Private miners in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh are exploiting the area's rich mines in the absence of any regulation by the state government, and this is threatening Himalayan ecology and environment.

An earthquake of light intensity has struck areas of Himachal Pradesh adjoining Jammu and Kashmir, an official said here Sunday.

Fresh spell of snow in parts of Himachal Pradesh is making the state's hospitality sector smile.

Widespread rains over the past two days have brought respite to both tourists and residents with a sudden drop in the temperature.

Swami Nithyananda — who faces charges of rape, criminal intimidation and cheating and has been absconding for over a month — was on Wednesday arrested along with four others from village Mamleeg in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.

The Himachal capital was tense on Monday with angry residents stopping traffic for more than an hour demanding a judicial probe into the suicide of a 29-year-old woman and the suspension of the inspector general of police against whom a case of abetment has been lodged.

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (1) of article 224 of the Constitution of India, the President is pleased to appoint Shri Vinod Kumar Sharma, to be an Additional Judge of the Himachal Pradesh High Court

Himachal Pradesh on Sunday requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to extend till 2020 the special industrial package given to the State for its unhampered growth.

Nearly 1,500 cases were on Sunday solved at mega Lok Adalat organised in Shimla to expeditiously deal with pending cases.