The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh has stepped up its confrontation with the Centre over the scrapping of the Revenue Deficit Grant
With the 16th Finance Commission recommending the end of the Revenue Deficit Grant from 2026–27, the state faces a widening fiscal gap and tough political choices ahead.
Over 50 major fires since October have gutted heritage structures, Kath-Kuni houses, and entire villages across Shimla, Kullu, and Kinnaur, as dry weather and heavy reliance on heating devices deepen the winter risk.
Shimla, the erstwhile summer capital, is seeing its colonial charm eroded by a lack of preservation and an abundance of neglect.
The PM announced a relief package of 1,500 Crore package for the flood-hit region
From Himachal’s wettest August in 76 years to Punjab’s submerged farms, 2025's Monsoon floods expose how erratic development and human neglect have magnified nature’s fury
A few fortunate individuals have been reunited with their families thanks to the assistance of NGOs and caregivers, and government interventions, however lack of data is a major roadblock.
District Magistrate Uttarkashi Prashant Arya said that the team has started working to search for the missing people. The Yamunotri highway has also been a 10-meter washout
In colder than usual Christmas day, poets invoke pains of unending war
S.R. Harnot has passionately tried to raise the concerns of the mountain people over reckless exploitation of rivers in his work of fiction
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