Himachal Pradesh

COVID-19 has diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like TB: Vardhan

11:49 pm November 18, 2020

New Delhi: COVID-19 has derailed the painstaking efforts of decades and diverted scientific attention from killer diseases like tuberculosis with the last 10 months witnessing treatment interruptions, delays in diagnosis and imposition of physical barriers for patients who must travel to distant clinics to pick up medications, Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said on Wednesday. Vardhan, who digitally […]

US ambassador concludes three-day visit to Shimla

6:32 pm November 7, 2020

Shimla: United States Ambassador to India Kenneth Ian Juster concluded his three-day visit to Himachal Pradehs‘s Shimla on Saturday and appreciated police efforts during the coronavirus pandemic, an official said. Shimla Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Parveer Thakur said the US ambassador came to the state capital on Thursday and left on Saturday. Juster called […]

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

At 10.6 deg C, Delhi records another cold morning

12:38 pm November 4, 2020

New Delhi: The national capital witnessed another cold morning on Wednesday, with the minimum temperature settling at 10.6 degrees Celsius, four notches below normal. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said the temperature met the criteria for cold wave on Tuesday but not Wednesday. For the plains, the IMD declares a cold wave when the minimum […]

NRI man from Himachal Pradesh hangs self in Delhi hotel

NRI man from Himachal hangs self in Delhi hotel

11:21 pm October 24, 2020

New Delhi: A 43-year-old man from Himachal Pradesh, who had come to India from Dubai in January but could not return due to Covid-19 restrictions, hanged himself in a central Delhi hotel, police said on Saturday. Deceased Balwinder Singh’s kin alleged that he took the extreme step due to a fake visa racket he fell […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Man arrested in Pune for GST fraud

2:48 pm October 23, 2020

Pune: The Pune unit of the Directorate General of GST Intelligence has arrested a person in a bogus Input Tax Credit (ITC) claim case for defrauding the government to the tune of Rs 52.19 crore through various firms, officials said on Thursday. The man, who is controller and operator of various bogus firms, allegedly availed, […]