades remained an empty …

Shimla: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday assured Himachal Pradesh of a Rs 400 crore package for the restoration of highways and bridges that have been damaged due to the unprecedented …

Shimla: While Himachal Pradesh continues to grapple with multiple devastations and massive damage to NHs, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari has decided to come to the rescue …

Shimla:  Himachal’s tourism industry which is the biggest revenue earner and job creator in the hill state has been hit by a double whammy. The scare caused by relentless rains, …

Shimla: Even as Himachal Pradesh is grappling with severe floods due to torrential rains, the state’s capital, Shimla, is battling with a water crisis forcing Shimla Jal Prabandhan Nigam (SJPN) …

Shimla: Burdened by the increased commitments to freebies promised in the polls, the cash-strapped Himachal government has hiked the VAT on diesel by Rs 3 per litre which will make …

Shimla: All 290 tourists, mostly from Gujarat, Maharashtra and West Bengal,  stranded at Chandratal in the high altitude district of Lahaul-Spiti, were finally brought to safety on Thursday after a …