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Una: The facility of proxy voting for service voters has been provided by the Election Commission in the Hamirpur Parliamentary by-elections, according to an official release.
The ‘Classified Service Voters’ category allows for proxy voting for members of the Armed Forces or members belonging to a force to which the provision of Army Act applies.
In September [...]

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Shimla: Dhabawallas in Shimla would now have to provide a Cash Memo for the sale of tea/coffee/cold drinks and other snacks. The order has been passed by the DC Office Shimla to prevent fleecing of tourists.
The dhabas would have to mandatorily put up a Rate List prominently as per the rates fixed by the district [...]

By: Shruti Dube

Rs 2,500 crore were being sought from the World Bank for widening and upkeep of roads in the state, Chief Minsiter Virbhadra Singh had said in Rohru on April 15, Himachal Day, this year. And about Rs 2,000 crore were spent last year on such activities. But do I see that?
Of late I [...]

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Shimla: The month-long Shimla Summer Festival (popular not only in Himachal, but internationally), which kicks off today evening will not be limited to the Ridge ground and will have events in popular tourist places like Kufri and Naldehra as well.
While, the event will have many a cultural programmes, the main attraction, “Star Nights” will be [...]

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New Delhi: After Anuj Sharma brought laurels to Himachal Pradesh by reaching the top three in the famous reality show Indian Idol on Sony, it’s turn for another Himachali lad, Arvind Dhadwal to try out his luck in Star Plus’ Voice of India.
Dhadwal hails from Nagrota Bagwaan. The show, which goes on air on May [...]

By: Surekha Dhaleta
Anyone would mistake this elderly lady to be one of the ‘spiritual Gurus’ - frail framed, adorning three/four rudraksh malas, many necklaces, numerous rings… and many more ornaments. An intriguing question about her jewellery, sets her rolling. “This is my way of enjoying life,” she tells HimVani.
Defying the age barriers and infirmities of [...]

By: Naresh Sharma

Throughout my life, I have been a victim of bitter experience relating to my mother tongue - “Kangri”.  Though born and brought up in Delhi, I still believe I belong to district Kangra,  Himachal Pradesh (HP).  My father came to Delhi from HP before India got independence.  I left India in 1982 and [...]

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Dharamshala: The annual state-level Dharamshala Summer Festival got off to a cold start with not many present at the inaugural ceremony. Absence of any political figures from Congress as well as BJP at the venue left little to be guessed as to why the cultural event evoked little interest. With politicians busy preparing for [...]

By: Jayesh Sravan
Kullu: The Valley of Gods, it seems, is finally awakening to a harsh reality - that of being crowned the cannabis kingdom. The foreigners who went missing from here over the years may never return to narrate their romance with the intoxicating herb, but some locals for sure have decided to beware and [...]

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Shimla: It can well be said that Himachal is becoming the second home to Israelites after the Promised Land itself. No wonder, a village in Dharamshala is called the Tel Aviv of India, or the fact that the Israeli government had recently sent Rabbis to Himachal to not let the ‘boys’ deviate from the faith. [...]