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11 March 2026, Wednesday
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Big Picture

Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the 30th Governor of Himachal Pradesh, pledging to connect the state and the Centre.
The state government launched a prepaid taxi service in Shimla and announced a 25% quota for women in Class-3 government jobs.
In a significant ruling, the Himachal Pradesh High Court quashed a government notification on the reorganisation of panchayat bodies.
Amidst political friction, Congress candidate Anurag Sharma was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh.
The meteorological department issued a heatwave alert for an unusually warm March, while also forecasting an upcoming wet spell with rain and snow.
State police intensified their 'Anti-Chitta' campaign, leading to multiple arrests and the seizure of narcotics.
Tibetan communities in Dharamshala marked the 67th National Uprising Day, calling for international support for Tibetan rights.
Hotels in Shimla are grappling with a shortage of LPG cylinders, disrupting commercial kitchen operations.
A youth in Solan killed a leopard with his bare hands following an attack, an incident that garnered significant attention.
The government plans to privatise eight loss-making HPTDC hotels to revive tourism assets.

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Headlines

Kavinder Gupta Sworn In as Himachal Pradesh's New Governor

Kavinder Gupta sworn in as 30th governor of Himachal Pradesh - The Times of India
Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Himachal Pradesh Governor, pledges to connect state and Centre - The News Mill
Kavinder Gupta takes charge as Himachal Pradesh Governor - Tribune India

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Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Himachal Pradesh governor, says post belongs to no political party - Deccan Herald
Himachal CM Sukhu Welcomes New Governor Kavinder Gupta - The News Mill
Kavinder Gupta takes oath as Himachal governor, all 6 stanzas of ‘Vande Mataram’ played for first time at Lok Bhavan - The Indian Express
Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath as New Governor of Himachal Pradesh - The News Himachal
Kavinder Gupta Sworn In as Himachal Pradesh Governor - The News Mill
Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Himachal Pradesh Governor, stresses development in border areas - The New Indian Express
Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Himachal Pradesh Governor, says post belongs to no political party - The Hindu
Kavinder Gupta Takes Oath As 30th Governor Of Himachal Pradesh - Daily Excelsior
Kavinder Gupta sworn in as Himachal governor, says post belongs to no political party - ThePrint
Kavinder Gupta takes oath as Himachal Governor - Tribune India
HP CM accords warm farewell to outgoing governor; Kavinder Gupta to take oath today - The Times of India
Will work for welfare, progress of Himachal Pradesh: Guv Kavinder Gupta - Daily Excelsior
Himachal Governor-designate Gupta to take oath on March 10 - Tribune India

Prepaid Taxi Service Launched in Shimla

CM launches prepaid taxi service from ISBT Shimla - The Times of India
CM launches pre-paid taxi service from Tutikandi in Shimla - Tribune India
Pre-paid taxi fare from Shimla to Chandigarh revised - The Times of India

HP High Court Reverses Panchayat Reorganization Decision

HC slams HP govt over last-minute reorganisation of panchayati bodies; reverses delimitation of gram panc - The Times of India
HP High Court quashes notification shifting Manlog-Badog village to Darlaghat Panchayat - ANI News
HP High Court Quashes Move to Shift Manlog Badog Village to Darlaghat Panchayat - HimbuMail
Himachal Pradesh High Court Panchayat Reorganization Order: Manlog Badog merger with Darlaghat quashed - - Himachal Scape

Youth Cong president flays Centre over Revenue Deficit Grant withdrawal - Tribune India

Government amends Town and Country Planning rules, additional construction in real estate projects to now cost more - Tribune India

Shortage of LPG disrupts hotel kitchens in Shimla - Tribune India

Himachal’s pharma industry rattled by sudden spike in raw material prices - Tribune India
Himachal shifted to top seismic danger category - Tribune India

Hit by private bus, elderly man dies in Una’s Gagret - Tribune India

Youth Kills Leopard in Self-Defense in Himachal

Youth kills leopard with bare hands in 12-minute struggle in Solan village - Tribune India
18-year-old kills leopard with barehand after big cat attack in Himachal Pradesh - The Times of India
Himachal youth kills leopard in Solan village | Tap to know more | Inshorts - Inshorts

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Youth kills leopard with bare hands in 12 minutes after attack in Himachal Pradesh - The New Indian Express
Himachal youth kills leopard after daring 12-minute struggle in Solan village - Tribune India

Substandard bran found in PDS flour supply in Mandi - Tribune India

CBI files FIR against NHAI official - Tribune India

7 gm heroin seized during special drive - Tribune India

Tibetans Commemorate Uprising Day, Call for Global Support

67th Uprising Day: Exiled Tibetan leaders flag China’s ‘cultural genocide’ in Tibet - Tribune India
Dharamshala: CTA marks 67th Tibetan National Uprising Day, international leaders voice support for Tibetan rights - Tribune India
Shimla: Tibetans-in-exile mark 67th National Uprising Day, call for global support for Tibets freedom - Tribune India

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Tibet supporters gather in Dharamshala to mark uprising day - Tribune India
Special Tibet Support Groups meeting concludes in Dharamshala, 120 representatives from 32 countries participate - Tribune India

Class-1 officers too entitled to reasonable tenure, rules Himachal High Court - Tribune India

Himachal Pradesh Faces Contrasting Weather Conditions

MeT forecasts wet spell across Himachal till March 15 - Tribune India, ThePrint
Himachal wet weather spell likely till March 16 as IMD forecasts Rain, Snow and Thunderstorms - Himachal Scape
Heatwave alert as temperatures soar above normal in Himachal - The Times of India

Himachal amends HPLP Act provisions to allow felling of infested chir pines outside 10-year plan - The Indian Express

Hamirpur (Himachal) News: सिटी में आज - Amar Ujala

BJP Shimla MP raises issue of repeated natural disasters in Lok Sabha - The Indian Express

Over 100 from state take part in protest against new UGC regulations in Delhi - Tribune India

Nauni agri varsity hosts tulip & orchid festival - Tribune India

Chamba lit fest begins tomorrow - Tribune India

Ex-Miss India Earth urges women to take advantage of govt schemes - Tribune India

Police, Shimla MC discuss drug abuse, traffic management - Tribune India

14 startup projects awarded ignition grants during summit at NIT-Hamirpur - Tribune India

Referee bias protest rocks women’s handball tourney - Tribune India

Power board employee protest Electricity (Amendment) Bill in Shimla, Dharamsala - Tribune India
Electricity Amendment Bill 2025 protest Himachal: Hundreds of HPSEBL staff, pensioners take to streets - Himachal Scape

Steps to boost eco-tourism discussed at Jalori Jot - Tribune India

FSSAI spreads awareness on ‘Eat Right School’ initiative at Keylong hospital - Tribune India

Petroleum dealers to supply fuel only on cash - Tribune India

Bilaspur boy commissioned as Lieutenant in Indian Army - Tribune India

CM Sukhu misleading people: BJP reacts to ‘anti-Himachal’ remark - Tribune India
Will New Governor Gupta Work to Sink Sukhu Government’s Ship in Himachal? - HimbuMail
Himachal CM Sukhu’s coterie, not Cabinet, running state govt, says LoP Jai Ram - Tribune India

Himachal CM announces 25% women’s quota in class 3 govt jobs - The Indian Express

March 10- India Sends Diesel To Bangladesh; SC Sets Up Appellate Tribunals For WB SIR; Kavinder Gupta Sworn In As Himachal Pradesh Governor - India Today

Tourists and Locals Get Police-run Pre-Paid Taxi Service in the Capital City - HimbuMail

Himachal Intensifies Anti-Drug Campaign

Himachal: 1.2 kg narcotics seized, 8 held during anti-drug campaign - Tribune India
Anti-Chitta Campaign Step-Up: Police Check Over 20,000 Vehicles in 24-Hour Drive, 8 Arrested - The News Himachal

Termination Valid If Job Was Secured Using Certificate From Unrecognised Board: Himachal Pradesh High... - Live Law

Which Tea Town Is Called The Peru Of India? - NDTV

AAP Expands Organisation In Three States, Appoints Co-Incharges In Rajasthan, Uttarakhand And Himachal Pradesh - ETV Bharat

Controversy Surrounds Himachal Rajya Sabha Nomination

Himachal: Plaint filed against Anurag Sharma over alleged concealment of assets in RS nomination - Tribune India
Plaint filed against Anurag over alleged concealment of assets in RS nomination - Tribune India

19 months on, FD holders await money in Rs 4-crore scam - Tribune India

Anurag Sharma Elected Unopposed to Rajya Sabha

Congress leader Anurag Sharma elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh - Tribune India
Cong candidate Anurag Sharma elected unopposed as Rajya Sabha member from Himachal | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
Rajya Sabha polls: Cong’s Anurag Sharma elected unopposed from Himachal Pradesh - The Indian Express
Cong’s Anurag Sharma elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha - Tribune India

1.28 lakh social security pension accounts closed after e-KYC drive in Himachal Pradesh - Tribune India
1.28 lakh social security pension accounts closed after e-KYC drive - Tribune India

South African High Commissioner calls on Himachal Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania - Tribune India
South African High Commissioner calls on Speaker Pathania - Tribune India

Water supply to Shimla city to double from next month - Tribune India

Six more wetlands in HP identified for possible Ramsar tag - The Times of India

Himachal gets extension for completion of pending works under PMGSY–I in Dodra Kwar | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
Kangra gets 43 rural roads under PMGSY - Tribune India
Extension approved for pending PMGSY-I roads in Dodra Kwar: Vikramaditya Singh - UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

Rajya Sabha polls: Independent still in fray, Haryana Congress may move MLAs to Himachal - The Indian Express
Cong govt in Himachal facing instability and internal crisis: Thakur - The Times of India

Residents protest water shortage and contaminated drinking water in aleo village near manali - The Times of India

Upper castes will not compromise on legitimate rights, says Sangathan - Tribune India

Women encouraged to play sports for healthy body & sharp mind - Tribune India

Expired medicines found in forest near Solan - Tribune India

Arrangements for Chaitr Navratra fair at Mata Chintpurni Temple reviewed - Tribune India

Two Partap World School shooters selected for India team trials - Tribune India

Nathpa Jhakri Hydro Power Station hits 150 billion units of cumulative generation - Tribune India

Business disrupted, visually impaired shopkeeper in Palampur threatens to go on fast - Tribune India

Illegal parking, traffic congestion make Palampur’s Shaheed Chowk accident-prone - Tribune India

Over 200 take part in International Women’s Day function at SJVN - Tribune India

Master trainer’s remarkable work to preserve, promote Kangra’s traditional ‘Likhnu’ art form - Tribune India

3-year-old girl crushed under school bus, sister injured - Tribune India

Primary Health Centres in Jawali, Nurpur without doctors, rural medical services hit - Tribune India

Gang rivalries over scrap trade spark violence in industrial belt of Baddi - Tribune India

Founders’ Day celebrated at St Edward’s School in Shimla - Tribune India

Kullu farmers’ body seeks green tax reform for ecological restoration - Tribune India

‘Kohre Se Ladti Dhoop’ play staged in Mandi on Women’s Day - Tribune India

To preserve Mandayali dialect, Mandi writer pens poetry book - Tribune India

Prolonged dry spell a threat to tea, fruit crops in Kangra valley - Tribune India