Author: Wise Himachal Bureau

The name of India’s most important strategic importance Atal Tunnel Rohtang, prepared with state-of-the-art technology, has been recorded in the Guinness Book of World Records. The Guinness Book of World Records officially recognized the Atal Tunnel as the longest traffic tunnel in the world, passing at an altitude of 10044 feet above sea level. The length of this tunnel is 9.02 km. Director General of Border Roads Organization (BRO) Lt Gen Rajeev Choudhary received the award. It has been built by the Border Roads Organization over a period of about 10 years by penetrating the Pir Panjal peaks of the…

In the cabinet meeting held under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur, it was decided to remove the night curfew imposed due to Covid-19 epidemic. In addition, people are allowed to participate in outdoor and indoor social, religious, cultural, political and other ceremonies (marriage and funeral) etc. up to 50 percent capacity. In the meeting, it was decided by the government to expedite the payment of the contractors and they will be given arrears amounting to around Rs. 270 crore. The contractors were demanding simplification by amending the mining rules from the government. The limit has been fixed for…

Restrictions on construction works in the core and green areas of Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, are going to be removed from the year 2017. City dwellers will now be able to do construction work in these areas. Construction work can be done for commercial activities along with residential buildings. The condition of construction of two and a half storey building in non core area will also be removed. For this, the government has notified the draft city development plan. Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj released this plan prepared by the TCP department on Tuesday at Bachat Bhawan located…

The exercise to strengthen the road network along the international border with China and Pakistan has intensified. Now the Defense Ministry is going to connect Leh directly with double lane road from Kyato village of Spiti Valley of Lahaul-Spiti district. The Border Roads Organization (BRO) has been working for a long time for the construction of this strategic route. After completing the survey at the ground level, BRO has now sent its DPR to the Defense Ministry for approval. The special feature of this route is that it will pass through mostly plains and normal hilly areas. Despite heavy snowfall,…

India defeated England by four wickets in the final of the Under-19 World Cup and won the title for the fifth time. India defeated England by four wickets in the final of the Under-19 World Cup and won the title for the fifth time. Earlier Team India 2000, 2008, Won the World Cup in 2012 and 2018. Himachal Pradesh-born Raj Bawa has broken many records with both his bat and ball in this Under-19 World Cup. He became the highest individual scorer with 162 runs in a group match against Uganda and now also the first Indian to take a…

Naveen Haldunvi, a Pahari language poet, litterateur and thinker of Chhatrauli village of Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, died on Saturday. He was battling a serious illness for some time. On Saturday, people bid him a final farewell with moist eyes. Naveen Haldunvi was born on 24 December 1949 in Panjral village of Haldun Valley of Kangra. This place is presently absorbed in Pong Dam. A total of 17 books of Masters Hindi Prabhakar Naveen Haldunvi were published, out of which 14 books were in Pahari and 3 in Hindi language. American citizen Richardson is doing research on his book…

The need for chilling hours for apple trees in Himachal Pradesh has been fulfilled. The average temperature required for apples is more than 1200 hours. The February snowfall keeps the apple orchards moist for a long time. With the increase in temperature in March, it is considered auspicious to bloom together in apple trees. In the year 2021, apple production was 3.20 crore boxes. In the previous year also, the production of apple has been three and a half crore boxes. The snowfall in the state on Thursday is being considered as a good dose for the gardens. Horticulturalists have…

SIT has arrested another supplier from Ayodhya in connection with the case of poisonous liquor in Sundernagar, Himachal Pradesh. The accused Ravindra alias Ravi is a resident of Salapad in Mandi district. The accused was produced in the court. From here he has been sent on police remand for five days. It is being told that on January 19, he was missing after the death of seven people in spurious liquor. The SIT team had nabbed all the accomplices of the accused, but he had gone underground. After this the police was looking for it. The SIT was keeping a…

In Himachal Pradesh, the contractors have announced to go on strike. All government construction work in the state will stop from February 7. The contractors have taken this decision in protest against non-payment of pending GST amount and strict implementation of W Form rules. Now no contractor will participate in the government tender. Machinery will also not be given to restore the roads closed due to snowfall. This decision has been taken in the virtual meeting of the State and District Executive Committee. Himachal Contractors Association President Satish Kumar Bij said that the matter has not been resolved even after…

The upper parts of Himachal Pradesh are covered in a white blanket of snow. Heavy snowfall has occurred in the upper reaches of Himachal Pradesh including Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu, Lahaul-Spiti, Kinnaur and Kullu districts. Snowfall continues in these areas for two days. State capital Shimla also received heavy snowfall. Traffic is badly affected. According to the report released by the State Disaster Management Center on Friday morning, 677 roads including three NHs Darcha to Sarchu, Granphu to Losar and Shimla-Rampur are blocked for traffic. Apart from this, 961 power transformers and 98 drinking water schemes have come to a standstill. Air flights are also closed in…

Bodies of 2 women have been recovered in 2 bales near Koti on Parwanoo-Shimla Highway. The incident has created a sensation in the area. According to the information, late in the evening, some street vendors informed the Jawali Panchayat head that there are two bales lying on the side of the road, which may contain dead bodies. On this information was given to the police by Pradhan, on which DSP Parwanoo Yogesh Rolta immediately reached the spot with team force and sealed the area. At the same time, its information was given to the forensic team including higher officials. When…

Himachal Pradesh Police Chief DGP Sanjay Kundu said in a press conference in Sundernagar on Tuesday that the police had registered an FIR related to the spurious liquor case on January 19 and have uncovered the whole matter in two weeks. Kundu said that in the case of illegal liquor, all the backward links of the factory caught in Hamirpur were removed and all the ingredients for making liquor, spirits, distilled water, water, bottles, and formulas and materials used and all involved in this business. All of them have been caught. The mastermind of Hamirpur’s illegal liquor factory, Gaurav alias…

This time in January, Himachal Pradesh has recorded the highest rainfall in 11 years. January received 173.2 mm of rain, which is 93 per cent more than normal. The maximum rain has been received in district Sirmaur. At the same time, the weather is expected to remain clear in the state on Tuesday. A yellow alert has been issued for rain and snowfall from February 2 to 4. There is a possibility of change in weather due to the activity of Western Disturbance. On Monday, most areas of the state including the capital Shimla remained sunny. At the same time,…

Central agencies have reached Parvati Valley to investigate the case of blast in a parked taxi (HP-01K-2185) in Jari on Friday night. On Sunday, NSG, IB officers along with NIA visited the spot and collected evidence. All the investigating agencies consist of three to four officers.  The investigation team has taken soil samples from the pit site along with the car which was damaged by the explosion. After questioning Zari and 20 people around, including the car owner, statements have also been recorded. During interrogation, the car owner told that his car was parked for two months. Superintendent of Police Kullu Gurdev…

Police has got another success in the case of 7 deaths due to spurious liquor in Sundernagar of Mandi district. Police have busted the illegal liquor business in a 2-storey house in Balcheri near Loharghat of Ramshahar, the hilly area of ​​Nalagarh. Police have also found empty bottles, bottle washing machines, empty drums and batch punching machines, VRV fools levels on the spot. Illegal bottling of country liquor was being done here. Ramshahar Police has seized the house by registering a case on the complaint of Himanshu Panwar, Deputy Commissioner of State Tax and Excise, Solan. According to the information,…

The rules for getting a new electricity connection in Himachal Pradesh have become easier. Now new electricity connection will be available even without NOC of Gram Panchayat and Municipal Corporation. The State Electricity Regulatory Commission has made a new arrangement for domestic connections up to 20 kW capacity. Now to get a new connection, the consumers will have to provide only identity card and property ownership certificate. Consumers will now be able to apply for a new connection offline as well as online. The State Electricity Regulatory Commission has given this relief to the consumers by amending the Himachal Pradesh…

Devotees have made a record breaking Rs 25.47 lakh cash offerings at the famous Shaktipeeth Chintpurni temple in a single day. The temple trust Chintpurni got this amount from cash offerings made on Thursday. This offering is the highest cash offering since the 1987 temple takeover. According to the information, about three years ago, the temple trust had received cash of Rs 22 lakh in a day, but this record was broken on Thursday. When the temple trust opened the donation boxes for counting on Friday, only 11 bundles of two thousand notes were found from the donation box. Counting…

The Shimla Municipal Corporation will auction the shops that will be left at the Ajivika Bhawan after the allotment to the identified beneficiaries. A total of 12 shops have been reserved for bakers who had units in the old Bakery Building, which was dismantled to build the bhawan.Ajivika Bhawan is a multi-storey shopping complex that has been built to rehabilitate vendors. Equipped with modern amenities lift and parking, the MC claims it is one of the best facilities built for street vendors across the country. . Ajivika Bhawan is a multi-storey shopping complex that has been built to rehabilitate vendors.Apart…