Himachal Pradesh

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Himachal: Punjab firm employee held in health scam

11:31 pm June 7, 2020

Shimla: An employee of a Punjab-based firm has been arrested in connection with a bribery case involving the director of health services in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. Director (Health Services) Ajay Kumar Gupta was arrested on May 20 over allegations of corruption in the purchase of health equipment. A 43-second audio recording had […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Locust attack alert issued for Himachal Pradesh

11:10 pm May 28, 2020

Shimla: A locust swarm attack alert has been issued for Himachal Pradesh, an official spokesperson said. The high alert has been issued for four districts of Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan of the total twelve districts of the state, he added. The state Agriculture Director R K Koundal stated that a massive swarm of desert […]

COVID-19: 20 fresh cases reported in CISF

5:01 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: The Central Industrial Security Force on Tuesday reported 20 fresh coronavirus cases, with 18 from its unit that guards the Delhi airport, officials said. The over 1.62 lakh personnel strong force has a total of 78 active COVID-19 cases, while 132 personnel have recovered from the disease till now. According to official data, […]

Four more corona patients die in Uttarakhand

COVID-19 death toll in India climbs to 4,167

2:20 pm May 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll due to COVID-19 rose to 4,167 and the number of cases climbed to 1,45,380 in the country, registering an increase of 146 deaths and 6,535 cases since Monday 8 am, according to the Union Health Ministry. The number of active COVID-19 cases climbed to 80,722, while 60,490 people have recovered […]

Mercury continues to rise in HP, Una hottest at 42 deg C

8:00 pm May 24, 2020

Shimla: Temperatures continued to rise in parts of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday and Una was the hottest place in the state with a maximum temperature of 42 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological centre here said. Most other parts of the state recorded temperatures above the 30-degree mark. Una recorded the highest temperature in the hill state […]