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Shimla, June 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday continued its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past four days in Kinnaur district, which has been entirely cut off following landslides, an official said here.
New Delhi/Haridwar, June 18 ((IANS) Swollen mountain rivers fed by heavy rains destroyed homes and property in many areas in north India even as the monsoon downpour continued, leading to flooding and many rivers rising dangerously. The death count in floods reached 60 while 60,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations following floods and landslides.
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Condoling the deaths in the floods in north India, Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday asked the central and state governments to provide quick relief and rehabilitation to the affected people and ensure travel arrangements for the stranded tourists.
Shimla, June 15 (IANS) The inquiry into the illegal mass tapping of phones of politicians and bureaucrats during the previous BJP regime in Himachal Pradesh is over and the investigating agency Saturday recommended registration of a criminal case, an official said here.
Shimla, June 10 (IANS) Leader of Opposition and former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal Monday blamed the Virbhadra Singh-led Congress government in Himachal Pradesh for the deteriorating financial health of the state.
Shimla, June 8 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh compares his predecessor and BJP leader Prem Kumar Dhumal with Nazi dictator Hitler, the opposition party advises the septuagenarian Congress leader that he needs his wife at home.
Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The political scene in Himachal Pradesh has warmed up once again with the two rivals -- the ruling Congress and the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) -- readying for the Mandi Lok Sabha by-election June 23.
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), May 30 (IANS) Former telecom minister Sukh Ram will campaign for Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's wife Pratibha Singh, the Congress candidate for the June 23 Lok Sabha by-poll from Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh, the party said Thursday.
Shimla, May 25 (IANS) Ahead of the Mandi parliamentary by-election in Himachal Pradesh, a political crisis sparked by the purported resignation of a Congress minister who was miffed with Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh withered away in less than 24 hours.
Shimla, May 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Friday submitted a memorandum to visiting President Pranab Mukherjee, seeking additional central financial assistance to overcome a shortfall of Rs.10,725 crore.
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee was accorded a ceremonial reception by Governor Urmila Singh and Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on his arrival here Thursday on a three-day visit.
Shimla, May 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday termed the purported resignation of Transport Minister G.S. Bali as a "political manoeuvre" to change his portfolios.
Shimla, May 22 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Transport Minister G.S. Bali submitted his resignation to senior Congress leaders as he was allegedly unhappy with his portfolio, party sources said. The minister himself refused to comment on the issue.
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday inaugurated a bridge near the Auckland tunnel here, which was constructed at a cost of Rs.2.52 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).
Shimla, May 20 (IANS) Nagaland Governor and former CBI director Ashwani Kumar will be awarded an honorary doctorate at a convocation of Himachal Pradesh University here to be presided over by President Pranab Mukherjee May 24, a statement said here Monday.
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government would launch an integrated crop diversification programme to bring additional 3,000 hectares under cultivation of vegetables, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Sunday.
Shimla, May 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday inaugurated a hilltop temple in upper Shimla, reconstructed and restored at a cost of Rs.1.25 crore.
Tabo (Himachal Pradesh), May 18 (IANS) Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said more micro and mini hydropower projects would be set up in Spiti Valley to usher an era of prosperity and provide employment opportunities to the youth of the area.
Udaipur (Himachal Pradesh), May 17 (IANS) A 3.5-km stretch of the 8.8-km-long tunnel below the 3,978-metre Rohtang Pass has been completed so far, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Friday.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has turned down an offer from the Himachal Pradesh University here for conferring an honorary doctorate degree on him.
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Monday expanded his team by administering the oath of office and secrecy to six chief parliamentary secretaries at a function in Shimla.
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will Monday expand his team with the induction of five chief parliamentary secretaries and one parliamentary secretary, officials said here.
Shimla, May 11 (IANS) Less than a fortnight after Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh directed the investigating agencies to speed up their probe on charges of corruption against the previous BJP regime, a verbal spat is on between him and arch rival and predecessor, Prem Kumar Dhumal.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal and Law Minister Ashwani Kumar were not the first from in the United Progressive Alliance-II to have resigned on corruption charges. The others who stepped down on corruption charges are:
Shimla, May 10 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Friday said the construction of a Rs.2,300-crore four-lane super expressway from Kiratpur in Punjab to the picturesque tourist resort Manali on the existing NH-21 in the state would start soon.
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) To decongest Shimla and Dharamsala, the Himachal Pradesh government is planning to set up personal rapid transit (PRT) as a green alternative transport mode, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Thursday.
Shimla, May 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Wednesday issued show cause notice to four cement makers for delaying commissioning of five plants but gave permission to Reliance to set up a new unit, an official said here.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), May 8 (IANS) Thirty-two people were killed and 13 others injured Wednesday when an overcrowded bus skidded off a road and plunged into the Beas river, officials said.
Shimla, May 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has requested the central government to provide 5,000 direct-to-home (DTH) TV sets to the state, a statement said here Tuesday.
Shimla, May 5 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh would soon have three new industrial estates to promote industrialisation, an official said here Sunday
Shimla, May 4 (IANS) While 'khap panchayats' (caste councils) in Haryana continue to frown on inter-caste and sub-caste marriages and punish those who do so, marrying outside one's caste is ever so profitable in neighbouring Himachal Pradesh - it'll get couples all of Rs.75,000.
Shimla, May 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday said the state would adopt zero tolerance towards corruption.
Shimla, May 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said the state government would seek early release of Rs.277 crore for afforestation, an official statement Wednesday said.
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 26 (IANS) The central government Friday agreed to sanction Rs.17 crore for strengthening infrastructure in four nursing institutes in Himachal Pradesh, a statement said here.
Solan (Himachal Pradesh), April 18 (IANS) Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Thursday said India would have to graduate to knowledge and innovative research to emerge as a global leader.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) A meeting to evolve a consensus over police reforms and public order called by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Monday proved to be a low-key affair with several chief ministers staying away.
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Monday sought central assistance in curbing cannabis and opium cultivation in Kullu, Mandi, Chamba and Shimla districts.
Shimla, April 12 (IANS) Time cannot wither, nor can age affect his political acumen. This and much more became clear to Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh's critics during the just-concluded budget session of the state assembly.
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's loan liability till February stood at Rs.12,211.59 crore, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Tuesday.
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) In a surprise move, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday withdrew four bills that proposed to increase the salaries of legislators and ministers.
Shimla, April 9 (IANS) The rail budget for 2013-14 was disappointing and did not give sufficient funds to Himachal Pradesh to implement projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Tuesday.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh will set up a judicial academy on the outskirts of state capital Shimla at an estimated cost of Rs.37 crore, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Sunday.
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) The proposed road project to link this Himachal Pradesh capital with the picturesque Spiti Valley has been delayed on account of the failure to obtain forest clearance for it, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Friday.
Shimla, April 5 (IANS) Strange as it may sound, a majority of Class 5 students in Himachal Pradesh government schools are not able to comprehend textbooks meant for students of Class 2. Likewise, students of Class 3 could not read a text meant for Class 1.
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) Cement companies operating their plants in Himachal Pradesh have been asked to lower their retail rates, state Industries Minister Mukesh Agnihotri said Thursday.
Shimla, April 4 (IANS) Justice Ajay Manikrao Khanwilkar was Thursday sworn in the chief justice of the Himachal Pradesh High Court at a simple ceremony in Raj Bhavan here.
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Wednesday virtually turned the tables on the opposition BJP on the issue of mass unauthorised surveillance of telephones of politicians and bureaucrats.
Shimla, April 2 (IANS) The ruling Congress in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday called for redefining of the term "walkout" from the assembly.
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will conduct an inquiry into the purchase of 108 ambulances under a centrally-sponsored scheme by the previous BJP regime, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Monday.
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) The Congress Monday appointed Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as the head of its Himachal Pradesh unit, a party statement said.
Shimla, April 1 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Monday unanimously passed a resolution on school education that the state should be allowed to conduct board exams of elementary classes till a comprehensive policy comes into force.
Shimla, March 29 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Friday witnessed a ruckus over the arrest of a loyalist of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, with the opposition BJP demanding his removal from the chairmanship of a state-run board.
Shimla, March 29 (IANS) The era of freebies is over for the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) - at least during the the two Indian Premier League-6 (IPL-6) matches in the state in May. At the bottom line, it's to do with politics.
Shimla, March 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's opposition BJP Thursday walked out of the state assembly against the refusal of Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh to reopen eight colleges.
Dharamsala, March 23 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA) will not be provided security free of cost by the state government during the forthcoming IPL matches in its stadium here in May, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Saturday.
Kangra, March 23 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh plans to link the Aadi Himani Chamunda temple in the Dhauladhar mountain range with a road and develop it in line with the Vaishno Devi temple in Jammu and Kashmir, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Saturday.
Shimla, March 23 (IANS) Septuagenarian Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh bestowing plum posts on two loyalists has drawn fire as this is being seen as a lack of confidence in the bureaucracy.
Shimla, March 22 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday maintained that it had walked out of the Himachal Pradesh assembly Thursday.
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) The BJP Thursday created a ruckus in the Himachal Pradesh assembly, expressing dissatisfaction over the chief minister's reply to a discussion on the 2013-14 state budget.
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Thursday staged a walkout from the Himachal Pradesh assembly, expressing dissatisfaction over the chief minister's reply to a discussion on the state budget for 2013-14.
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday said the government would try to convince the cement companies to reduce cement prices in retail.
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are set to roll out a red carpet for entrepreneurs.
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) The members of parliament (MPs) from Himachal Pradesh are known for their generosity: three MPs had donated funds from their annual Member of Parliament Local Area Development Scheme (MPLADS) for cloudburst victims of Leh in Jammu and Kashmir in 2010.
Shimla, March 19 (IANS) The issue of allowing private universities to set up campuses in Himachal Pradesh came up in the state assembly Tuesday with members raising questions about the credentials of some of these institutions.
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh are set to roll out a red carpet for entrepreneurs.
Shimla, March 18 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh assembly Monday saw a war of words and wits between the ruling Congress and the opposition BJP over the effectiveness of anti-hail guns to protect crops and apple trees.
Shimla, March 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's loan liability by the end of this fiscal (2012-13) is likely to be over Rs.28,513 crore, and the government plans to fix it by cutting "wasteful expenditure", Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has said.
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday launched the Earth Hour Signature Campaign of the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature-India here.
Shimla, March 16 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has equated the state's police during the previous BJP regime with the German Nazi regime's dreaded Gestapo, the secret police.
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday equated the state's police during the previous BJP regime with Gestapo, the German state secret police during the Nazi regime.
Shimla, March 14 (IANS) Unemployed educated youth in Himachal Pradesh will get a monthly skill development allowance of Rs.1,000 while no new taxes have been proposed in the Rs.21,767 crore budget for 2013-14 presented by Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday.
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) The BJP Wednesday walked out from the Himachal Pradesh assembly over the state government's move to change names of schemes and projects named after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Shimla, March 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's economy is expected to grow by 6.2 percent -- 1.2 percent higher than the national level -- in the next fiscal, the state's economic survey report said Wednesday.
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) The four-laning of National Highway 22 between Parwanoo and Shimla will cost Rs.2,730 crore, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Tuesday.
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Pandemonium prevailed in the Himachal Pradesh assembly on the first day of the budget session as the opposition BJP members protested the speaker's delaying a decision on their two adjournment motions.
Shimla, March 12 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Tuesday accused his predecessor Prem Kumar Dhumal in the illegal mass tapping of phones of politicians and bureaucrats when he was heading the erstwhile BJP government. Dhumal refuted the charges.
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) After an audio cassette was recovered that projected Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh in bad light, the mass phone tapping in Himachal Pradesh has sent alarm bells ringing for his predecessor, Prem Kumar Dhumal.
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government Thursday allowed opening of "ahatas (designated drinking places)" in villages to increase its revenue.
Shimla, March 7 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government will register a case in the mass tapping of phones during the previous BJP regime in the state, Chief Secretary S. Roy said here Thursday.
Shimla, March 5 (IANS) The Congress in Himachal Pradesh Tuesday demanded a speedy probe into the mass phone-tapping of politicians and government officials during the previous BJP regime.
Dharamsala, March 4 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh government has allowed Tibetan prime minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay to use a red beacon atop his official car, an official said here Monday.
Shimla, Mar 2 (IANS) Less than a day after the completion of a probe into the alleged mass phone tapping during the previous BJP regime in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said that the investigation would be handed over to the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau.
Shimla, Mar 2 (IANS) The two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh was expanded Saturday with the induction of Former telecom minister Sukh Ram's son Anil Sharma into the cabinet.
Shimla, Mar 2 (IANS) Less than a day after the completion of a probe into the alleged phone tapping during the previous BJP regime in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Saturday said that the investigation would be handed over to the state vigilance and anti-corruption bureau.
Shimla, Mar 1 (IANS) Another report into illegal phone tapping, allegedly by the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, Friday said 350 telephone calls, mostly of politicians and bureaucrats, were recorded.
Shimla, Feb 28 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Thursday hailed the 2013-14 annual budget as being "pro-hilly states" while the opposition BJP dismissed it as disappointing.
Shimla, Feb 23 (IANS) The first cabinet expansion of the two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh which was scheduled for Saturday has been cancelled and is likely to take place next week, an official said here.
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) Former communications minister Sukh Ram's son will be inducted as a minister in the first cabinet expansion of the less than two-month-old Congress government in Himachal Pradesh Saturday, an official said.
Shimla, Feb 22 (IANS) In swift action against yoga guru Baba Ramdev, the Himachal Pradesh government Friday took back possession of a chunk of prime land allotted to him in 2010 by the then BJP government for setting up his Patanjali Yogpeeth's branch, 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.
Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh's top police official has been transferred after Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh alleged that his phones, along with those of hundreds of others, had been tapped and rooms bugged when he was in the opposition.
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has demanded setting up of new rail projects, especially in its industrial belt of Baddi-Barotiwala, besides expediting ongoing rail projects, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Monday.
Shimla, Feb 18 (IANS) A phone-tapping case in Himachal Pradesh has set alarms bells ringing for former chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, who is being seen as involved in the controversy.
New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) Congress leader Digvijaya Singh lashed out at BJP's Arun Jaitley here Monday for attacking Press Council chairman Markandey Katju over his remarks on Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh met union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram here Sunday and pleaded his state's case for a special economic package of Rs.7,565 crore.
Shimla, Feb 15 (IANS) An inquiry report into phone tapping by the previous BJP government in Himachal Pradesh, in violation of the Indian Telegraph Act, Friday said around 750 telephonic conversations, mainly of politicians and bureaucrats, were recorded.
Shimla, Feb 15 (IANS) After rumours swirled that the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh would appoint a "working" chief minister as 78-year-old incumbent Virabhadra Singh would go abroad for treatment, many ministers asserted that no such thing was planned.
Manali, Feb 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has taken up the issue of restoration of flights to and from the state with the prime minister and the civil aviation minister, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said here Saturday.
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Hoping to boost an economy largely dependent on tourism, horticulture and hydropower, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh and his colleagues are lobbying hard with New Delhi to get central projects and schemes, particularly dealing with infrastructure and connectivity, sanctioned for the state.
