Tag: Kangra
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Need for more good doctors, medical colleges: President Kovind
Awards gold medals to meritorious students of Tanda Medical College at its first ever convocation.
October 29, 2018 -
Preserving the rich heritage of Kangra
The museum of Kangra art in Dharamshala covers all aspects of the region's art.
October 29, 2018 -
In the lap of nature
The mesmerising Boh valley and Khabru waterfall in Kangra have tremendous tourism potential.
October 15, 2018 -
Himachal CM takes lead, tells Kangra MLAs to sense public mood
Does the cash-strapped small hill state of Himachal Pradesh need two Vidhan Sabhas in Shimla and Dharamshala? The question is being discussed officially for the first time- since the then Congress government in 2005 abruptly decided to hold winter session of the HP Assembly in Dharamshala and later made it an annual affair with Chief …
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September 1, 2018 -
Tremors felt in Himachal’s Kangra
A low-intensity quake measuring 2.9 and a moderate quake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale hit Kangra on July 25 and July 27, respectively.
July 31, 2018 -
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes Kangra in Himachal Pradesh
An earthquake of magnitude 3.8 on the Richter scale struck Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra on Friday afternoon, tremors of which were felt as far as Kapurthala in Punjab and Kisthwar in Jammu-Kashmir.
July 27, 2018 -
A battle for
Awaiting rehabilitation for the last 46 years, the Pong Dam oustees in Kangra district are now preparing for a final fight against the governments of Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan to get their promised rights. The people who gave their land to pave the way for the construction of Maharana Pratap Sagar, known as Pong Dam …
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June 24, 2018 -
Minor immolates herself over repeated harassment by man in Kangra
The accused, identified as Lucky, 27, has been arrested on the basis of the dying statement of the victim
May 2, 2018 -
Himachal bus accident: 23 children among 27 killed; President, PM express grief
The bus was carrying more than 40 students. According to eyewitnesses, the driver probably lost control over the vehicle and it skidded off the road.
April 9, 2018 -
Himachal bus accident: 27 children among 30 dead
Superintendent of Police Santosh Patyal said all the killed students were in the age of 10 to 12, while the bus driver and two women teachers were among the victims.
April 9, 2018 -
Woman found dead in Kangra forest
A body of a 55-year-old dalit woman was found in the forest area of Skaau village 7 kilometres away from Shahpur, in Kangra district. The family of the deceased along with the villagers recovered her body at midnight. According to the Police officials, the deceased Sahni Devi was a native of Shahpur village. She used …
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March 15, 2018 -
Dalits cast out of their homes in biting cold
Evicted from their houses on the orders of the Himachal Pradesh High Court, six Dalit families of Palampur in Kangra district could not protect themselves or the children from biting cold as locals prevented them from taking refuge in temple. The reason, they belonged to a poor schedule caste community. The incident came to light …
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February 16, 2018 -
BJP opts for new faces in Himachal: Know the ministers
Of the 11 ministers who were administered oath on Wednesday, the Kangra district got four berths in the Jai Ram Thakur government. Sarveen Chaudhary, Vipin Parmar, Bikram Singh and Kishan Kapoor are the four MLAs from Kangra chosen to be ministers. Seraj MLA Jai Ram Thakur took oath as the 14th chief minister of Himachal …
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December 27, 2017 -
Himachal HC for strict action against illegal hotels in Kangra
Coming down heavily on illegal hotels and commercial establishments at Dharamshala and its surrounding areas in Kangra district, the Himachal Pradesh High Court (HC) on Thursday directed the authorities to take strict action against such units. The division bench of acting Chief Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice Ajay Mohan Goel observed that the Pollution Control Board has …
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December 21, 2017 -
Himachal Assembly polls: Kangra keeps political parties on toes
Politically aware voters in biggest and developed Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh always keep the two main political parties, Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), on toes. Congress and BJP have been making it to power alternatively in Himachal over last three decades with Kangra a key factor in deciding who’s going to win. …
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October 22, 2017 -
Bir: Of serenity and monsoon
Imagine a morning like this — pull aside the window curtains to witness the magnificent snow-capped Dhauladhar range standing tall and the surrounding hilltops covered by dark clouds; suddenly it starts pouring heavily, rain drops sprinkling your face as you sip your morning cuppa. Well, this is how I was greeted in Bir — a …
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July 14, 2017 -
NGT orders closure of hot mix plants in Himachal’s Kangra
The National Green Tribunal has directed the Himachal Pradesh government to immediately shut down a hot mix plant in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh for causing air pollution. A circuit bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar noted that the plant was running without consent from the state pollution control board. “It is undisputed …
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June 23, 2017