By: Jyoti Kamal
A tribute to the frontier road builders of India
A road that puts the fear of the Lord in your hearts. Brings about mad panic attacks when you don’t know what you can possibly do to save yourself from plunging several hundred feet off an edgeless road into the abyss below. A road that [...]

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Shimla: Manoj Kumar from Shimla won the men’s 12-km race in the third Great Himalayan Run, organised by Himachal Pradesh Athletic Association and the Department of Tourism, Youth Services and Sports. More than 2,000 participants from all over the country participated in the annual event.
The second place in the 12-km men’s race was won by [...]

By: SATYAKAM BHARTI
Chamba: Though voting in the three tribal constituencies of Himachal Pradesh passed off peacefully with around 67% electorates exercising their franchise, electioneering in these far-flung areas did not appear to be uninfluenced by political maneuvering practiced in rest of the country. While booth capturing is something unheard of in these areas, political parties [...]

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Shimla: The first phase of voting for the general assembly elections in the the three assembly constituencies in Himachal Pradesh ended peacefully, with a 62 per cent voter turn out, yesterday.
As per officials, Lahaul Spiti saw a maximum voter turnout of 73 per cent voting, followed by Bharmour, where there was 61 per cent voting [...]

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Shimla: Campaigning in the three tribal constituencies of Bharmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul & Spiti came to an end on Monday evening. For the first time, these assembly segments got considerable attention from major party leaders as was evident in hectic campaigning both by BJP and Congress stalwarts.
While chief minister Virbhadra Singh led the Congress brigade [...]

By: SATYAKAM BHARTI
Shimla: Disclosures made with the Election Commission by candidates contesting the Vidhan Sabha elections from the three tribal constituencies gives an impression that politicians in these far-flung areas are better off then most of their brethrens in rest of the country.
As per disclosure made by Congress candidate from Bharmour Thakur Singh, [...]

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Chamba: Acting tough on officials showing complacency in doing poll duty, the returning officer for Bharmour assembly segment, Naresh Kumar Lath, has suspended three junior engineers. The officials had reportedly failed to attend the meeting of sector officers and magistrates on time.

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Shimla: Bringing alive the worst fear Shimlites have during winters, one person was burnt alive while at least 11 shops were gutted in a fire that broke out in Lower Bazaar early this morning. The cause of fire could not be ascertained, while firemen battled flames for over four hours to control the blaze. Luckily, [...]

By: Vividhaditya
New Delhi: “When everyone wants you to be in politics, it’s the right time to retire,” Himachal’s octogenarian Congress stalwart, Sat Mahajan told HimVani, in an exclusive interview, here.
He said that even opposition leaders were surprised at his move and a very senior BJP leader (name suppressed on request) had told him that “it [...]

By: Hema Dogra
Shimla:  Are the stray dogs in a backward village panchayat of Himachal Pradesh less loveable than the ones in cities or are the former lesser an issue for all those animal rights activists. Hats off to those, who expect the stray dogs in Renuka and Dadahu Panchayats of Sirmour district to walk into [...]