After anti-corruption activists Arvind Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan's expose on Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's land deals, Congress has counter-attacked the Bhushans for buying land marked for tea gardens in Himachal Pradesh. Shanti Bhushan has replied by asking the government to carry out a probe. "Our land transactions are clean. If the government wants to investigate, they can do so," said Shanti Bhushan. ...
03:59 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Shimla: Cycling through the rugged mountain tracks of Himachal Pradesh is on a roll. And this time, the adventurous mountain bikers are not just foreigners. At a nine-day, 438-km long mountain biking (MTB) expedition here last week, 62 of the 75 cyclists were Indians - most of them with white collar jobs in big cities. "Initially, Hercules MTB Himachal used to see mostly foreigners. But for the past three-four years,...
12:01 PM, Oct 11, 2012
Shimla: The Congress in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday demanded an inquiry into alleged purchase of tea plantation land by a trust linked to activist Arvind Kejriwal's associate Prashant Bhushan in Palampur area of the state. "We want an independent inquiry into the land transferred to Prashant Bhushan in 2010 and want the government to explain that how this land was transferred to him," senior party leader and former minister Harsh...
10:15 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Shimla: The opposition Congress in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday demanded an inquiry into the allotment of land meant for tea plantation in the state to India Against Corruption (IAC) leader Prashant Bhushan. It sought a probe into possible violations of statutory provisions and administrative procedures for the land transferred to him in Palampur in Kangra district, some 250 km from the state capital, by the Bharatiya Janata Party government. "We want...
01:19 PM, Oct 09, 2012
Kolkata: After opening its account in Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-election, Trinamool Congress will be looking at a repeat performance in another north Indian state Himachal Pradesh where the party will be contesting on its own in the November 4 Assembly polls, a party leader said on Monday. "Trinamool Congress has decided to contest in some seats on its own strengh and symbol in the election to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh...
03:38 AM, Oct 09, 2012
New Delhi: Activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday attacked BJP leader Shanta Kumar for asking them to include Priyanka Vadra's property in their fight on DLF-Robert Vadra issue, saying the party-led Himachal Pradesh government has the details and it should make the details public. Kumar wrote the letter on Sunday, two days after Kejriwal and Prashant Bhushan alleged that Vadra has business links with DLF and the realty major was benefited...
05:01 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh PCC President Virbhadra Singh, CLP leader Vidya Stokes and former state party chief Kaul Singh Thakur figure in the list of 68 Congress candidates released by AICC on Monday for the November 4 Assembly elections in the state. Virbhadra Singh, a five-time Chief Minister, has been nominated from Shimla Rural constituency. A member of Lok Sabha, Singh had resigned as Union Minister in June, a day...
03:08 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Shimla: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday stopped the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh from distributing free PDS bags carrying photographs of former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. "Henceforth, no bags will be issued to the consumers of public distribution system (PDS) with a picture of any political leader, of whatever stature he/she is," Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath told reporters in Shimla. Sampath was in Shimla with other EC...
09:36 AM, Oct 08, 2012
Shimla: With the model code of conduct in force in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh, the Election Commission on Sunday asked the state government to stop distribution of carry bags, free of cost, to PDS consumers with picture of former prime minister AB Vajpayee inscribed on them. The scheme to distribute free carry bags to 16 lakh PDS card holders, launched on August 15 last, had been put on hold till the...
06:49 PM, Oct 07, 2012
New Delhi: In a clear signal that he will be the chief ministerial candidate for his party during the upcoming Assembly elections in his state, Congress leader from Himachal Pradesh Virbhadra Singh is set to contest the polls this November. With this, the Congress has also broken the practice of not allowing sitting MPs to contest in state elections. The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced that the Assembly...
02:35 PM, Oct 06, 2012
New Delhi: A day after elections were announced to the Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat state assembles, both the Congress and the BJP on Thursday exuded confidence and said they were sure of victory. While Himachal will go to polls on Nov 4, Gujarat will vote on Dec 13 and 17. Results will be out on Dec 20. Both the states are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the...
06:08 PM, Oct 04, 2012
The Election Commission declared dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections amidst a bitter war of words between Narendra Modi and Sonia Gandhi. Kingfisher crisis deepens after talks between the management and striking employees fail over unpaid salaries.. the DGCA report says safety is a serious concern. ...
11:12 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: The poll bugle has been sounded by the Election Commission of India for the states of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh. While the polling will be done in Himachal Pradesh in a single phase, Gujarat will witness a two-phase assembly election. According to the dates announced by the Election Commission, Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 4 and Gujarat will go to polls on December 13 and December 17....
10:44 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 4 while elections in Gujarat will be held on December 13 and December 17. ...
10:26 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission of India on Wednesday announced that the Assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh would be held in single phase on November 4 and the counting of the votes would be done on December 20. Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath, in a press conference in New Delhi, said that as many as 45 lakh voters will cast their votes in Himachal Pradesh for the 68 Assembly seats...
05:25 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Wednesday announced dates for Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections. While Gujarat will have elections in two phases - December 13 and 17, Himachal Pradesh will vote on November 4. The counting for both the Assembly elections will take place on December 20. The dates were announcements by Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath. He said that the model code of conduct has come into...
04:36 PM, Oct 03, 2012
New Delhi: Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh Assembly election dates will be announced by the Election Commission at 4 PM on Wednesday. Campaigning has already started in the two states with Gujarat seeing a lot of action as both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the Congress are leaving no stones unturned to mobilise their supporters. Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi is already touring the state while Congress President...
02:10 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Shimla: Himachal Pradesh on Saturday signed a $100 million loan agreement with the government of India and the World Bank to support green initiatives in the state. The agreement would focus on climate-smart development in energy, watershed management, industry and tourism, an official statement said. The loan agreement was signed by Chief Secretary Sudripta Roy, joint secretary with the Ministry of Finance Prabodh Saxena and World Bank (India) Governance Adviser...
06:03 PM, Sep 29, 2012
Shimla: Eight people have died due to scrub typhus at a hospital in Shimla, the disease caused by infected mites. Other than the 8 dead, 117 tested positive for the disease in Himachal Pradesh. The patients were referred to Indira Gandhi Medical College Hospital (IGMC)her from Solan and Shimla, doctors said. More cases of scrub typhus, a zonotic disease which can be transmitted from animals to humans, were pouring in...
05:21 PM, Sep 23, 2012
Shimla: The death toll in a hospital in Shimla from a disease caused by infected mites has risen to 10, a doctor said on Saturday. Two more people have died due to scrub typhus at the Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, the doctor said. One patient belonged to Bilaspur district and the other to Solan. Scrub typhus is a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite. Its...
03:44 PM, Sep 22, 2012
