Latest Bara Bhangal News & Updates

Kangra, June 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Sunday told villagers, mainly shepherds of Bara Bhangal, one of the remotest hamlets in Kangra district, that he came here to assess the damage caused by recent natural calamities. Addressing a gathering, the Chief Minister said he had come to Bara Bhangal not for any political gains, but to understand and share the hardships faced by the people of the area. He said if politics had been his objective, he would have visite…

Kangra, June 27 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Saturday reached the state’s remotest village, Bara Bhangal, in Kangra district, located at an altitude of over 2,800 metres, by helicopter and will stay overnight. During his stay in Bara Bhangal, Sukhu becomes the first Chief Minister to do so, as previous Chief Ministers had visited but none had stayed overnight.Sheep and cattle rearing is the main occupation of the nomadic locals. Situated between the mighty Dhauladha…