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Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

11:57 pm June 25, 2021

Dharamshala/Shimla: The BJP will declare the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh after the 2022 Assembly polls, said party spokesperson Randhir Sharma in Dharamshala on Friday while exuding confidence of winning the polls. He, however, said according to the party tradition, the elections will be contested under the leadership of current CM Jai Ram Thakur. […]

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Elderly man, son killed in lightning strike in UP

11:52 pm June 25, 2021

Sonbhadra: An elderly man and his son were killed after they were struck by lightning in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra district on Friday, police said. The incident took place in the district’s Nagpur village in Raipur police station area, they said. Abhilash Narain Maurya (60) and his son Dhananjay (35) were killed after they were struck […]

Uttarakhand: Two missing trekkers found

11:49 pm June 25, 2021

Dehradun: A day after they got separated from their group and went missing, two trekkers including a foreigner were rescued on Friday from Ghanghariya-Hemkund trek route, police said. An SDRF team found the duo near the Himalayan Sikh shrine on Friday, police added. Though safely rescued, the trekkers are sick and rather traumatised by their […]

Corbett, Rajaji to remain open throughout year

11:42 pm June 25, 2021

Dehradun: Corbett and Rajaji tiger reserves in Uttarakhand will now remain open for visitors throughout the year, state Forest and Environment Minister Harak Singh Rawat said on Friday. The two tiger reserves located in Nainital and Haridwar districts respectively remain closed to visitors every year from June 30 to mid-November. The decision to keep the […]

Mumbai: 16-year-old commits suicide in Malwani

11:37 pm June 24, 2021

Mumbai: A 16-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her home in Malwani here on Thursday, police said. The girl was found hanging from a ceiling fan at her home in Rathodi locality in the afternoon, an official said. The girl’s family had been away at the time of […]