New Delhi: The Congress on Friday made efforts to mollify former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh after the septuagenarian leader offered to resign from party panels set up to boost preparations for assembly polls scheduled later this year. Party general secretary Digvijay Singh on Friday met Virbhadra Singh in a bid to pacify him. Ahmed Patel, political secretary to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, also met Virbhadra Singh during the...
01:53 AM, Jul 28, 2012
New Delhi: There is more worry for the Congress, this time in Himachal Pradesh. Former Union Minister Virbhadra Singh has resigned from the campaign and manifesto committees for polls in the state. Sources claim that he wants to be named as the Chief Ministerial candidate and has also threatened to quit the party if his demands are not met. Virbhadra Singh will not attend Friday's Congress strategy meeting in Shimla....
09:19 AM, Jul 27, 2012
New Delhi: In fresh trouble for the Congress party in Himachal Pradesh, former Union minister Virbhadra Singh has resigned from the campaign and manifesto committee for the elections. The veteran Congress leader has demanded that he be named the Chief Ministerial candidate by the party. The former Himachal Pradesh chief minister has also threatened to quit the party if his demands are not met. This comes nearly a month after...
11:25 PM, Jul 26, 2012
In a major breakthrough in the battle against tobacco, six states have banned gutka and other tobacco foods. Here is the full transcript of CNN-IBN's Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose's chat with experts over the issue: Sagarika Ghose: Hi there. Good evening. We are focusing tonight on the tobacco product gutka. Now anti-gutka campaigners say gutka is extremely injurious to health and leads to oral cancer. India is the capital of...
10:41 AM, Jul 26, 2012
In a major breakthrough in the battle against tobacco, six states have banned gutka and other tobacco foods. ...
11:59 PM, Jul 25, 2012
Shimla: The World Bank has agreed to provide a financial aid of $ 200 million (about Rs 1,100 crore) to Himachal Pradesh under the 'Development Policy Loan' for green growth and sustainable development of the state. The financial assistance, which consists of 90 per cent grant and 10 per cent loan at interest rate of 0.7 per cent (payable in 30 years) is for the development of industry, tourism, and...
10:49 PM, Jul 23, 2012
Himachal Pradesh attained statehood on 25th January, 1971. The Public Service Commission for the State or was established on 8th April, 1971. One of the main functions of the commission is to conduct examinations and interviews for appointment to various services of the State. Functions of HPPSC - Recruitment of the Candidates I. On the basis of Interview only. II. On the basis of screening test & Interview. III. On...
05:44 PM, Jul 16, 2012
Chopra said that he could not resist a "challenging offer" from the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association. ...
04:43 PM, Jul 11, 2012
Shimla: Heavy rains triggered flash floods in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, leaving one dead in its wake. Eight others are said to be still missing. The people were trying to cross the Som river when it suddenly breached its banks. Meanwhile, 20 others stuck in the flash floods are said to have been rescued. Cranes were deployed to retrieve four vehicles that were trapped in the floods on Sunday. In...
10:24 AM, Jul 09, 2012
New Delhi: The North got a welcome break from the heat on Sunday as heavy rains lashed parts of it including the national capital over the weekend. Punjab and Haryana were 3 degrees Celsius below normal. Narnaul in Haryana received 36 millimetres of rain while Ludhiana received 51 millimetres of rainfall. Himachal Pradesh too received moderate to heavy rainfall. The Met Department has warned of more rainfall in the days...
07:31 AM, Jul 09, 2012
Shimla: One person has been killed while nine others are feared dead after being washed away in flash floods triggered by heavy rains at a village in Paonta Sahib area of Sirmaur District. Four vehicles, carrying members of a marriage party, were trapped in the flash flood due to heavy rains at Haripur Khol village in Paonta Sahib, officials said on Saturday. The vehicles got trapped inside a khud (pit),...
01:02 PM, Jul 08, 2012
Kullu: Hinting at key changes in Congress, Rahul Gandhi on Monday said there is a need to properly define the rights and duties in the organisation, particularly at the level of senior leadership, so that fresh energy and new talent can emerge. "Though the work of people in the government are clearly defined, a need is being felt to define the duties within the party, especially at the level of...
12:06 AM, Jul 03, 2012
Twenty-four hours after a Shimla court charged him with criminal misconduct, Union Minister Virbhadra Singh met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and resigned from the Cabinet. ...
09:59 PM, Jun 26, 2012
The former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister has offered to resign but Congress President Sonia Gandhi is waiting for the High Court order. ...
12:01 PM, Jun 26, 2012
New Delhi: Union Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Minister Virbhadra Singh is all set to resign from the Union Cabinet following the framing of corruption charges against him for allegedly misusing his office when he was the Himachal Pradesh chief minister in 1989. He will meet Prime Minister manmohan Singh at 12:30 PM on Tuesday and hand over his resignation letter. Claiming that he was being framed, Virbhadra Singh said,"Nobody...
11:53 AM, Jun 26, 2012
The corruption case against Virbhadra Singh has given Team Anna more ammunition against the government. ...
08:57 AM, Jun 26, 2012
A CD reportedly contains conversations between Singh, his wife, an IAS officer and industrialists over exchange of money for alleged benefits. ...
11:47 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: Yet again a CD at the centre of a political controversy and this time it's former Himachal Pradesh chief minister & current Union Minister Virbhadra Singh in the hot seat. A Shimla court has ordered that he be charged for corruption in a case dating back to 1989. The CD reportedly contains conversations between Singh, his wife Pratibha, an IAS officer and industrialists over exchange of money for...
08:46 PM, Jun 25, 2012
New Delhi: Union minister Virbhadra Singh is under pressure after a Shimla court framed corruption charges against him on Monday for allegedly misusing office when he was the Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh in 1989. According to the charges framed against the former chief minister, he allegedly granted favours to industrialists. The prosecution had filed a chargesheet in 2010. Sources say that Virbhadra had met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and...
05:56 PM, Jun 25, 2012
Chandigarh: A Shimla court has framed charges against former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Union Minister Virbhadra Singh in a case of criminal misconduct in 1989. Virbhadra Singh was allegedly heard in the CD speaking to some with industrialists to grant them favours. The CDs had recorded his conversations with industrialists during his tenure as the Himachal Pradesh chief minister in 1989. His political adversary Vijai Singh Mankotia had released...
12:46 PM, Jun 25, 2012
