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DHARAMSALA: To boost tourism and showcase the rich cultural heritage of the region, the Kangra Valley Carnival will be organized in Dharamshala from December 21 to 25. The event will be held at the Dharamshala Police Ground and inaugurated in a grand ceremony on December 21. 

CHANDIGARH: On the occasion of the 350th martyrdom anniversary of 'Hind Ki Chadar' Guru Tegh Bahadur, a sacred yatra commenced on Saturday from the holy land of Rori at Sirsa in Haryana. 

KAITHAL: A man making obscene gestures towards School going girls was arrested by city police.

KAITHAL: An accused was arrested by the Pundri police in the case of embezzling the funds of the government scheme by preparing a fake death certificate. 

DHARAMSALA: In a significant step towards digital transformation, Kangra Central Cooperative Bank has introduced the QR Code payment facility to promote secure and hassle-free digital transactions. The new system was formally inaugurated by Bank Administrator Vinod Kumar (IAS).

KAITHAL: Communist Party of India (Marxist), Haryana State Secretary Prem Chand in a press release here today stated that the disclosure by Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi of 2.5 million fake votes polled in the Haryana Assembly elections last year confirms what the CPI(M) had claimed after the election results a year ago. It had then started that this was not a government formed by the mandate of the people.

CHANDIGARH: In a scathing indictment of the Congress leadership in Haryana, senior leader of the grand old party and six-time MLA Sampat Singh has announced his resignation from the Indian National Congress (INC), accusing the party of having become a “private enterprise run by one family” and alleging a “complete collapse of internal democracy and accountability.” 

KAITHAL: Additional Sessions Judge Anupamish Modi has sentenced a teacher to 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of Rs 35,000 in a case of molestation and rape of a minor schoolgirl. In case of non-payment of fine, he will have to undergo additional imprisonment of 6 months.

KAITHAL: To commemorate the 350th martyrdom day of Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, many programs are being organized all over India, especially in Haryana and Delhi. In the same series, International Sikh Forum and other organizations jointly organized a special program in Karnal. In this program, doctors, industrialists, officers, businessmen and other people of the Sikh community in Haryana who have done remarkable work in their respective fields were honored with special awards. 

KAITHAL: The American journey of 14 youths from Kaithal district, who dreamed of a better life abroad, ended in jail and shackles. The American administration has deported all the youths and sent them to India on charges of illegal entry. These youths reached America by crossing dangerous forests and borders through the ‘Donkey Route’. 

CHANDIGARH: In a gift to growers ahead of the festival of lights, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced to hike sugarcane rates by Rs 15 per quintal. 

PANCHKULA: Saying the Haryana government has signed memorandums of understanding (MoU) of more than Rs 5,000 crore during the two-day visit to Japan, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini said on Friday that the "Narendra Modi model" of governance is proving effective not only in Haryana but across the entire country.

KAITHAL: Before Diwali, a joint team of Food Safety Department, CM Flying and CID took a major action to crack down on adulterators in sweet markets. The team raided the isolated factory of Shiv Shakti Mishthan Bhandar on Kaithal Jind Road and recovered 175 quintals of sweets prepared of poor quality. The factory owner and employees fled the spot as soon as they got wind of the raid.

KAITHAL: The district police is continuously tightening its grip on those accused of cheating the common people. Similarly, while investigating the case of fraud of Rs 1 lakh with a girl in the name of getting her a job, the accused Shamsher, resident of Amar City Colony Cheeka, was arrested by the team of SI Rajesh Kumar under the leadership of Police Station Cheeka SHO PSI Aman Kumar. 

NEW DELHI: Captain Shubman Gill, along with Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and other members of Team India, departed for Australia on Wednesday morning to begin their much-anticipated tour Down Under.

SHIMLA: Saying the essence of the Congress’s ideology is public service, and beyond social media posturing, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Monday slammed the Central government for discrimination against Himachal Pradesh, as it is ruled by the Congress.

SHIMLA: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Monday unveiled the statue of party stalwart Virbhadra Singh, who was at the helm of the state for a record six times.

CHANDIGARH: All India Congress Committee Secretary and former MLA Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala met the bereaved family of Haryana IPS officer Y. Puran Kumar today, expressing deep condolences and solidarity with their fight for justice. Bandala asserted that the tragic circumstances surrounding Puran Kumar’s death expose grave failures in the Haryana BJP government and the systemic bias ingrained against Dalits. 

KAITHAL: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini had hurt millions of Dalits and played a cruel joke with Amneet P. Kumar widow of Y Puran Kumar an IPS officer who was forced to commit suicide. 

KAITHAL: Dalit Adhikar Manch Haryana, All India Farm Laborers Union, CITU, Rural Safai Karmachari Union, SKS, Municipality, Janwadi Mahila Samiti and Jan Kalyan Society submitted a memorandum to the Tehsildar in the name of the Governor on the call of the State State Committee. 

CHAIL(HIMACHAL PRADESH): Chief of the Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday said the Indian Defence forces followed the principle of 'Dharamyudh' during 'Operation Sindoor'.

AMRITSAR: Acting Jathedar Akal Takht Giani Kuldeep Singh has took a strong notice of descreation of Guru Granth Sahib in Koulpur village in Vijaypur Tehsil of Jammu’s Samba district, the a Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj, personally visited the Gurdwara today and conducted a comprehensive investigation.

KAITHAL: The Rajound police have arrested a woman accused of disposing of a newborn’s foetus found in bushes near Gyan Deep School on Rohera Road, Rajound, in August this year. 

KAITHAL: A case of cheating a young man of Rs 40 lakh on the pretext of sending him to America has come to light. On the complaint of the victim, the police have registered a case against two persons and started investigation. Ismail, a resident of village Fatehpur, wanted to go abroad.

DHARAMSALA: The Tibetan Election Commission has announced the schedule for the upcoming elections to the Sikyong (Political Leader) and the 18th Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The elections will be conducted in two phases — the preliminary round on February 1, 2026, and the final round on April 26, 2026.

SHIMLA: At least 15 passengers were killed and three rescued as a private bus was hit by a rain-triggered landslide in Himachal Pradesh’s Bilaspur, the home district of BJP national President J.P. Nadda, on Tuesday, officials said.

DHARAMSALA: Kangra Central Cooperative Bank (KCCB) Managing Director Zafar Iqbal on Monday assured depositors and stakeholders of the bank’s financial stability and credibility. Addressing a press conference at the bank’s head office in Dharamshala, he clarified that KCCB remains fundamentally strong and continues to operate on sound banking principles.

KAITHAL: An elderly man lost his life during a violent property dispute in the Chika police station area on Sunday. The police have registered a case of culpable homicide not amounting to murder against six accused — Bhojraj, Karna, Mukesh, Umesh, Sachin, and Ajay — based on a complaint filed by the deceased’s son, Anil Kumar. 

SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday directed the Revenue Department to prepare a detailed report on the loss incurred across the state due to natural calamity at the earliest, so that it could be sent to the Central government without delay.