Himachal Pradesh

Shimla: It could be Kangna Ranaut vs Pratibha Singh in the Mandi Parliamentary constituency if the Congress manages to persuade the latter to reconsider her decision to not contest. Pratibha Singh, who is the state Congress president and…

Shimla: A former BJP minister in Himachal today resigned as rebellion erupted in the party rank and file after the top leadership fielded all six disqualified Congress legislators for the June 1 Assembly byelections. The moment the BJP’s…

Mandi: Former minister and BJP leader Dr Ram Lal Markanda today announced that he would contest the Assembly byelection from Lahaul and Spiti as an Independent candidate or on the ticket of another party against BJP candidate Ravi Thakur.…

Shimla: Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur hit out at CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and said he urges the CM to focus on the development of the state instead of lying. In a press statement issued by Thakur, he said…

Shimla: Horticulturalists and agriculturalists have started feeling the pinch of climate change in a big way. While the apple growers of Himachal Pradesh are finding it tough to meet the ‘chilling hour’ requirement of the apple plant and…

The six who joined the BJP are Sudhir Sharma, Ravi Thakur, Rajinder Rana, Inder Dutt Lakhanpal, Chetanya Sharma and Devinder Kumar Bhutto.

Shimla: For three Independent MLAs KL Thakur (Nalagarh), Ashish Sharma (Hamirpur) and Hoshiyar Singh (Dehra), who resigned from the Vidhan Sabha today, it will be homecoming when they join the BJP. They have a saffron background and had…

Their resignation would pave the way for three more by-elections, besides the already announced six by-polls from the constituencies of the disqualified Congress MLAs.

Srinagar: National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the BJP does not have a problem with dynastic politics but has issues with those families that oppose the saffron party. “I proudly say I oppose the BJP,” Omar said.…

Jammu: Union minister Jitendra Singh on Thursday filed his nomination papers from the Udhampur-Kathua Lok Sabha constituency for the first phase of general elections in Jammu and Kashmir on April 19. The notification for the…

Shimla: The fatal landslide that killed 20 persons at Shiv Bawdi in the Summer Hill area on August 14 last year wasn’t caused by a cloudburst, but due to a choked underground water channel and incessant rain, a recent research has revealed.…

Shimla: Suresh Kashyap, BJP candidate from the reserved Shimla Lok Sabha constituency, today launched his election campaign in Shimla district. Kashyap, while talking to mediapersons here, said that the BJP would once again win all four…

कांगू (हिमाचल प्रदेश):  प्रसिद्ध समाजसेवी संस्था हिन्द संग्राम परिषद् इकाई कांगू जिला हमीरपुर हिमाचल प्रदेश  की बैठक संस्था के चेयरमैन अश्विनी कुमार शर्मा कि अध्यक्षता में कार्यालय दंगडी उपतहसील कांगू में कि गई। इस बैठक में राष्ट्रीय…

Shimla: Both Congress and BJP are in a quandary after the Supreme Court (SC) did not grant stay on the disqualification of the six Congress rebels. They are in a fix over the declaration of candidates as the apex court will take a call on…

Mandi: Residents of Lahaul and Spiti have urged the state government to fill the vacant posts of specialist doctors in Keylong and Kaza hospitals in the tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti in a bid to provide better medical care facilities…

Shimla: Former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur here today said that the Congress government was violating the model code of conduct and wanted to gain public support by cheating the people of the state during…

Dharamsala: Three bamboo huts set up by the Forest Department in Dharamsala have not been occupied for the past about two years. These huts meant to promote eco-tourism in the area during the stint of the previous BJP government and…

They alleged that Sukhu has become nervous as power is slipping out of his hands and he is fearful that his "deeds" will be exposed if he loses power.

Palampur: Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu appreciated Congress MLAs from Kangra, who extended full support to him during the hour of political crisis in the state recently. Talking to reporters here yesterday, the Chief Minister…

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (HPERC) has increased energy charges by around Re 1 per unit for all categories of consumers, except for small and medium industries (SMEs) for financial year 2024-25. The…