Everything you need to know about Gohana Mandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Gohana Mandi: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 21 (IANS) The by-election to the Lok Sabha from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency will be held June 23, election officials said here.
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Mercury continued to rise across the hills of Himachal Pradesh Monday, with temperatures recorded one to seven degrees Celsius above the season's average.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in realty for developing new satellite towns near Shimla, Solan, Dharamsala and Mandi, Town and Country Planning and Urban Development Minister Sudhir Sharma said here Monday.
Ludhiana, May 9 (ANI): A fire broke out the Umar Mandi restaurant in Ludhiana today.
New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) India and Germany are planning to set up a jointly funded, central vocational university that will provide employment-oriented training to youth.
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Who says Indian cinema is about stereotypes? Mumbai girl Freida Pinto, who left a lasting impression on the international arena with "Slumdog Millionaire", says she faces more stereotypical roles abroad. Battling them means making the right choices at the right time.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Twenty-three people were killed this year in Himachal Pradesh due to heavy snow and rains, the government said Wednesday.
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) Celebrations, exhibitions and protest marches in the national capital marked International Woman's Day Friday, as women activists demanded stronger laws for the safety of women.
Shimla, Mar 2 (IANS) The two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh was expanded Saturday with the induction of Former telecom minister Sukh Ram's son Anil Sharma into the cabinet.
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Former communications minister Sukh Ram's son will be inducted as a minister in the first cabinet expansion of the less than two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
Shimla, Feb 5 (IANS) Highways and roads in many parts of Himachal Pradesh were blocked after snowfall for the second day Tuesday.
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Saturday got a national award for implementation of central government's rural jobs scheme.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Although cutting onions usually tends to make one cry literally, the prevailing market conditions across India have made the wholesale merchants and retail sellers as well as consumer weep, courtesy the scarcity resulting in steep hike in the prices.
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Over 500 people, including college students, Saturday gathered here at Mandi House and marched to Jantar Mantar demanding immediate implementation of the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma Committee on rape laws.
New Delhi, Jan. 26 (ANI): Thousands of people, mostly students and youth, participated in a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar here on Saturday, demanding prompt implementation of the Justice Verma Committee recommendations to strictly enforce the laws regarding crimes against women.
Mumbai, Jan 14 (IANS) She's done some meaty and critically acclaimed roles in her long and eventful film career, but Shabana Azmi is still happy with the response her latest effort in "Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola" is receiving.
Shimla, Dec 25 (IANS) Congress veteran Virbhadra Singh, in active politics for over 50 years, Tuesday took oath as Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister for a sixth time. He has now held this office for 16 years.
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and four injured Monday when a gas cylinder exploded in the van in which they were travelling near Pakistan's Lahore metropolis, media reports said.
Chandigarh, Nov 21 (IANS) A 16?year?old girl was arrested Wednesday in Haryana for allegedly murdering her mother after she objected to her relationship with an older man from a different caste, police said.
New Delhi, Oct 30 (IANS) "My wife is priceless," union minister of state Shashi Tharoor said Tuesday as he took on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi for his jibe about a "Rs.50 crore girlfriend".
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 29 (IANS) Former union telecom minister Sukh Ram, who has been pleading ill health to avoid conviction in a 1996 telecom irregularities case, is busy campaigning for his son Anil Sharma, a Congress candidate in Himachal Pradesh.
Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi begins her election campaign for forthcoming assembly election in Himachal Pradesh (HP) from Mandi district from today.................
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Oct.22 (ANI): Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi on Monday charged the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which rules in the state of Himachal Pradesh of making "big" promises, but failing to fulfill them, and added that its sole objective was to target the Congress on issues that have no foundation or basis.
Congress president Sonia Gandhi is likely to kick off her election campaign in Himachal Pradesh for the next assembly election, scheduled on 4th November from Mandi district on Monday............
Chandigarh, Oct 4 (IANS) There have been as many as 10 cases of rape, half of them gang rape, in just the last 25 days in Haryana but the state director general of police (DGP) says the number of rape cases has come down as compared to the last year.
Chandigarh, Oct 3 (IANS) At least four more alleged rape cases, including one of a minor girl and another gang-rape of a newly married woman, have been reported in Haryana in the past 48 hours, police said Wednesday.
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Heavy rainfall will continue across Himachal Pradesh in the next 24 hours, a weather official said Sunday evening.
Gohana (Haryana) Aug 26 (IANS) After showering cash rewards, luxury cars and other goodies on London Olympics medallists and participants, the Haryana government Sunday said it would double the prize money for medal winners from the state at the 2016 Rio de Janerio Olympics.
Chandigarh, Aug 23 (IANS) Haryana Police will give a cash reward of Rs.51 lakh to wrestler Yogeshwar Dutt who recently won a bronze medal at the London Olympics in the 60kg freestyle category, Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda announced Thursday.
Shimla, Aug 19 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days, while the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 remained disrupted throughout the day Sunday due to massive landslides.
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Aug.10 (ANI): Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Friday, leaving passengers stranded for hours on the highway.
London, July 23 (IANS) A man who took pills to help cure his baldness has claimed they turned him into a woman, the Daily Mail reported Monday.
New York, July 23 (ANI): A software engineer in US has claimed that consuming the generic version of Propecia baldness drug turned him into a woman.
Chandigarh, July 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Friday demanded that a power house, located in his state but currently under the control of Punjab, should be transferred to the hill state.
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday were warm due to the continuing dry spell, with the state's Una town recording a high of 40.2 degrees Celsius, a Met official said here.
Shimla, June 30 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh Saturday continued to experience warm weather due to the delayed monsoon, with the state's Paonta Sahib town recording a high of 42 degrees Celsius, a Met official said here.
Shimla, June 17 (IANS) The heat wave continued in the hills of Himachal Pradesh Sunday, with temperatures being recorded three to seven degrees above avrage. In some areas, it crossed 42 degrees Celsius.
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Police Friday arrested a high ranking lama of the Karma Kagyu School, a sect of Tibetan Buddhism, from Delhi in connection with the arrest of eight suspected Taiwanese for staying illegally in the state.
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) Six members of a family, including two children, were killed Friday when a car in which they were travelling skidded off the road and fell into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh, police said.
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) Eight Chinese nationals staying illegally in a Himachal Pradesh village have been arrested and Rs.30 lakh in cash as well as $3,000 seized from their possession, police said Wednesday.
Shimla, June 13 (IANS) Eight Chinese nationals working illegally in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district have been arrested, police said Wednesday.
Shimla, June 12 (IANS) A heat wave again gripped parts of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius.
London, June 6 (ANI): A man from Turkey stopped two burglars from raiding his house by shouting at them through a webcam while speaking to his wife.
Islamabad, May 30 (ANI): Global human rights watchdog Amnesty International (AI) has heavily criticized Pakistan's intelligence agencies, for failing to capture the killers of journalist Saleem Shahzad, who was abducted and assassinated near Islamabad over a year ago.
Baghmundi, Aug 16 (ANI): Amid Independence Day celebrations across the country, Maoists hoisted black flags at a government owned primary education school at Baghmundi in West Bengal.
Islamabad, July 10(ANI): The Pakistani judicial commission investigating the murder of journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad has received the call records from his mobile phone, however, the reporter's laptop is still missing.
Islamabad, June 21 (ANI): Police of Pakistan's Punjab province have told the country's Supreme Court that they have failed to get access to the email account of slain senior journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad.
Lahore, June 4(ANI): The Press Club of India has condemned the brutal murder of Pakistani investigative reporter Syed Saleem Shahzad, and demanded that the Pakistan Government take concrete measures for the security of journalists in the country.
Islamabad, June 4(ANI): The killers of Pakistani journalist Syed Saleem Shahzad wanted to make his death "an example for other journalists", therefore they threw his body into a wide canal, so that someone could see the body and inform the police and his family, a police official has said.
Islamabad, June 1(ANI): Journalists in Pakistan are between a rock and a hard place as they face threats both from militants and the country's intelligence agencies, resulting in harassment, abduction and even murder, an editorial in a Pakistani newspaper has said.
Peshawar, May 12 (ANI): A clash between Pakistani tribesmen and Afghan National Army soldiers claimed five lives in Lora Mandi at the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
New Delhi, Mar 4 (ANI): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against former Prasar Bharti Chief Executive Officer (CEO) BS Lalli on Friday in connection with allegations of corruption in awarding broadcasting rights for the 2010 Commonwealth Games.
Manali , Feb 16 (ANI) : Fresh snowfall has delighted tourists in the hill town of Manali in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday.
London, Jan 14 (ANI): A British couple, who was truly devoted to one another, passed away within 11 hours of each other after being married for nearly 70 years.
New Delhi, Jan 12 (ANI): Onion traders in Delhi on Wednesday called off their strike after talks with Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.
Miranshah, Jan 1(ANI): At least eleven suspected insurgents were killed in three US drones attacks in North Waziristan near the Pak-Afghan border on Saturday.
Kullu, Dec.31 (ANI): A group of tourists was trapped in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on Friday after heavy snowfall blocked all exit points and created a traffic jam.
Chandigarh, Oct.20 (ANI): Farmers in Punjab have blamed the administration for the rotting of thousands of tonnes of paddy grains, which was left in the open in Khanna Mandi market, due to lack of storage facilities.
Miramshah, Sept 15 (ANI): At least 14 militants were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan, Pakistan, the third in less than 24 hours.
Midnapore (West Bengal), Aug 28 (ANI): A woman self-styled Maoist commander has surrendered before police in West Bengal's West Midnapore District alleging sexual exploitation by ultra leaders.
Manali, Aug 6 (ANI): Traffic resumed on the Manali-Chandigarh highway after the rubble from a landslide was cleared by the Public Works Department.
Poonch, June 16 (ANI): Security personnel recovered a huge cache of arms and explosives from a militant hideout in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch District on Tuesday In a joint operation, paramilitary and state police personnel recovered the arms from the Mandi sector of the district.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 16 (ANI): Illegal opium cultivation has reportedly increased in Himachal Pradesh, as the towns of Kullu and Mandi have become centres of opium traders in the region.
Kullu, Apr 12 (ANI): Residents of Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district are protesting against the construction of a mini hydel power project, saying it would hit the region's famous trout fish farming.
Islamabad, Feb.24 (ANI): Unmanned US drones continue to pound ungoverned tribal areas along Pakistan Afghanistan border as three more extremists were killed and two others injured in a missile hit on Wednesday in North Waziristan's Dargah Mandi area.
Abohar, Dec.3 (ANI): The Punjab government is encouraging farmers to sell off their produce in the market without suffering exploitation at the hands of middlemen in the State.
Dharamsala, Nov 10 (ANI): Mercury levels dipped low in Dharamsala, following snowfall in upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh.
Kullu, Oct 28 (ANI): Kiwi growers in Himachal Pradesh want the Central Government to help them develop a proper marketing network for their fruit.
Poonch (J-K), Oct 19 (ANI): Land prices are skyrocketing in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch town, as residents of militancy-hit remote areas of the state are migrating here.
Islamabad, Oct.12 (ANI): Pakistan Rangers first Sikh sub-inspector, Amarjeet Singh, has completed his training from the Pakistan Rangers Academy in Mandi Bahauddin, and is ready to take charge.
Jammu, Oct 3 (ANI): Mubarak Mandi complex, a group of palaces, in Jammu is getting a facelift to restore its past glory.
Poonch (J-K), Sep 7 (ANI): Property worth millions was destroyed in a fire, which broke out in an old building and later engulfed adjoining houses in Bhla Poorian village in Poonch district.
Chandigarh, Sep 4 (ANI): The Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) released its first list of 42 candidates, for the upcoming Haryana Assembly polls here on Friday.
Rajouri, Sep 3 (ANI): Two police personnel, a constable and a Special Police Officer (SPO), were killed in an encounter between the police and the militants in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district on Wednesday night.
Srinagar, Sep 2 (ANI): In a gruesome incident, resident killed a black bear at Mandi village of Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Shimla, Aug 31 (ANI): The low apple crop production in Himachal Pradesh has led to loss of business and unemployment in the state.
Kalai Poonch (Jammu) July 27(ANI): A major tragedy was averted a day before the commencement of Buddha Amarnath pilgrimage when security forces seized a huge cache of arms and explosives from hideout at village Kenu in Mandi tehsil of border district Poonch on Monday.
Shimla, July 21 (ANI): Apple growers in Shimla are a worried lot as scant rainfall has hit apple yield.
Poonch (J-K), June 4 (ANI): Security personnel recover at least 4,500 rounds of AK-47 ammunition from a militant hideout near Line of Control in Poonch region of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Poonch (J-K) June 1 (ANI): Personnel of the Rashtriya Rifles, a para military force deployed in Kashmir, unearthed a huge cache of arms including explosives, detonators and other ammunition from a militant hideout in Poonch on Sunday.
Jammu, May 31 (ANI): Security personnel recovered a major dump of cache including explosives, detonators and other ammunition material on Sunday in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, official said here.
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) A 10 km stretch on the Mehrauli-Gurgaon road will be closed from midnight to 6 a.m. from Saturday till July 9 for Metro construction work, officials said.
Shimla, May 27 (IANS) Unusually hot and dry conditions have virtually transformed the wooded areas and grasslands of Himachal Pradesh into tinderboxes. The state is now struggling to curb the forest fires that are reducing its rich flora and fauna to ashes.
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has raised a 'green' task force to combat organised forest crimes.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 21 (IANS) Poppy fields in the lofty mountains and inaccessible valleys of the state are in full bloom - and therein lies the danger. They will soon be harvested and smuggled within and outside India in connivance with drug traffickers of the illegal opium trade.
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Kaul Singh Thakur Monday ruled out his resignation in the wake of the party's poor performance in parliamentary elections in the hill state.
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are feeling the heat of the summer. There has been a surge in the day temperature, the meteorological office said here Monday.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers set off firecrackers and danced to drums and trumpets on the famous Mall and Ridge in the Himachal Pradesh capital as the party Saturday won three out of the state's four Lok Sabha seats.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Virbhadra Singh of the Congress has won Himachal Pradesh's Mandi parliamentary constituency, a poll official said Saturday.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Low temperatures in the higher regions of Himalayan slopes in Himachal pradesh failed to dampen the spirit of the voters during the final phase of the Lok Sabha elections.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Thirteen percent of the voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out in the first three hours of polling Wednesday to elect the four MPs from the state, an official said.
Shimla, May 11 (IANS) The curtains came down Monday on campaigning for the four Lok Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh that was by and large devoid of din and colour.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) A spouse often doesn't get dragged into the electoral battle between candidates. But that's what is happening in the Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally at the historic Ridge here May 2, becoming the first national-level leader to visit Himachal Pradesh for campaigning these general elections.
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), April 28 (IANS) Poll officials here are awaiting the Election Commission's response to a complaint against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) candidate from Mandi parliamentary constituency Maheshwar Singh for using the term 'raja' (king) as a prefix to his name in his nomination papers.
Shimla, April 28 (IANS) Cherry growers in Himachal Pradesh, often called the country's fruit bowl, are hoping for a bumper crop.
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) You may be erstwhile royals, but still be poles apart during polls - not only in terms of ideology but also wealth. That is what the two main candidates in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi constituency have shown.
Shimla, April 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's highest polling station in Chafk Batori village of Chamba district, which is at an altitude of 16,000 feet, is still marooned by snow.
Shimla, April 21 (IANS) Maheshwar Singh, three-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP, filed his nomination papers from Mandi constituency of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday.
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall and rain at many places in Himachal Pradesh Thursday triggered fresh worries for the farmers in the state.
