2 years ago
Himachal Pradesh ex-minister held in fake certificate case
Shimla, March 31 - A former Congress minister and a retired official of the Himachal Pradesh government were arrested Monday for procuring a fake school leaving certificate. Former horticulture minister Singhi Ram and former state school education board chairman B.R. Rahi were arrested after the district and sessions court cancelled their anticipatory bail in the fraud case. Ram allegedly procur ... read more

2 years ago
Woman found dead in Shimla hotel
Shimla, Nov 19 - A woman who appeared to be in her early twenties was found dead in a Shimla hotel under suspicious circumstances. The man who was accompanying her is missing, police said Monday. The couple checked into Hotel Ashirwad in downtown Shimla Saturday evening for a day. The man entered his name as Manoj Kumar from Guwahati. The hotel staff called the police late Sunday when there was ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
22 die in Himachal bus accident
Shimla, May 2 - At least 22 people were killed and 24 injured when the bus they were travelling in rolled into a deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh early Wednesday.The private bus was on its way from Kiari village to Shimla when it fell into a 300-metre gorge near Kotkhai, about 60 km from here, police said.'Eighteen people were killed on the spot and four declared dead in hospital,' said Shimla distr ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
Woman raped in Shimla hotel
Shimla, Dec 27 - A woman was allegedly raped by a hotel owner where she was staying in this resort town of Himachal Pradesh.The 40-year-old woman, a travel agent from Mumbai, was staying along with her daughter and sister. She alleged that the hotel owner who knew her led her to another room and raped her. He also threatened her not to inform the police about the incident. Police late Tuesday had ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
Chit fund firm swindles Rs.20 mn in Shimla
Shimla, July 4 - A chit fund company, purportedly based in Tamil Nadu, has been booked by the Himachal Pradesh police for allegedly swindling about Rs.20 million from 500 people here.The six officials of the Shivaji Trading Company, claiming to be from Tamil Nadu, have closed shop and fled this resort town.The company had recently set up shop in one of the most crowded areas of the city and was do ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
17 passengers killed in Himachal mishap
Shimla, June 30 - At least 17 people were killed and 18 others wounded Friday when an overcrowded bus in which they were travelling fell into a gorge near a highway in Himachal Pradesh, police said.Shimla police chief Anand Pratap Singh said the accident took place around 9 a.m. when the private bus bound for Shimla from Dhami rolled into the 150 feet deep gorge near the Shimla-Bilaspur highway, 1 ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
17 killed in Himachal road mishap
Shimla, June 30 - Atleast 17 people were killed and 18 others injured Friday when a bus fell into a gorge near a highway in Himachal Pradesh, police said.Shimla police chief Anand Pratap Singh said the accident took place around 9 a.m. when a private bus bound for Shimla from Dhami rolled into the 150 feet deep gorge near the Shimla-Bilaspur highway, 15 km from here.The driver apparently lost cont ... read more

Shimla | 3 years ago
Bones in the British era basement
Shimla, June 16 - There are skeletons in the theatre. No, not delicious backstage gossip from an era gone by, but actual bones that have been found at the basement of the legendary Gaiety Theatre, the city's cultural hub during the British Raj.According to a local media report, labourers digging in the basement of Gaiety Theatre in this hill resort, which was once the summer capital of the British ... read more