Frequency of landslides increasing in Himachal: Data

According to data compiled by the disaster management department, there has been a seven-fold increase in major landslides in Himachal Prade...
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Horticulture project gives new lease of life to Himachal farmers

Fields abandoned in lower hills of Himachal Pradesh due to wildlife menace and lack of irrigation are now dotted with fruit trees under a horticulture project that provides for composite solar fencing and subsidy on agricultural equipment. Kaihdru village on the Shimla-Hamirpur National Highway is one such village which has come alive with lush ...

Less snowfall, warmer winters: Shimla losing not just its charm but also water source...

Scanty snowfall in Shimla – which now mostly presents a brownish look with dry grass on the hills in winter – also means perennial water sources are not being replenished and there’s a water scarcity

HP cement plants closure: No end in sight to stalemate between Adani Group and trucke...

Over a month after shutting down its two cement plants in Himachal Pradesh on account of differences with truckers, the Adani Group has now spelt out some fresh conditions to resume production at its plants. New conditions The Adani Group has stated that the truckers must agree to run 50,000 km a year and reduce deployment of vehicles to 550 ...

HP cement plants: Adani CEO offers solution; truckers accept HIMCON rate

An end to the impasse over the two Adani Group-owned cement plants in Himachal Pradesh may finally be in sight. A day after group’s talks with truckers ended without any solution, the group management on Saturday said the fleet of trucks engaged with its cement plants in Darlaghat and Barmana is bigger than what it requires. As a potential solution...

Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra enters Himachal Pradesh

The Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Yatra entered Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday morning with the senior Congress leader targeting the BJP-RSS combine and accusing it of spreading hatred, violence and fear in the country. "All the policies of the Union government demonetisation, GST and anti-farm laws were aimed at benefiting three-four multi-millio...

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Himachal: Deadlock between Adani Cement and truckers continues over freight charges

Yet another round of talks between transporters and the Adani Group management to resolve the truckers’ freight rate issue remained inconclusive in Shimla on Thursday (January 12). The meeting was convened under the chairmanship of the Managing Director of the state civil supplies corporation. The Adani management had closed Ambuja Cements Li...

Lohri gift: Cong govt in Himachal Pradesh restores old pension scheme

The Old Pension Scheme has been approved to be restored by Himachal Pradesh's Congress government in its first cabinet meeting The Congress govt said it was a "Lohri gift" to 1.36 lakh employees who currently are under the New Pension Scheme. The Congress party had promised to take a decision to restore Old Pension Scheme (OPS) at the first meet...

Snowfall forecast in Shimla; hotel occupancy likely to shoot up

The local Met office has forecast light to moderate snow in the mid and high hills on Thursday and Friday and a wet spell in the low hills, besides predicting snowfall in Shimla town.

Himachal Pradesh: Sukhu does a balancing act; expands cabinet with 7 ministers

Nearly a month after he was sworn-in as chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu finally expanded his cabinet, on Sunday (January 8). Himachal Pradesh Governor RV Arlekar administered the oath of office to seven Congress MLAs – Harshvardhan Chauhan, Dhani Ram Shandil, Jagat Negi, Anirudh Singh, Rohit, Thakur, Chander Kumar and Vik...

Sukhu inducts 7 ministers in Himachal cabinet expansion

Almost a month after the election results were declared, the Himachal Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday (January 8) went for the much-awaited cabinet expansion and inducted seven Congress MLAs as ministers, taking the total strength of the state cabinet to nine. Chief minister Sukhu along with Deputy Chief...

Himachal: Atal tunnel craze, snowfall in Manali push tourist footfall

Snowfall in Manali, the craze to see Atal Tunnel and no entry to tourist vehicles without bookings in Shimla city has increased the tourist footfall in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district on New Year. Tourists are flocking to Atal Tunnel (Rohtang) and it has increased the footfall in the twin districts of Lahaul and Spiti and Kullu besides snowfal...

Tourists in 400 cars rescued after being stuck near Atal Tunnel for 12 hours

Tourists stranded in over 400 vehicles following snowfall near South Portal of Atal Tunnel in Himachal Pradesh's Rohtang Pass have been rescued, officials said on Friday. The vehicles were stuck after roads became too slippery following snowfall on the Manali-Leh highway and surrounding areas on Thursday. Police teams from Keylong and Manali ...

Adani Group cement plants shut in Himachal: What is the row about?

The sudden suspension of operations at two Adani Group-owned cement plants in Himachal Pradesh has not only left around 25,000 families in the lurch but also brought development works in the hill state to a halt. Even as the government issued show-cause notices to the two cement companies owned by Adani Group on Friday, no solution is still in sigh...

Himachal govt will implement Old Pension Scheme in first Cabinet meet: CM Sukhu

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, Himachal Pradesh’s new Chief Minister, has assured that his government will fulfil with immediate effect all the 10 key poll promises made by the Congress ahead of the polls, with the most prominent one being a return to the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). Sukhu said the government will implement the OPS in its first Cabinet me...

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as Himachal Pradesh CM

Congress leader Mukesh Agnihotri took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister

Thankful to Gandhis, says HP CM-designate Sukku; Rahul to attend swearing-in

Congress leader Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who is all set to be sworn in as the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, has extended his gratitude to the party and the Gandhis for considering him for the post despite his “ordinary” background. “I am happy that I am going to be CM despite being from an ordinary family. I am thankful to the Congress...

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu is next Himachal CM; to take oath on Sunday

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has been named as the next chief minister of Himachal Pradesh by the Congress party. Leader of Opposition in outgoing Assembly Mukesh Agnihotri, who was also in the contention for the top post, will serve as the Deputy CM. A meeting of the Congress Legislature Party took place in Shimla where the decision of the Congress h...

Not in the race, says Congress leader seen as Himachal CM frontrunner

Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, three-time MLA and head of the Congress’s election committee in Himachal Pradesh, Saturday dismissed the speculation about him being a frontrunner in the race for the post of Chief Minister. After a confortable win in the hill state on Thursday, the grand old party is holding deliberations to fill the top post. Apart from...

Himachal Pradesh: Crucial party meet authorises Kharge to pick CM

Among the frontrunners are Pratibha Singh,Mukesh Agnihotri, Sukhwinder Sukhu and Harshwardhan Chauhan

BJP loses in Anurag Thakur’s bastion in Himachal as party hit by infighting

The BJP's infighting in Himachal Pradesh among supporters of Anurag Thakur and JP Nadda appears to have hit the party in the just concluded assembly elections. The BJP lost all five Assembly seats under Hamirpur Lok Sabha constituency, which is held by Union Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur, whereas it won all the seats in Bilaspur, t...

HP polls: BJP suffers setback in three out of four parliamentary constituencies

The BJP, which managed to win 25 seats on Thursday in the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections, suffered a setback in the assembly segments falling under Shimla, Hamirpur and Kangra parliamentary constituencies in the hill state. However, the party put up a good show in the Mandi Lok Sabha constituency. The Congress wrested Himachal Pradesh fr...

In narrow Himachal win, Congress cannot afford to celebrate yet

On a day it suffered its worst ever poll drubbing in Gujarat, the Congress party could draw some solace from its slender victory over the BJP in the Himachal Pradesh assembly election. The tiny hill state continued its tradition of voting out an incumbent government every five years despite Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extensive campaign and ferv...

Himachal: BJP falls to anti-incumbency as Hindutva fails to sway electorate

With all results in, the Congress with 40 seats has won a comfortable majority in the Himachal Pradesh assembly that went to the polls on November 12. The victory has come as a much-needed respite for the party that has been facing defeats consistently in the recent past. But what was it that helped the Congress win in the hill state apart from ...

Kirpal Parmar, the rebel BJP candidate whom PM Modi reportedly called, loses election...

Kripal Parmar, the BJP rebel in Himachal Pradesh from Fatehpur seat, who did not quit the contest even after a reported phone call from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has lost the election. Parmar, 63, who contested as an independent candidate, finished third with just 2,800 votes. The Congress crossed the half-way majority mark comfortably, d...

After UP debacle, Himachal outcome tastes as sweet success for Priyanka Gandhi

A win in Himachal Pradesh saved the Congress party blushes on a day it was swept aside in Gujarat. As the party crossed the halfway majority mark of 35 in the 68-seat Assembly of the hill state, election in-charge of the party in HP, Rajiv Shukla, Rajiv Shukla lauded Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other senior leaders for the leads in the state. Till...
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