By: Yashwant Rai>
Shimla: For the first time in the history of Himachal Pradesh, the three major political parties of Himachal Pradesh would include issues pertaining to the disabled in their manifestos.

(L to R) Tikender Panwar (CPM), K R Balnatah (BJP), Kuldeep Rathore (Congress) and Ajai Srivastava (SDRS) in a panel discussion organised by SDRS, [...]

By: Satyakam Bharti
Shimla: Finally reconciling with the early declaration of assembly elections in the state, the Congress party in a bid to prove its preparedness for the polls declared its candidates for the three tribal constituencies ahead of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Retaining two of the three sitting MLAs from these constituencies, the All India Congress [...]

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Kullu: MDLR Airlines will become the first civil aviation company to operate a 70-seater plane to Himachal soon. The company has been given permission in this regard by the Directorate of Civil Aviation, and it will be flying Abro RJ-70 place to Bhuntar in Kullu district. The plane will have 64 economy and six executive [...]

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Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has petitioned the Election Commission of India against Himachal Pradesh Board of  School Education (HPSEB) chairman BR Rahi for violating the model code of conduct. The party has lleged that Rahi held a press meet in his office yesterday to influence+ teachers in favour of the Congress party.   Charging him  [...]

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Shimla: Bharatiya Janata Party will kickstart its campaign for the forthcoming Vidhan Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh from the Paddal ground in Mandi on October 18, a  month before the state goes to poll on December 19. Party national president Rajnath Singh  will be present at the rally to set the ball rolling.State BJP chief [...]

By: Kumar Dhiraj
In the recent times, the electorate has increasingly been showing its growing frustration against the political establishment. So some claim to have stopped voting, others still believe there is no option but to vote for the lesser devil. But lately a new class of voters has been in news – people who intend [...]

By: Vividhaditya

New Delhi: In an online poll being conducted by Himachal based citizen journalism website, HimVani.com, BJP stalwart Shanta Kumar is emerging as the preferred next Chief Minister for the state.
The poll has been online for more than four months now. Out of 135 votes, Shanta Kumar has got almost 45 per cent votes (62 [...]

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Shimla: The controversy raised over early announcement of elections in Himachal Pradesh does not appear to subside. Not ready to give up easily, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the state was heading for a constitutional crisis, as while the new Vidhan Sabha would be elected before December 31, the term of the present Vidhan [...]

By: Manish Verma
Large number of hydro projects are coming up in the state because of huge tax incentives and CDM benefits associated with them. These projects utilize local resources like water and land but provide benefits to outside industries, investors and employment to outsiders. What locals get is, agony, apathy and indifference. In my last [...]

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Shimla: Exposing the inhuman conditions in which visually challenged, vocally and audibly challenged students of the special school in Dhalli, near Shimla are living, the Himachal chapter of Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS) has threatened to seek justice from court.
The Society has also asked Governor VS Kokje to step in to the situation [...]