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Congress, BJP trade charges

Shimla, Aug. 22 -- Not playing Vande Mataram in the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly on the commencement of the monsoon session on Friday became the latest flashpoint between Congress and Bharati... Read More


House adjourned amid row over 'not playing' National Song

Shimla, Aug. 22 -- The Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly witnessed an uproar over not playing the National Song, Vande Mataram, at the beginning of the monsoon session, leaving the House adjourned... Read More


Himachal set to bring back Diwali lottery after 27 years

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is set to reintroduce lotteries after a gap of 27 years with a Diwali bumper, with an aim to generate at least Rs.50 crore in annual revenue. The dire... Read More


HP monsoon sessionbegins today

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The upcoming monsoon session is expected to be a stormy affair as the BJP will corner the state government on registration of cases against opposition leaders owing to vendetta, cor... Read More


Himachal set to bring back Diwali lottery after 27 yrs

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh is set to reintroduce lotteries after a gap of 27 years with a Diwali bumper, with an aim to generate at least Rs.50 crore in annual revenue. The dire... Read More


BJP to target Cong on 'vendetta politics'; CM demands fact-based debate

Shimla, Aug. 21 -- The upcoming monsoon session is expected to be a stormy affair as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will corner the state government on registration of cases against opposition leade... Read More


High court puts forest clearance proposals for roads in abeyance

Shimla, Aug. 20 -- Taking suo motu cognisance of environmental degradation in fragile and eco-sensitive areas of the state, the Himachal Pradesh high court has expressed serious concern over indiscrim... Read More


81% govt schools in Shimla dist lack clean drinking water, 43% without safety fencing: Social audit

Shimla, Aug. 20 -- A social audit of 444 government schools in Shimla district pointed out that 81% of the schools facility of clean drinking water while 43% are without safety fencing pointing toward... Read More


War of words erupts between Cong, BJP over plan to downsize IAS, IPS officers

Shimla, Aug. 19 -- A day after the Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu announced to further reduce the number of IAS, IPS cadre officers in state to tide over fiscal challenges, Bha... Read More


No Kishau dam MoU unless BBMB arrears cleared: Sukhu

Shimla, Aug. 15 -- Cash-strapped Himachal Pradesh will not be signing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the 422 MW Kishau multipurpose hydro project unless neighbouring states file affidavits ... Read More