The bus was carrying 40-45 people and most of those killed were students of elementary classes, aged below ten.
Agriculture Minister Vidya Sagar had quit the Prem Kumar Dhumal ministry demanding 27% reservation for OBCs in government jobs
Being part of Rampur-Bushashr princely state once ruled by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's ancestors, poll result in Himachal Pradesh's Rohru Assembly seat was out the day he files his nomination.
Former minister Roop Das Kashyap and former MLA Rakesh Pathania were suspended when they refused to withdraw their nominations from Kusumpti in Shimla district and Nurpur assembly constituencies on the last date of withdrawal today. Karan Singh, who served as the education minister in the P K Dhumal government in 1998-2003, left the party and decided to contest from Banjar seat for Mayawati's BSP after being denied the BJP ticket.
The pace duo of VS Thakur and AK Malik ripped through Delhi bundling them out a paltry 75 and forced the visitors to follow on after Himachal Pradesh piled up 343 in their first innings.
Global chip maker Intel on Monday said it could take a couple of years to address the supply shortage in the semiconductor ecosystem that is witnessing huge demand for tech products, accelerated by the COVID pandemic. Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger noted that the work and study-from-home trends during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to a "cycle of explosive growth in semiconductors" that has placed huge strain on global supply chains around the world. "We have been working diligently with our partners... to address constraints and increase output to meet demand, and we are acting to help ensure capacity to meet the world's needs for this new era... But, while the industry has taken steps to address near-term constraints, it could still take a couple of years for the ecosystem to address shortages of foundry capacity, substrates and components," he said at a virtual session at the Computex event.
Close on the heels of cancelling the lease deed of land allotted to yoga teacher Ramdev's trust, the Himachal Pradesh government has started a probe into the alleged illegalities in allotment of land to a trust owned by social activist Prashant Bhushan in Kangra.
The Himachal Pradesh government is understood to have cancelled the land lease of yoga teacher Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth sanctioned by the previous Bhararatiya Janata Party regime.
Humans will work far more collaboratively with artificial intelligence for rapid and complex decision-making.
A village pradhan and a former village functionary in the border district of Lahaul and Spiti have been arrested on the charges of sedition after they allegedly threatened to seek China's help for development of the region.
With the Centre and state governments building public-private partnerships for bringing e-governance and rural connectivity, Hewlett-Packard India has identified e-governance as a focus area for its offerings in the printing and imaging series.
An Indian-American Christian outfit in the United States has expressed concern over a bill passed by Himachal Pradesh, alleging that it was aimed at harassing Christian workers in the Congress-ruled state.
Battle lines have been drawn for Sunday's poll for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh assembly where political heavyweights Prem Kumar Dhumal and Virbhadra Singh are jostling for the attention of voters, for whom the issue of price rise and corruption seems to have surpassed the anti-incumbency factor.
Ashish Narsale/Rediff.com brings you some of the innovative cars presented at the latest edition of the Consumer Electronics Show.
Aiming to corner a 10 per cent market share by 2009, Noida-based low cost mobile set manufacturer Spice Ltd on Thursday said it was in the process of setting up its own mobile manufacturing facility at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh.
Private equity firm Blackstone will buy out HP Enterprise's stake in Mphasis for up to Rs 7,071 crore, marking the largest IT deal for the US-based firm in India
Surprisingly the Himachal Pradesh team did not turn up for the match.
The new addition to the colour palette of Photosmart 8758 is the colour blue and is meant for commercial photographers.
Shortlisted bidders have been intimated
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal denied phone tapping charges levelled against him by Union Minister Virbhadra Singh and urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to order a probe into the allegation on Friday.
Internet major Yahoo Inc and Hewlett Packard are in the process of setting up their development centres in Chennai and will soon be launching their operations, IT Secretary of Tamil Nadu, Vivek Harinarain said in Chennai on Thursday.
Salaries in the information technology sector went up by an average of 19 per cent in 2004 with senior level professionals gaining the most, according to Dataquest-IDC survey.
These motorcycles, likely to be launched in the Indian market this year, generate 200hp of power, making them one of the most powerful bikes in the world.
Left-arm spinner Axar Patel on Saturday wreaked havoc recording a career-best List A figures of six for 43 as Gujarat beat Tamil Nadu by 31 runs to set up a title clash with Gautam Gambhir-led Delhi in the final of the Vijay Hazare Trophy One-Day tournament.
Neymar's spokeswoman said the athlete would vigorously defend himself if any claim is presented, describing the allegations as baseless and adding that the endorsement deal ended for commercial reasons.
Vibhav Verma, Executive Chef, Grand Mercure Bangalore shares two Thanksgiving recipes.
Chasing a victory target of 440, Himachal Pradesh were 83 for two at close on the third day of their four-day Ranji Trophy Plate division group B match against Orissa at the Barabati stadium.
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma looks back at the team's showing in the second leg that led to their early exit from the Indian Premier League.
The move came a day after the Election Commission announced dates for the forthcoming assembly polls in his state.
Twenty-three people were killed in rain-related incidents in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh as heavy showers wreaked havoc in the hill states even as humid conditions prevailed in most parts of north India on Friday.
Shubham Arora came out all guns blazing with his maiden List A century as Himachal downed five-time champions Tamil Nadu
The Himachal Pradesh government is now moving to acquire the land of Gyuto Monastery, the transit home of Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje, as the probe into seizure of large amount of foreign currency from the monastery brought fresh focus on benami deals by the community members.
Brakel Corporation from Holland has paid Rs 173 crore as half the promised upfront amount for two hydel projects in Himachal Pradesh after the state government served the company a notice recently.
'If we win, the semi-finals will be in Rajasthan, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh,' says BJP President Venkaiah Naidu.
'The government has pushed HP in a debt trap. Nepotism has reached the zenith,' says senior Congress leader Anand Sharma.
Openers Vinayak Mane and Wasim Jaffer enabled Mumbai gain the bonus point in the Elite Ranji Trophy league match.
Mansa Ram and Parkash Chaudhary resigned in protest over the issues to tickets to BJP candidates for the upcoming assembly election.
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