The Himachal Daily

Resident Pahari

23 September 2026, Wednesday
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Big Picture

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• Kullu / Road Tragedy: Four dead, one injured after car plunges into gorge in Anni.
• Monsoon Toll: State records 354 deaths and ₹3,219 crore damages this season.
• Drug Safety: Central authorities declare 62 Himachal-manufactured medicine batches substandard in August.
• Strategic Connectivity: Chamba-Killar highway receives strategic tag, unlocking alternative route to Ladakh.
• Kullu / Hydro Mishap: Police file FIR against NHPC over Parbati-II tunnel water surge.
• Wildlife Conservation: NGT seeks government report on threats endangering Indus river dolphins.

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Headlines

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• Himachal CM Sukhu opens new secretariat, calls it an institutional space - Asianet Newsable
• Himachal CM Sukhu inaugurates new Secretariat extension - The News Mill
• "New CM office an institution, not personal space": Himachal CM Sukhu inaugrates new Secretariat extension - ANI News

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• Himachal Pradesh to sell power in open market, monetise water: CM Sukhu - Asianet Newsable
• Himachal: Reworking power tariffs, eyeing water sale to boost revenue, says Sukhu - Hindustan Times

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• Iran to Palestine, films spanning 33 nations to reach Shimla festival - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Bindal seeks white paper on Kishau pact - The Tribune
• BJP seeks white paper on Kishau Dam deal, questions Himachal’s water rights - The Times of India

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• Himachal: 2 dead, 3 injured in road mishap - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Nautor land grant guidelines must be uniform, transparent, says Governor - The Tribune

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• Himachal: IIT-Roorkee team to probe cracks in Sanjauli houses - The Tribune

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• Stray dogs drag toddler for 25 metres in Shimla - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Rs 20-cr CM office triggers war of words - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Parbati-II faces scrutiny after water discharge - The Tribune, The Tribune

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• Himachal Pradesh power, water reforms target self-reliance by 2032 - The News Mill
• Himachal: IIAS seminar to explore India’s shifting vision of self-reliance - The Tribune

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• Bir-Billing, Indrunag set for major infra development - The Tribune

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• SIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur develop micropropagation protocol for Moso bamboo - The Tribune

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• Garsha Eco Pad Yatra began from Darcha in Lahaul and Spiti district - The Tribune

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• Youth & Nati beats set Baddi University abuzz - The Tribune

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• Nurpur NGO launches 60-day drive against chitta, drug abuse - The Tribune

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• Government neglecting Kangra institutions, accuses BJP - The Tribune

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• Rs 5.5 crore welfare aid reaches 1,425 Hamirpur workers - The Tribune

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• District Under-14 girls’ school sports meet begins in Una - The Tribune

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• Holding back the vulnerable hill at Chakki Mor on Parwanoo-Solan stretch - The Tribune

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• Kullu Dasehra plots up for grabs from October 5 - The Tribune

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• Sports vital for students’ holistic development, says Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani - The Tribune

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• Himachal: 18 years on, Palampur’s multi-storey parking project finally takes off - The Tribune

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• Himachal: From forgotten fort to tourism destination, CUHP charts Guler revival plan - The Tribune

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• Himachal Pradesh University VC stresses need for research across disciplines - The Tribune

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• Guv calls for unlocking HP’s hidden tourism potential - MillenniumPost

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• NGT seeks report from Himachal on threats to Indus river dolphins - The Times of India

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• Himachal: Migrant worker found dead in Nalagarh bushes, family suspects murder - FM Bharat, The Hans India

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• HP: Cong MLA urges govt to hike apple support price to Rs 20/kg - Asianet Newsable

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• Himachal Pradesh wrestler Rishika earns India berth for U-18 World School Games - The Tribune

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• Centre of Indian Trade Unions demands higher wages, 200 days’ work - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Paragliding resumes at Bir-Billing after two-month monsoon break - Hindustan Times

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• Himachal: Must respect institutional boundaries, says governor amid VC appointment row - Hindustan Times

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• Himachal to establish CoEs in state colleges; sets up 7-member expert panel - Medical Buyer

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• Anand Mahindra shares a stunning view from this hill station that looks like the road leads to the end of - timesofindia.indiatimes.com

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Fatal Car Accident in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh

• Four killed, one injured as car plunges into gorge in Himachal's Kullu - The New Indian Express
• Four dead, one injured as car returning from wedding plunges into gorge in Kullu’s Anni - The Tribune
• 4 dead as car returning from wedding plunges into gorge in Kullu’s Anni - Himtimes
• Himachal Pradesh: Four killed, one injured as car plunges into gorge after driver loses control - Telegraph India

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• Himachal Pradesh High Court: Bank Can Recover Loan From Guarantor Without First Exhausting Options Against Borrower - ETV Bharat

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• Himachal Pensioners To Get Up To 30 Per Cent Of Arrears In October - Outlook Money

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• Rathore Seeks Hike in Apple MIS Price to ₹20/kg, Says Growers Struggling With Rising Costs - The News Himachal

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• Biometric Verification, Barcode Scanning for Himachal Police Constable Recruitment - The News Himachal

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• What is ‘frozen-screen UPI scam’ used by fraudsters to dupe people; Himachal police issue advisory - The Tribune, The Tribune

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• After 35 years, Odia tattoo and fading memories help Himachal’s old-age home inmate reunite with family - The Tribune

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• Shimla Mayor directs officials to identify land for housing aggressive dogs within a week - The Tribune

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• Big Strategic Breakthrough: Harsh Mahajan Spearheads Historic Approval for Chamba-Killar Highway, Opening New Gateway To Ladakh - HimbuMail

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• HP NEET UG Counselling 2026: Round 3 applications start at amruhp.ac.in, details here - India Today

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• Power Project Companies May No Longer Be Allowed to Extract Riverbed Materials Without Government Approval - thenewshimachal.com

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• Himachal man booked after ex-wife says he admitted to putting spyware in her phone in Army inquiry - ThePrint

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• Centre to bear 80% of viability gap funding for Himachal air connectivity - The Tribune
• Himachal seeks 90:10 Centre-state funding for UDAN air connectivity - The Times of India

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• Four-day leadership development programme begins in Mandi - The Tribune

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• ‘Kitaab Ghar’ to give Himachali authors a bigger stage - The Tribune
• Kitaab Ghars to widen reach of Himachal authors: Agnihotri - The Times of India

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• Himachal Pradesh University to make students tech-savvy - The Tribune

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• Kangra DC asks banks to improve credit-deposit ratios, expand lending - The Tribune

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• Farm machinery portal opens for Kangra farmers till September 30 - The Tribune

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• ASI restrictions hinder repair of 800-year-old Baijnath Shiva temple - The Tribune

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• CM Sukhu to preside over Ayurveda Day event in Shimla today - The Tribune

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• 62 Himachal-made drugs fail quality test in August alert - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Pinegrove girls beat DPS in soccer - The Tribune

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• North India’s first elevated rotary takes shape in Himachals Mandi - The Tribune

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• Shimla Nagrik Sabha demands permanent fix to stray menace - The Tribune

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• Chamba-Killar-Leh road gets strategic tag - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Bilaspur coach nurtures future wrestlers - The Tribune, The Tribune

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• Road accidents rise by 44 per cent in Hamirpur till August 31 - The Tribune

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• Himachal: Mandi school a boxer breeding ground - The Tribune

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• FIR against NHPC after Parbati-II tunnel leak in Kullu - The Tribune

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• Himachal Governor releases book Human Rights in Kautilya’s Arthashastra - The Tribune

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• Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile calls for protection of rights, cultural identity - The Tribune

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• How and where Kishau project will come up across HP, U’khand - MillenniumPost

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• HPU teachers continue 21-day protest over autonomy, CAS restoration - The News Mill

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• Himachal: Nauni varsity students can now gain Australia university degrees - The Tribune

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• 70 entrepreneurs attend MSME workshop on digital literacy in Mandi - The Tribune

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• Monsoon fury in Himachal: 354 lives lost, over Rs 3,200 crore loss - Asianet Newsable
• Monsoon rains cause 354 deaths, Rs 3,219 crore damage in Himachal - The News Mill

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• UP resident arrested from Himachal for posting anti-national content - Rediff

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• Can’t sack someone over private WhatsApp chats, says HP HC - The Times of India

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• 12th International Film Festival of Shimla to be held at Gaiety Theatre - Garhwal Post

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• Free picnics, AQI below 20, more time together: Remotely working couple in Manali shares 5 things they lov - The Economic Times

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