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Pilibhit Tiger photo wins award at Big Cats Photo event

Lucknow/New Delhi, Oct 8 (UNI) A photograph of a tiger from Pilibhit Tiger Reserve has won an award at the Global Big Cats Photography Competition held in New Delhi during the Wildlife Week.
The event saw over 1,400 entries from across the world, including 70 from Uttar Pradesh.
Photographer Jitendra Chaware received a cash prize and a four-day stay at Jagir Manor, Dudhwa.
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Two killed, five injured as car crashes into parked truck in Punjab

13 May 2026 | 1:19 AM

Sangrur May 12 (UNI) Two youths were killed and five others injured after a speeding car rammed into a truck parked on the roadside in Punjab's Sangrur district, officials said on Thursday.

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HP: Stream of water will flow through heavy snow in Churdhar hill

13 May 2026 | 1:07 AM

Nahan, May 12 (UNI) Volunteers from the Chureshwar Seva Samiti are working day and night, braving the bitter cold and heavy snowfall, to restore the drinking water supply at Churdhar, a famous religious site in Himachal Pradesh, which has been disrupted for the past six months.

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Congress's false guarantees will be answered in the municipal elections: Himachal BJP chief

13 May 2026 | 12:59 AM

Nahan, May 12 (UNI) BJP's Himachal Pradesh state President Rajiv Bindal on Tuesday accused the Congress of having come to power in the state by giving "false guarantees" and through "deception and fraud" and prophesied that the people would give a befitting reply in the upcoming municipal and panchayat elections.

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Forensic tests confirm drug use, four booked under NDPS Act in Kangra

13 May 2026 | 12:52 AM

Dharamshala, May 12 (UNI) Four persons have been booked under the NDPS Act in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district after forensic and medical reports confirmed consumption of cannabinoid-based narcotic substances, police said on Tuesday.

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Rs 2,687 crore READY-HP project to boost disaster resilience in Himachal

13 May 2026 | 12:49 AM

Shimla, May 12 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday reviewed the Resilient Action for Development and Disaster Recovery-Himachal Pradesh (READY-HP) project and underscored the importance of strengthening disaster-resilient infrastructure and securing livelihoods in the state.

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