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19 October 2026, Monday
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Big Picture

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• Medical Recruitment: State approves direct recruitment of AIIMS and PGIMER specialist doctors.
• Ranji Trophy: Mumbai bowls out Himachal for 140 on opening day.
• Cultural Outreach: CM Sukhu virtually addresses Kullu Dussehra held at Canada's Parliament.
• Public Health: State emerges best performer in nationwide Tobacco-Free Youth Campaign 3.0.
• Nurpur / Drug Bust: Police freeze assets worth Rs 74 lakh in narcotics crackdown.
• Section 118: High Court questions government over 187 land approvals to non-agriculturists.

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Headlines

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• Himachal High Court Upholds Kullu Dussehra Tradition in Dispute Over Official Invitation to Local Deity - www.nationpathindia.com, www.nationpathindia.com

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• Shimla tunnel work in Himachal Pradesh under scrutiny after cracks appear in residential buildings - Daily Excelsior

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• Charging of money for processing FRA claims illegal, guilty to face action: Negi - The Tribune

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• HC questions govt on 187 approvals given to non-agriculturists under Section 118 - The Tribune

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• Pending works in Baghi, Ratnari to be completed in a year: Himachal Education Minister Rohit Thakur - The Tribune

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• House gutted in Pangi valley fire; loss pegged at Rs 20 lakh - The Tribune

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• HP vs MUM, Elite Group D, Ranji Trophy Elite 2026-27 - Commentary - Cricbuzz

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• Una youth held with 16.81 gm of heroin - The Tribune

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• Dalhousie Public School students excel at district science, maths competitions - The Tribune

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• Dehra SDM to hold camp at Haripur every Wednesday - The Tribune

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• Dasehra festivities begin with grand procession in Shahpur - The Tribune
• Hamirpur Dussehra festivities begin with procession, tableaux of deities - The Tribune, ThePrint

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• Chitta network spreads across Palampur, 10 nabbed in a week - The Tribune

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• Prepare tech-based plan to tackle recurring floods, Kullu officials told - The Tribune

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• Fulfil old promises before making new ones: Bindal to Cong govt - The Tribune

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• Dharamsala conference charts roadmap for efficient governance - The Tribune

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• NGT pulls up Himachal officials over monsoon disaster case - The Tribune

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• Nurpur: Police freeze assets worth Rs 74 lakh in drug case - The Tribune
• No Safe Haven for Drug Money: Nurpur Police Secure Asset-Freezing Order - The News Himachal

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• Director General of Police Ashok Tewari urges families to join anti-chitta drive - The Tribune

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• J-K: Himachal governor cautions against attempts to disturb social harmony - ThePrint

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• BJP accuses Congress over lack of women ministers in Karnataka, Himachal - The News Mill
• BJP accuses Congress of “Naari Shakti virodhi mentality” over lack of women’s representation in Karnataka, Himachal Cabinets - ANI News
• BJP accuses Congress of - https://www.indiagazette.com/

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• Ranji Trophy: Depleted Mumbai batting faces Himachal test; Gill returns for Punjab - Mid-Day

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• Why Sukhu bid to redraw Himachal Pradesh after 50 years sets off a storm - The Indian Express

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• 56 Grams of ‘Chitta’ Seized from Woman in Shimla’s Lower Chakkar, Case Registered Under NDPS Act - The News Himachal
• Woman arrested with 56 gm chitta during raid in Shimla’s Lower Chakkar - The Tribune

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• Hamirpur Government College Tops Himachal’s Internal Ranking, RKMV Second and Sanjauli Third - The News Himachal

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• Magnitude 3 earthquake strikes Madhya Pradesh's Khargone - The Economic Times
• Earthquake of magnitude 3 strikes Khargone in Madhya Pradesh - ANI News

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• MTB Shimla 2026 to Bring 100 Cyclists to Himalayan Trails from October 23 - The News Himachal

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• Himachal: Pradhan’s power supply cut for refusing smart meter, threatens to remove poles from his land - The Tribune
• Himachal smart meter row escalates after pradhan's power supply is cut - India Today

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• HRTC to run 29 special buses from Chandigarh for Diwali rush on Nov 6, 7 - Babushahi.com

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• House of Abhinandan Lodha Launches The Ridge in Mashobra - https://safariindia.com/

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• Himachal Pradesh Launches Solar Power Project in Spiti Valley - https://www.usthadian.com/

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• Vol 10 Issue 12 - Himachal Scape

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• HP govt to upgrade medical colleges, stop Rs 1,000 cr outflow: CM Sukhu - Asianet Newsable

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• Over 200 young women attend Durga Vahini event in Himachal’s Hamirpur - ThePrint

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• Himachal Pradesh Government - himachalpr.gov.in, himachalpr.gov.in, himachalpr.gov.in

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• Himachal CM Sukhu expands medical education to curb out-of-state treatment - The News Mill
• Himachal CM Sukhu says medical college expansion to improve healthcare, reduce out-of-state treatment - https://www.indiagazette.com/

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Ranji Trophy: Deshpande Stars as Mumbai Dominates Himachal Pradesh

• Ranji Trophy: Tushar Deshpande rocks Himachal as Mumbai take control, close in on first-innings lead - The Times of India
• Ranji Trophy: Deshpande scalps four to put Mumbai on top against Himachal Pradesh - Rediff
• Ranji Trophy: Deshpande scalps four as Mumbai shoots out Himachal for 140 - The Hindu
• Ranji Trophy 2026-27: Deshpande stars again as Mumbai skittles Himachal Pradesh on opening day - Sportstar

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• Himachal CM Sukhu announces cabinet expansion and reshuffle - The News Mill
• Cabinet expansion and reshuffle before govt completes four years: Himachal CM Sukhu - ANI News

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BJP Leader Shrikant Sharma's Himachal Pradesh Tour

• Shrikant Sharma to tour HP's tribal areas to strengthen BJP organisation - Asianet Newsable
• BJP’s Shrikant Sharma to start nine-day Himachal Pradesh tour - The News Mill
• Himachal Pradesh: BJP state in-charge Shrikant Sharma to undertake nine-day organisational tour from Oct 19 - ANI News
• BJP Leader Shrikant Sharma to Begin 9-Day Himachal Pradesh Tour on Oct 19 - KalingaTV

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Kullu Dussehra Celebrations in Canada

• World-renowned Kullu Dussehra celebrated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa - The Hans India
• Himachal CM Sukhu addresses Kullu Dussehra event in Canada's Ottawa - Asianet Newsable
• Himachal CM celebrates Kullu Dussehra with Indian diaspora in Canada - The News Mill
• Sukhu virtually addresses Kullu Dussehra event in Canada - The Times of India

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Himachal Opens Direct Recruitment for AIIMS, PGI Doctors

• Himachal Opens Direct Merit-Based Recruitment Route for Specialist Doctors from PGI, AIIMS, But Can It Stem Exodus from HP Medical Colleges? - HimbuMail
• Himachal Govt facilitates appointments for PG doctors from Chandigarhs PGIMER, AIIMS, New Delhi - The Tribune
• PG docs from PGI, AIIMS to get senior resident posts in Himachal - The Tribune
• Himachal to appoint PGI, AIIMS PG graduates sans tests, interviews - Hindustan Times

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• WILL WIDER ROADS SAVE SHIMLA OR ENDANGER THE CITY WE SEEK TO SAVE? - HimbuMail

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• Himachal Pradesh raises the survival rate of reintroduced cheer pheasants from 11.11% in 2019-20 to 100% - The Times of India

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• Release pending incentives to medal-winning athletes: Anurag Thakur to Himachal govt - Daily Excelsior

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• Himachal among top states in tobacco-free youth campaign - The Tribune
• Himachal named best-performing state in Tobacco Free Youth Campaign 3.0 - The Times of India

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• No power, no poles: Bilaspur panchayat pradhan’s ultimatum to electricity board - The Tribune

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• Palampur chokes as roads fail to keep pace with traffic - The Tribune

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• MLA Sudhir Sharma questions delay in Dharamsala development projects - The Tribune

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• Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry trains 49 Nepal officials, farmers in horticulture - The Tribune

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• CM Sukhu inaugurates secretariat blocks in Shimla - The Tribune
• CM inaugurates secretariat buildings - The Times of India

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• HPMC set to launch apple cider in market shortly, schnapps in pipeline - The Tribune

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• Hamirpur MC tells architects to strictly follow building norms - The Tribune

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• Strengthen existing administrative units before creating new dists, says Anurag - The Tribune

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• One killed, four injured in Salooni car mishap - The Tribune

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• St Edward’s annual day celebration blends global dance style with tech themes - The Tribune

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• Himachal: On traffic duty, cop crushed between buses - The Tribune

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• Scorpio driver smashes bus windows, mob damages SUV in Solan - The Tribune

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• Sukhu lauds diaspora for Dasehra in Canada - The Tribune

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• Nerchowk college to charge fee for medical fitness certificates - The Tribune

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• 7-day Dasehra festival begins at Dharamsala - The Tribune

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• Pristine forests mountain vistas put Kareri on the map as a potential tourism destination - The Tribune

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• Clear pending grievances, speed up projects, Himachal Minister Jagat Singh Negi tells officials - The Tribune

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• 29 student suicides in three years raise mental health concerns in Mandi - The Tribune

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• BJP in-charge begins state tour from today - The Tribune

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• Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary & the revered hilltop shrine bring together ecological richness & religious devotion - The Tribune

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• Shimla to host national symposium on sustainable agriculture - The Tribune

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• Development at standstill under Congress govt: Jai Ram - The Tribune

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• Traffic snarls expose environmental cost of unchecked tourism in Himachal - The Tribune

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• HP amends Resident Doctor Policy for appointment of medics - The Times of India

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• Domestic sewage, not industrial waste, behind river pollution in Markanda: HP in report to NGT - The Times of India

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• Dussehra effigies from Amritsar in demand across HP - The Times of India

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• Himachal Governor Kavinder Gupta Honoured with ‘Desh Ratna’ Award at Jammu Samagam - Jammu Links News

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• Statue Politics Explodes in Himachal: Holly Lodge and Sukhu Camps Draw Battle Lines for 2027 - HimbuMail

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