Author: Gopal Puri

  SHIMLA: Congress has appointed former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadhra Singh’s wife and Mandi MP Pratibha Singh as the new president of the party’s state unit. Pratibha has replaced Kuldeep Rathore, whose appointment as the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) chief had come as a surprise for many. Rathore was initially seen a close aide […]

  DHARAMSHALA: The suspense surrounding the closed-door meeting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal with staunch party loyalists who have been with him since the Anna Hazare days, has unnerved political circles in Himachal Pradesh. The meeting held at the breathtakingly beautiful architectural marvel Guleria Villa located at the foothills of the Dauladhar […]

  KANGRA: When BJP national president JP Nadda held a roadshow in Nagrota Bagwan of his home state Himachal Pradesh on Friday, veteran party leaders and former chief ministers Prof Prem Kumar Dhumal and Shanta Kumar were conspicuously absent – from the rally as well as hoarding put up for the occasion. And it was […]

NAGROTA BAGWAN (HIMACHAL PRADESH): Already ahead of their rivals when it comes to technology, Bharatiya Janata Party today upped the game when they introduced QR codes to record the number of supporters brought in by their MLAs and former MLAs for public meetings. The unique manner of mobilising crowds was implemented for the first time […]

  DHARAMSHALA: The dreamy settings of the Himalayas provided a dream setting for the children of the slum areas of Dharamshala in the picturesque state of Himachal Pradesh. They have live classrooms to chat with students of foreign countries on various projects, they have high-speed internet, digital studios, and an atmosphere of a cabinet meeting […]

SHIMLA: Aiming to encourage hotels to adopt environment-friendly and energy-conservation methods, the Himachal Pradesh government has decided to start the concept of green rating of tourism properties. Hotels will be rated on the basis of low water usage through measures such as the use of rainwater harvesting, low-flow toilets, and showers. It will also involve […]

  SHIMLA: Tourists from Delhi wishing to visit picturesque Lahaul-Spiti have a reason to cheer. Now, they can board a direct Volvo bus from the national capital to the tribal district of Himachal Pradesh. The first such luxury daily bus service on the route, the Volvo will be operated by the Himachal Road Transport Corporation […]

  SHIMLA: Tourists visiting Kullu and Lahaul-Spiti districts in Himachal Pradesh will now be allowed to go up to Patseu on the Manali-Leh National Highway. The Lahaul-Spiti district administration, however, will allow only the vehicles of those residing in Zanskar valley on the highway from Manali to Kargil via Shikun La. The Border Roads Organisation […]

  SHIMLA: In a decision that could attract more industries to Himachal Pradesh, the Central government has selected the Baddi-Barotiwala-Nalagarh (BBN) industrial node in Solan district under its Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor (AKIC) project. The BBN node is one of the 32 such areas identified for development in 11 industrial corridors under the Bharatmala Project. The […]

  SHIMLA: Riding high on its landslide victory in the assembly elections in Punjab, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has roped in ultra-marathon runner Sunil Sharma for the elections in Himachal Pradesh. Along with his four ‘friends’, Sharma was formally inducted into the party in presence of Delhi Health Minister and […]