Author Archives: THEHINDU

Courts and legal affairs briefing: HC takes suo motu cognisance of electrician’s death while on duty

The Himachal Pradesh high court, taking suo motu cognisance of the death of an electrician [...]

Elections and campaigns briefing: Himachal government to pay more for road projects amid soaring bitumen

After facing difficulties in carrying out its annual road-tarring targets under the Pradhan Mantri Gram [...]

Elections and campaigns briefing: ‘Land subsidence’: Residents consider relocation after 150 houses in Shimla

Owing to land subsidence, residents of Shakrala village on the outskirts of Shimla live in [...]

Crime and policing briefing: Panchkula: Former IAS Tayal seeks CBI inquiry records in DA case

Former Haryana principal secretary and 1976-batch IAS officer ML Tayal, an accused in the disproportionate [...]

What the latest development means: Heavy showers to continue in Himachal till August 19: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted heavy rainfall to continue in Himachal Pradesh [...]

What the latest development means: Leh’s first 24×7 ice hockey rink opens, set to boost winter sports

In a major boost to winter sports infrastructure in Ladakh, lieutenant governor Vinai Kumar Saxena [...]

Crime and policing briefing: 3 more arrested in Hisar dairy operator murder

Hisar police on Thursday have arrested three more accused in the murder of dairy operator [...]

Crime and policing briefing: 35 years on, absconding terrorist in Jammu railway blast arrested

Nearly 35 years after a bomb blast rocked the Jammu railway station, killing three people [...]

Education policy briefing: Rights panel seeks statewide safety audit after school gate collapse claims

The Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) has sought a comprehensive assessment of the safety of [...]

Government and policy briefing: Omar hints at cabinet expansion after August 15

As Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah again dropped hints about a cabinet expansion [...]