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Trekker will be issued reusable or recyclable garbage bags at the department’s check-posts to store the waste and bring it back

Dharamshala, Aug. 11 -- To preserve the fragile ecology of trekking trails, the Dharamshala circle of Himachal forest department is set to introduce

The family was on their way to Bilaspur when the incident occurred near Dasren in Bhararighat on the Shimla-Dharamshala National Highway in Solan district

Dharamshala, Aug. 12 -- One person was killed on the spot while two others sustained injuries when a rock fell from the hillside on their moving car in Bhararighat area of Himachal's Solan district on Tuesday, police said.

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday said that even after imposing the widow and orphans cess, the diesel and petrol rates in Himachal are still lower than neighbouring states.

Himachal Pradesh recorded a 16% rainfall deficit in August, receiving 217 mm of rain against the normal 256.8 mm between August 1 and 31.

Tsering said that since the occupation of Tibet, the Chinese Communist government has continuously pursued policies aimed at eradicating the Tibetan people

The flash floods, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26, devastated towns and villages, leaving a trail of destruction. The death toll has reached more than 1200 and over 5000 remain missing.

Monsoon activity in Himachal Pradesh is expected to weaken, with light rains likely until Sept 12 and temperatures rising gradually, amid a rainfall deficit.

IIT-Mandi director, Laxmidhar Behera, in an internal email to members of the institute, said he was shocked to know about the poster displayed on September 4 which had not been endorsed by the institute in any manner.