Everything you need to know about Hamirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Hamirpur: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Seven women and three children, all from Rajasthan, were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur district when their overcrowded jeep skidded off the road and fell into a 500-metre-deep gorge, police said Wednesday.
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's forest department is engaged in a massive project to remove lantana, an exotic flowering shrub that threatens the state's biodiversity, and re-greening the hills with fast-growing native flora, foresters said.
Shimla, April 24 (IANS) Raw uranium residuals were reportedly recovered from a Himachal Pradesh village during digging, an official said Wednesday. The area from where it was found has a history of uranium deposits.
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday.
Shimla, April 8 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi's daughter Priyanka Vadra and lawyer Prashant Bhushan are among 881 outsiders who were allowed to buy land in the past three years in Himachal Pradesh, Revenue Minister Kaul Singh said here Monday.
Shimla, March 24 (IANS) After days of pleasant weather, the cold returned to Himachal Pradesh Sunday with the state's higher reaches seeing a fresh spell of snow.
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) After days of pleasant weather, the cold wave again tightened its grip over Himachal Pradesh Thursday as the state's higher reaches had a fresh spell of snow. However, there was widespread rainfall in low and mid hills, an official said.
Hamirpur, Feb 19 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who has been blamed by the present Congress government for indulging in mass tapping of phones when he was at the helm, Tuesday demanded a judicial probe into the issue.
Jammu, Feb 17 (IANS) A group of half a dozen militants may have succeeded in infiltrating into India in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, army sources said Sunday, adding searches were on.
Shimla, Feb 3 (IANS) Heavy snowfall and rains are likely to lash Himachal Pradesh next week, the Met department said Sunday.
Shimla, Jan 31 (IANS) A 50-year-old man has been arrested in Himachal Pradesh for allegedly raping his 17-year-old mentally impaired daughter, police said Thursday.
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Friday sought liberal financial assistance from the central government for developing water resource infrastructure in the state.
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) The opposition Congress drubbed the BJP in Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, winning 36 out of 68 seats Thursday, prompting tens and thousands of its workers to go into celebration mode - dancing to drums and trumpets.
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) The Congress party Thursday claimed it has the numbers for a majority in the Himachal Pradesh assembly and form the next government in the state.
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) The Congress Thursday wrested power in Himachal Pradesh by getting a simple majority in the state assembly, with its candidates winning 36 of the 68 seats.
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) Former BJP MP Suresh Chandel, who went into hibernation for seven years after the cash-for-query scandal in parliament, was Thursday defeated in the Himachal Pradesh election.
Shimla, Dec 20 (IANS) The Congress was Thursday set to return to power in Himachal Pradesh, with its candidates winning three seats and leading in more than 35 of the 68 seats.
Shimla, Dec 1 (IANS) The remote Lahaul and Spiti district, in Himachal Pradesh has no case of AIDS and HIV, a health official said here Saturday.
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Accusing the government of ignoring farmers' issues, families of farmers who committed suicide and agricultural activists Wednesday demanded a joint session of parliament on agricultural crisis.
Shimla, Nov 17 (IANS) After hectic campaigning to woo the electorate ahead of the Nov 4 assembly elections, prospective candidates are asking families of military and paramilitary personnel in the state to ensure the timely return of ballot papers through post.
Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has registered a voter turnout of 73.92 percent in the Nov 4 assembly elections instead of 75 percent as reported earlier, the Election Commission (EC) said here Tuesday, scaling down the figures after final checkup.
Shimla, Nov 6 (IANS) Forty electors in Himachal Pradesh rejected all the candidates for the assembly polls and went away without voting, an official said here Tuesday.
New Delhi, Nov.4 (ANI): The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Sunday said that 73 per cent polling was recorded till 5 p.m. in the single-phased election to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh State Assembly, and added that this figure was likely to change as final voter percentage figures were still to come in.
Shimla, Nov.4 (ANI): Over 68 per cent polling was reported and recorded till 5 p.m. on Sunday in the single-phased election to the 68-member Himachal Pradesh State Assembly.
Shimla/Manali/Hamirpur/Palampur, Nov.4 (ANI): A moderate 30 percent polling was recorded till noon on Sunday in elections for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh State Assembly.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh recorded over 60 percent voter turnout by 3 p.m. Sunday after a sluggish start to polling in the 68 state assembly constituencies.
Hamirpur/Shimla/Palampur, Nov.4 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress Party on Sunday exuded confidence about forming respective governments in Himachal Pradesh,where voters are casting their ballots till 5 p.m.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh recorded nearly 30 percent voter turnout by 12 noon Sunday after a sluggish start to polling in the 68 state assembly constituencies.
Shimla, Nov 4 (IANS) The polling for the 68 seats of Himachal Pradesh assembly began amid tight security Sunday.
Shimla, Oct 28 (IANS) He went into hibernation for seven years after the cash-for-query scandal in parliament surfaced. But he's out in the field again as a BJP candidate for the Nov 4 Himachal Pradesh assembly polls, notwithstanding the strong public sentiments against corruption.
Shimla, Oct 27 (IANS) Defending party president Nitin Gadkari against graft charges, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj Saturday said he was "innocent" and asked government to go ahead with a probe.
Shimla, Oct 26 (IANS) Seven-time Congress legislator Vidya Stokes is determined to defeat her Communist nephew Rakesh Singha. They are not the only warring family members in the Himachal Pradesh elections.
Shimla/Hamirpur, Oct 14 (IANS) Politics may still be a distant destination for sons of Himachal Pradesh veteran politicians, but they have already taken the road much travelled to politics while campaigning for their fathers.
Shimla, Sep 28 (IANS) There is turmoil in the ruling BJP and the Congress party - Himachal Pradesh's two main parties -- over the allocation of party ticket for the coming assembly elections.
Shimla, Sep 22 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has identified the site for setting up a spice park, sanctioned by the central government, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said Saturday.
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) The shutdown called by the opposition against the central government's economic measures Thursday got a partial response in the BJP-ruled Himachal Pradesh with buses and trains running normally.
Shimla, Sep 20 (IANS) Commercial establishments were closed in parts of Himachal Pradesh Thursday following the opposition sponsored nationwide shutdown.
Shimla, Sep 18 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell Tuesday due to widespread rain with Hamirpur town recording the highest amount - 164 mm - in the state, the met office said. More rains are in store.
Shimla, Sep 4 (IANS) Two people have died in Himachal Pradesh of scrub typhus, a disease caused by the bite of an infected mite, an official said here Tuesday. With these deaths, the toll in the state due to the disease increased to three this year.
Kullu, Aug 15 (IANS) Pistol shooter Vijay Kumar was Wednesday honoured by Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal for winning an Olympic silver medal.
Former BJP President Rajnath Singh has criticizes UPA government for its failure on all front and said that now people of India want to get rid of it.
Hamirpur, Aug 11 (ANI): London Olympics silver medal winning shooter Vijay Kumar was on Saturday received a rousing welcome from his friends, family members and fans at his hometown in Himachal Pradesh's Hamirpur District.
Shimla, Aug 8 (IANS) Olympic silver medalist pistol shooter Vijay Kumar deserved the country's topmost award for a sportsperson, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here Wednesday.
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 7 (IANS) Information and communications technology company Huawei India Tuesday launched its computer education programme in this town as part of corporate social responsibility.
Harsour (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 4 (IANS) It was a disappointment that later turned into a big celebration in this nondescript village.
Shimla, Aug 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will provide solar lamps at pastoral settlements in non-electrified villages, an official said here Friday.
Shimla, July 8 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rains in the next 24 hours, an official said Sunday.
Shimla, July 5 (IANS) Widespread rains caused a sharp fall in temperatures across Himachal Pradesh Thursday with Gaggal town recording the highest rainfall of 152 mm in the state, the weather office here said.
Shimla/Bhoraj, July 5 (IANS) Pine needles, a major cause of forest fires in Himachal Pradesh, are now helping villagers earn money.
Shimla, July 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh plans to start a helicopter taxi service to the Aadi Himani Chamunda temple located in the Dhauladhar mountain range in Kangra district.
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh Thursday observed a statewide shutdown on the increase in petrol prices, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal walked his way to office to protest against the recent hike.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Temperatures across Himachal Pradesh fell slightly Saturday after snow and rains in some parts. More showers have been forecast.
Shimla, April 20 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are likely to experience more thundershowers and snow in the next two days after a spell of dry weather, the meteorological department said Friday.
Shimla, April 19 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh Thursday refuted allegations that the state government wanted to take possession of Shimla's Annandale ground for constructing a multipurpose stadium.
Shimla/New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) In a snub to his own party's government in Himachal Pradesh, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national vice president Shanta Kumar Wednesday said 'national security is more important than a cricket ground', alluding to the alleged government move to dispossess the army of the Annadale ground in Shimla.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh unit of the Congress Tuesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of being "in league with the land mafia" in the state.
Shimla, April 17 (IANS) When a public relations officer of the Indian Army issued a routine official press note on the strategic significance of the Annandale ground in Shimla, little did he realise that an attachment, which he inadvertently sent along with the e-mail, would explode into a major controversy.
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) Three people, including a woman, were killed and 26 injured when a private bus skidded off the road and rolled down the hill near Hamirpur town in Himachal Pradesh Thursday, police said.
Shimla, April 10 (IANS) Union Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Himachal Pradesh Congress leader Virbhadra Singh Tuesday asked the party high command to declare the chief ministerial candidate before assembly elections in the state later this year.
Hamirpur, Feb 18 (ANI): Former Samajwadi Party leader and Rashtriya Lokmanch party founder Amar Singh here on Saturday fell off a helicopter while getting off it while it was making an emergency landing.
New Delhi/ Hamirpur/, Feb 16 (ANI): Congress leader Renuka Chaudharyas said that the prospect of any post-poll alliance with the Samajwadi Party (SP) is premature, as polling in Uttar Pradesh is still on.
NOIDA (Uttar Pradesh), Feb.8 (ANI): The Amity School of Engineering and Technology kickstarted a two-day National Conference on advances in computer science and technology at its campus here on Tuesday.
Shimla, Dec.26 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal flagged off the free ambulance service over the weekend.
Shimla, Oct.5 (ANI): The Government of Himachal Pradesh has taken the initiave to provide a range of government-related services and informations to the public through the mobile network which is one of the easiest and quickest forms of governance.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (ANI): Union Minister for Steel Virbhadra Singh on Friday accused Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal of using a CD, to file a corruption case against him.
Zirakpur (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) The Punjab Police Thursday arrested three men who abducted a young couple on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway early morning. While the husband was freed by the kidnappers, the wife was held for ransom by them.
Zirakpur (Punjab), May 21 (IANS) A young married couple was kidnapped by three armed men on the Chandigarh-Delhi highway Thursday, police said. While the husband was freed by the kidnappers, the wife was being held for ransom.
Lucknow, May 20 (IANS) Principals and teachers of around 105 government-run schools in Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district will face action for irregularities in the mid-day meal (MDM) scheme, an official said Wednesday.
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Kaul Singh Thakur Monday ruled out his resignation in the wake of the party's poor performance in parliamentary elections in the hill state.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh, which won three of the four Lok Sabha seats in the hill state Saturday, attributed its victory to good governance and its development plank.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's son and sitting Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Anurag Thakur has won the state's Hamirpur parliamentary constituency, a poll official said Saturday.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which was earlier leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh, started trailing in one seat as counting of votes progressed Saturday, a poll official said.
Shimla, May 16 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was leading in all the four parliamentary constituencies of Himachal Pradesh as counting of votes cast for the Lok Sabha election was underway Saturday, a poll official said.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh registered an over 58 percent voter turnout in its four Lok Sabha constituencies that went to the polls Wednesday.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh saw over 55 percent voting for its four Lok Sabha seats that went to polls Wednesday.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh recorded nearly 35 percent voter turnout by 1.30 p.m. Wednesday after a sluggish start to polling in the four parliamentary constituencies.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Thirteen percent of the voters in Himachal Pradesh turned out in the first three hours of polling Wednesday to elect the four MPs from the state, an official said.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) All the four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh went to the polls amid tight security Wednesday in the fifth and final phase of general elections.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 12 (IANS) Unconnected by road, it takes more than two days of trekking to reach Malana village in Kullu valley of Himachal Pradesh. Residents of the hillside village, which has its own ancient elected 'parliament', will vote in the Lok Sabha polls Wednesday.
Kullu (HP), May 12 (ANI): Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi has again slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) last election campaign 'India Shining' whereas Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi trained guns on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's leadership.
Hikkam (Himachal Pradesh), May 12 (IANS) Residents of tribal villages in Himachal Pradesh's picturesque Spiti valley are enthusiastic about casting their vote at one of the country's highest polling stations Wednesday despite snowfall making the region even colder.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh goes to the polls for its four parliamentary seats Wednesday, all eyes are on the Hamirpur and Mandi constituencies. While Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal's son Anurag Thakur is contesting as a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate in Hamirpur, the Congress has fielded former chief minister Virbhadra Singh in Mandi.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 11 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Monday accused the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of being weak in fighting terrorism.
Shimla, May 11 (IANS) The curtains came down Monday on campaigning for the four Lok Sabha seats from Himachal Pradesh that was by and large devoid of din and colour.
Shimla, May 10 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Narendra Modi will address election rallies in Himachal Pradesh Monday - the last day of the campaigning.
Shimla, May 10 (IANS) They have to trudge miles of rugged, cold and inhospitable Himalayan terrain before they cast their vote, sometimes spending a chilly night at the polling station. Yet voters in the tribal belt of Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh have done so year after year with gusto.
Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh), May 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani Saturday termed the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government as the 'mother of all ills' and assured voters that the construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya was still on his party's agenda.
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) Taking a dig at Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Sushma Swaraj, at an election rally in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Saturday, asked him to 'do his homework' before commenting on her party.
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Every true blue Bengali loves to talk of Nobel-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore. And so did Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, except that she went wrong on a fact - to the delight of the Communists.
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) Erstwhile royal and five-time former chief minister Virbhadra Singh of the Congress leads the pack of nine rich Lok Sabha candidates in Himachal Pradesh who have assets worth Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) or more.
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) The opposition Congress Friday met Himachal Pradesh Governor Prabha Rau and submitted a memorandum listing alleged acts of 'omission and commission' by the 16-month-old Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the state.
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) Politicians campaigning in the Lok Sabha polls seem unconcerned about environmental degradation in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, but their voters are so worried about shrinking water channels, declining flora and fauna or increasing air and water pollution that they are asking the candidates some tough questions on green issues.
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) The Election Commission Monday expressed satisfaction over security and poll arrangements in Himachal Pradesh that goes to polls in the last phase May 13.
Kangra, May 4 (ANI): Monkey menace has become a major poll issue for the farmers in Himachal Pradesh.
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), May 4 (IANS) Residents of the rugged, inhospitable areas comprising more than 40 villages here have barred politicians from canvassing. They are boycotting the elections until they are assured that they won't be asked to move out of the Dhauladhar Wildlife Sanctuary.
Shimla, May 2 (IANS) Slamming rival political parties for targeting the Congress' prime ministerial candidate, party chief Sonia Gandhi Saturday said her party was the only one that can provide a stable government under the leadership of Manmohan Singh.
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi will address an election rally at the historic Ridge here May 2, becoming the first national-level leader to visit Himachal Pradesh for campaigning these general elections.
Shimla, April 28 (IANS) Two brothers from the erstwhile Kullu royal family are crossing swords in an electoral battle in the Lok Sabha elections in Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla, April 26 (IANS) The Election Commission has made provisions for special ballot papers that can be read by touch for blind electors who are not conversant in Braille, a senior Himachal Pradesh poll official said here Sunday.
