The Himachal Daily

Resident Pahari

25 March 2026, Wednesday
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Big Picture

Himachal Pradesh is grappling with a severe financial crisis, leading to political disputes, the passing of a supplementary budget, and the deferment of ministers' salaries.
The state government has passed a controversial bill to impose a cess of up to ₹5 per litre on fuel, sparking protests from the opposition and the public.
Authorities are intensifying efforts to combat the drug menace, with official data revealing 66 overdose deaths in three years and plans for new laws to bar accused individuals from local elections.
A significant surge in cybercrime has resulted in a financial loss of ₹132 crore to the state in 2025.
The mastermind behind the attempted kidnapping of the son of the Chief Minister's Media Adviser has been arrested.
A major public health campaign to eradicate Tuberculosis (TB) is underway, with authorities reporting nearly 100% screening completion and targeting high-burden villages.
The government has conducted a significant administrative reshuffle, transferring eight IAS and eight HPAS officers.
Following objections from Punjab, the state is reviewing its decision to hike entry fees for vehicles from other states.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has challenged the state's waste treatment claims and ordered it to stop the flow of industrial effluents into Haryana.
Weather alerts have been issued for the state, with two Western Disturbances expected to bring continued snowfall and rain.

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Headlines

Himachal Pradesh Grapples with Fiscal Challenges

COVID pandemic, pensions, subsidies wore down Himachal finances: Report | Himachal's pension bill was ₹2,152 crore in FY25 | Inshorts - Inshorts
Himachal Budget session: RDG war erupts as BJP, Congress trade charges - Tribune India
Cybercrime surge: Himachal Pradesh loses Rs 132 crore in 2025 - Tribune India

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Explained: Why Himachal Pradesh Is Staring At A Financial Mess - ETV Bharat
Sukhu economics: In cash-strapped Himachal, Congress CM’s twin response to fiscal strain - The Indian Express
Himachal Pradesh raises ₹41,173 cr loans, repays ₹32,004 cr in FY26 - Business Standard
Himachal raises ₹41,173 crore loans, repays ₹32,004 cr in FY26 - Mint
Himachal raises Rs 41,173 crore loans, repays Rs 32,004 cr in FY26 - Press Trust of India
Claims, counterclaims dominate Himachal Budget debate - Tribune India

हिमाचल प्रदेश समाचार

Industry experts to attend pharma conference today - Tribune India

Himachal Pradesh Imposes New Cess on Fuel

Himachal Pradesh government increases petrol and diesel prices by Rs 5 per litre - The News Mill
Rs 5 fuel cess will hurt farmers, trade & tourism sectors: Himachal BJP chief Bindal - Tribune India
Will Petrol And Diesel Prices Rise In Himachal? What The New Cess Bill Really Means - ETV Bharat

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People express resentment as Sukhu Government passes bill to increase petrol, diesel prices in Himachal Pradesh - ANI News
Himachal Pradesh Assembly clears Bill to impose cess on petrol, diesel - Business Standard
Fuel prices set to go up in Himachal as assembly clears bill - MSN
Petrol, Diesel price today (March 24): Fuel rates to go up in Himachal Pradesh. Check rates in Delhi, Mumb - The Economic Times
Fuel prices set to go up in Himachal as assembly clears bill | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times
Himachal Pradesh Assembly passes Bill to impose cess on petrol & diesel amidst uproar - Tribune India
Himachal Assembly approves fuel cess bill up to Rs 5 per litre amid BJP boycott - The News Mill

Mastermind behind bid to kidnap son of CM’s Media Adviser held - Tribune India
Mastermind of attack on Himachal CM Sukhu’s media advisor’s son arrested - Tribune India

Himachal to introduce scrap policy for time-bound disposal: CM Sukhu - Tribune India

A bridge built by the people, for the people - Tribune India
Himachal Pradesh: Kullu Villagers Rebuild Flood-Hit Bridge Through Collective Effort, Set To Restore Connectivity - ETV Bharat

Himachal LoP Jai Ram flags fiscal stress during meeting with PM Modi - Tribune India

Nearly 100% TB screening achieved in Himachal, 5,000 villages next on target: Shandil - Tribune India
Himachal launches 100-Day TB-Mukt Bharat Abhiyan - The Times of India
287 panchayats declared TB-free in Kangra - Tribune India

Substandard drug alert raises red flag over medicine quality - Tribune India

Himachal Pradesh Confronts Severe Drug Crisis

66 drug overdose deaths in 3 years, 6,200 cases lodged: Himachal CM Sukhu - Tribune India
66 drug overdose deaths in HP since Jan 2023: Sukhu - The Times of India
Drug Abuse In Himachal: 66 Deaths In Last Three Years, 6,246 Cases Of Trafficking - ETV Bharat
66 drug overdose deaths in Himachal Pradesh since 2023; conviction rate in NDPS cases remains low - The News Mill

Army trains 50,000 personnel in drone operations, calls it battlefield necessity - Tribune India

Life sentence suspended, IPS officer Zahur Haider Zaidi posted as IG of Shimla police academy - Tribune India
IPS Zaidi, convicted in Gudiya murder case, transferred as IG Police Academy Shimla - Tribune India

No shortage of commercial LPG cylinders in Chamba district: Deputy Commissioner - Tribune India

Palampur couple under preventive detention for repeat drug trafficking - Tribune India

Standard Operating Procedures to control ‘porn’ imagery dissemination issued - Tribune India

8 IAS, 8 HPAS officers shifted - Tribune India

No UGC member on search-cum-selection committee, Palampur varsity VCs appointment under legal scrutiny - Tribune India

Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile slams ethnic unity law of China - Tribune India

Residents protest delay in restoration of Pathankot-Jogindernagar rail service - Tribune India

Himachal Weather Alert: Two Western Disturbances To Hit HP - Deccan Herald
Snowfall, rain to continue in Himachal till March 29 - Tribune India

‘Over-tourism’ strains HP’s roads, admits CM - The Times of India

A banker cycles to Jot Pass with ‘Quit Drugs Add Fitness’ message - Tribune India

Kabaddi tourney begins at Rampur Hydro Power Station - Tribune India

100 SC equine farmers given incentive kits at Pashu Palak Mela at Palampur university - Tribune India

HPPSC chief, members call on Governor - Tribune India
VC of Jaypee university of Information Technology calls on Governor - :: India News Calling ::

Trainee cop dies after tree falls on him at SSB camp in Kullu - Tribune India
Rajasthan police trainee killed as tree uprooted during storm at SSB camp in Kullu - Tribune India

APG varsity marks World TB Day - Tribune India

Former paramilitary personnel thank CM for constituting welfare board - Tribune India

397 high TB-burden villages identified in Chamba: DC - Tribune India

Dharamsala college hosts annual sports meet - Tribune India

Lawrence School unveils coffee table book on military heritage - Tribune India

40 students leave for nature camp - Tribune India

Investiture ceremony at Army Training Command - Tribune India

Suket Devta Fair begins at Sundernagar, deity Garhpati Nag arrives after 180 years - Tribune India
Nalwar Fair begins at Mandi’s Sundernagar - Tribune India

Parents attempt to sell newborn, abandon baby at hospital in Himachal’s Hamirpur - ThePrint

Himkara turns Himachal prisons into pathways of reform - Tribune India

NGT rejects Himachal’s claim of 100% waste treatment, seeks fresh report - The Indian Express

Himachal Pradesh Home Guard Recruitment 2026: Apply for 700 posts before March 31, direct link here - The Times of India

Contiguity, Distance And Local Convenience Key In Panchayat Delimitation: Himachal Pradesh High Court - Live Law

Entry fee storm: Himachal to reconsider its decision on hiking entry fee for vehicles from other states | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times

Himachal govt to bar entry of people involved in drugs - UNITED NEWS OF INDIA

No complaint from the ‘insulted’: Himachal Pradesh High Court clears Congress leader TS Bharmouri over ‘remarks against PM’ - The Indian Express
Why Himachal High Court refused to punish newspaper editor for ‘defaming’ IAS officer over corruption charges - The Indian Express

Renovated Shradhanjali Sthal, 52-ft Tricolor at Shimla’s Army Heritage Museum - The Times of India

Punjab plans ownership rights for 800 acres of surplus land in Nangal - The Times of India

Kangra MLAs hails CM Sukhu's initiatives focusing to uplift rural economy in Himachal Budget - ANI News
Himachal Governor pays tribute to Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev & Rajguru on Shaheed Diwas - Daily Excelsior

Himachal Pradesh Fuel Cess Sparks Political Controversy

Himachal CM Sukhu defends widow and orphan cess after VAT Amendment Bill passed - The News Mill
HP CM Sukhu defends 'widow & orphan cess'; hits out at BJP after passage of VAT Amendment Bill - ANI News
BJP opposes Himachal Pradesh VAT Amendment Bill introducing widow and orphan cess - The News Mill

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BJP slams HP VAT Amendment Bill: Jai Ram Thakur calls Sukhu Govt budget a 'bundle of lies' - ANI News
HP house nod to ‘orphan, widow cess’ on fuel; BJP walks out - The Times of India

New HP law to bar drug accused from local polls - The Times of India

West Asia crisis chokes global medicine supply - Tribune India

Financial turmoil: Baghat bank crisis deepens, depositors eye legal action - Tribune India

Ex-serviceman opens fire at grandson in Mandi - Tribune India

No progress in Vimal Negi death case even after a year: Himachal CM Sukhu - Tribune India

34 SC/ST beneficiaries provided Rs 1.72-cr enhanced loans in Sirmaur - Tribune India

It’s difficult to protect forest produce in Una, courtesy shortage of guards, vehicles - Tribune India

Barsar to get 15.5 million litre more water daily as Rs 137-crore project in Hamirpur nearing completion - Tribune India

Folk singers from Jammu keep alive tradition of visiting lower Kangra area on ‘Chaitra Maas’ - Tribune India

Hilltop construction in Palampur raises alarm over seismic, environmental risks - Tribune India

NGT orders HP to stop effluents flowing into Haryana - The Times of India

gaddi-community-gets-historic-boost-in-himachal-budget News in Hindi -1 News Headlines Found - UNITED NEWS OF INDIA
Himachal govt gives Rs. 20 Cr boost for Science & Environment - UNITED NEWS OF INDIA