In what is being seen as a setback to former union minister and chief minister Virbhadra Singh just ahead of assembly polls, the Himachal Pradesh High Court Friday directed him to face trial in a lower court next week. Allowing Virbhadra Singh, who has been booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act along with his [ Read More ]
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Chinese arrested in Himachal PradeshEight Chinese nationals staying illegally in a Himachal Pradesh village have been arrested and Rs.30 lakh in cash as well as $3,000 seized from their possession, police said Wednesday. The Chinese nationals, between the ages of 20 to 40, were on tourist visas. They were arrested Tuesday evening from Chauntra village near Jogindernagar in Mandi [ Read More ] Constitute pay commission within three months: Himachal courtThe Himachal Pradesh High Court Thursday directed the state government to constitute an independent pay commission, within three months, to fix pay scales of the government employees. A bench of Chief Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice D.D. Sud expressed surprise that the state has no pay commission of its own. ’It’s now more than 40 [ Read More ] |
