Tag: Himachal Pradesh

Part Of Himachal Pradesh Road Closed After Cloudburst, Flash Flood

July 25, 2024 admin

Manali Flood: No casualty has so far been reported in the incident Shimla/Manali: A stretch of the National Highway-3 was closed for vehicular traffic following a flash flood triggered by a cloudburst in Himachal’s Kullu district, police said on Thursday. No casualty has so far been reported in the incident that occurred late Wednesday, they…

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Himachal To Build Its 1st Road Using Full Depth Reclamation Technology

July 18, 2024 admin

Roads constructed by using FDR technology are more durable (Representational) Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh: Himachal Pradesh will build its first road using Full Depth Reclamation (FDR) technology in Ghumarwin subdivision of this district, minister in the state government Rajesh Dharmani said here on Thursday. The 7-kilometre Gahar-Naswal road will be constructed at a cost of Rs…

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Himachal Congress To BJP’s “Mitron Ki Sarkar” Jab

June 30, 2024 admin

Chandigarh: The BJP’s allegation that the Congress government of Himachal Pradesh is “Mitron ki Sarkaar (A government of cohorts)” has drawn a sharp rejoinder from one of the people targetted. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’s principal media advisor Naresh Chauhan has questioned what is wrong in helping friends who stand by you in times of…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, March 12, 2024

March 12, 2024 admin

NSA Ajit Doval meeting Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel. Photo: X/@IsraeliPM India test-fires Agni-V ballistic missile with multiple warhead technology under Mission Divyastra In a major technological breakthrough and building in redundancy into the country’s nuclear weapons programme, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the successful test firing of Agni-V ballistic missile with…

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Himachal Pradesh Rebel MLAs’ Case In Supreme Court On Tuesday

March 10, 2024 admin

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will hear a petition by six rebel Congress MLAs of Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. The MLAs — who cross-voted in the recent Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh — had challenged their disqualification by the Speaker. A bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna, Dipankar Datta and Prashant Kumar Mishra will hear…

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In Setback To Himachal, High Court Strikes Down Cess On Hydropower Generation

March 5, 2024 admin

The high court has termed the cess unconstitutional. Shimla: In a setback to the Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu-led Congress government, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Tuesday declared the water cess levied on hydropower generation unconstitutional. With this, the government will have to forgo an annual revenue of around Rs 2,000 crore it was hoping to…

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Vikramaditya Singh’s Big Move As Congress Struggle To Douse Himachal Crisis

March 2, 2024 admin

Shimla: Himachal minister Vikramaditya Singh has sent the Congress leadership in a huddle again after he removed his official designation from his Facebook bio. Formerly identified as the PWD Minister and an Indian National Congress member, his bio now just reads “servant of Himachal”. The Congress government in Himachal Pradesh almost fell after a Rajya…

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Himachal Chief Minister On Cross-Voting By MLAs

March 1, 2024 admin

Mr Sukhu accused the BJP of being ill-at-ease with his government’s performance. Shimla: Some Congress MLAs sold their souls and went against the party ethics to cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha election and they will be made to pay for it by God, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday. “Those who…

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Himachal Pradesh Congress Crisis, Vikramaditya Singh, Virbhadra Singh’s Son, Meets Rebel MLAs, Pratibha Singh Talks Tough

March 1, 2024 admin

Himachal Pradesh Minister and Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh (File). New Delhi: The Congress remains on alert in Himachal Pradesh – a state it almost lost after Tuesday’s Rajya Sabha election loss left its government on the brink of collapse – following reports that Vikramaditya Singh on Thursday night met six rebel MLAs whose cross-voting triggered…

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U-Turn By Virbhadra Singh’s Son Hours After Quitting As Himachal Minister

February 28, 2024 admin

Mr SIngh said he took the decision after speaking to the observers sent by the party’s high command. In signs of a thaw in the infighting-riddled Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress, state minister Vikramaditya Singh has taken back his resignation hours after tendering it. Six Congress MLAs had cross-voted in favour of the BJP…

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