By: Vividhaditya

The year 2007, has been an eventful year for Himachal. It couldn’t have closed on a better note, with the BJP coming back to power, on the expected note. In the history of Himachal politics, no party has ever come to power in successive terms. As now, Mr Prem Kumar Dhumal is back at [...]

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Shimla: The historic Ridge Maidan was witness to another landmark event on Sunday as Prem Kumar Dhumal took oath as the 16th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh after Bharatiya Janata Party registered its most comprehensive victory in the state assembly elections ever.
Swarmed by a huge crowd of BJP supporters, the Ridge, in a way, reflected [...]

By: Gautami Srivastava*
Shimla: Kinkari Devi (75), the bare footed, illiterate environmentalist has passed away. She spent her whole life in conserving the environment of the Himalayan region in Himachal Pradesh and fighting with mining mafia to protect the environment of the region from ruining. She took her last breath in her village Sangrah; district Sirmour [...]

By: V Dogra
“Aur phir kisko jitaa rahe ho?” – This was the question, which everyone was asking till yesterday. “Aur phir jitaa diya?” – This is what anyone - a friend or an acquaintance who met me on the Mall, Shimla, was asking today. Barely three months down the line, the question on the [...]

By: Vividhaditya
New Delhi: The Himachal electorate has thrown the ADR (Association for Democratic Reforms) Report - ‘Himachal Pradesh Election Watch’ (HPEW) - to the wind and have voted for 21 of the 50 candidates that have criminal cases pending against them.
Of the 21 candidates, 19 belong to BJP and two to Congress and one as [...]

By: Ajai Srivastava
Shimla: The state may be far away from the Indian Ocean, but the concern to save Ram Setu can be seen gaining momentum in Himachal Pradesh too. Floating stones, especially brought from Rameshwaram, are attracting a large number of people in Shimla and other places in this hill state. They call it Ram [...]

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Shimla: White Christmas eluded the Hill’s Queen, but enthusiasm amongst the Christian community on Christmas in Shimla was worth seeing. Twenty three old churches in Himachal Pradesh were decorated and members of the Christian community offered prayers. The YMCA, Shimla too organised a colourful function at the historical Ridge Maidan to celebrate the festival with [...]

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Shimla: Some good news for the disabled and disability rights activists. After sincere efforts of Society for Disability and Rehabilitation Studies (SDRS), HP Chapter, the three major political parties of Himachal Pradesh - BJP, Congress and CPM included disability issues in their election manifesto for assembly elections - 2007. This small event has created a [...]

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Shimla: The weather gods were at their jovial best on Wednesday as voters in Himachal Pradesh sealed the fate of 324 candidates aspiring to be members of the next Vidhan Sabha. Compared to 74.5 per cent voter turnout during the last assembly elections, about 67 per cent electorate exercised their franchise this time.

Scenes of polling [...]

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Shimla: Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Anand Sharma had to face some embarrassment when he was refused to cast his vote at a polling booth in Shimla this morning, as he was not carrying his voter identity card or any other proof of identity.
However, the matter was sorted out later as he [...]