Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 9 At least 12 dead and 35 injured after a private bus fell into a deep gorge in Haripurdhar, in Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Friday. The bus, operated by a private company named Jeet Coach, was carrying more than 50 passengers, including women and children, when […]
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The North News Shimla, January 9 Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has accused the Congress-led state government of undermining the Constitution in the conduct of local body elections, following a recent High Court ruling on gram panchayat polls. Speaking in Mandi, Thakur said the Indian National Congress carries the Constitution across […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 9 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said the state government will study the High Court’s ruling on panchayat elections, raising questions over the relevance of the Disaster Management Act in light of the court’s observations. Speaking after the verdict, Sukhu said the judgment appeared […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 9 In a major setback to the state government, Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to conduct elections before April 30. In its order, the High Court said that the entire election process must be completed in a time-bound manner. The court instructed the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 7 The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Himachal Pradesh president Dr Rajeev Bindal has described a newly passed rural employment law as a “visionary and timely” intervention aimed at linking jobs directly with village development. Addressing a press conference in Shimla on Tuesday, Dr Bindal said the Viksit Bharat […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 6 The Congress party has criticised what it describes as a “hostile” approach by the United States towards India, questioning the central government’s silence and accusing it of pursuing a failed foreign policy. Congress national spokesperson and Himachal Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore said global instability had […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday flagged off a 10-day educational and recreational tour for 52 “Children of State” under the state government’s Sukhashray scheme. The children were sent off from the secretariat in Shimla, beginning a journey that will take them to […]
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The North News Shimla, January 5 The Himachal Pradesh government has announced plans to develop a new city, ‘Him Chandigarh’, near the Baddi industrial area along the Chandigarh border, promising world-class urban infrastructure and services. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made the announcement while inaugurating the state’s first ‘Him Seva Suvidha’ at the Peterhoff in […]
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The North News Shimla, January 5 Members of a visually impaired people’s organisation blocked a key road outside the Himachal Pradesh secretariat on Monday, accusing the state government of ignoring their demands despite weeks of protests. The demonstrators, who have been sitting on a relay protest outside the secretariat for the past 70 days, staged […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 5 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress-led government in Himachal Pradesh of failing to deliver on pre-election promises of jobs, saying young people have been “misled and humiliated” over the past three years. Addressing a Yuva Morcha conference in Nahan, BJP state president Dr […]
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