Author: Urvashi Khona

A control room-cum-complaint cell has been set up at the Chief Electoral Office to ensure fair and inducement free elections in the Himachal Pradesh. The New Indian‘s Urvashi Khona speaks with Narendra Kumar , Manager IT Chief Electoral Office HP on the poll preparedness ahead of Assembly polls in Himachal.

Conducting elections in hilly areas with unpredictable weather is never easy.  With just a day to go before elections, the temperature dipped owing to snowfall and rain in different parts of Himachal. It has also made certain areas inaccessible. The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh are wrapped in snow while the lower hills were lashed […]

In Himachal’s Kufri, a hill station situated in the middle of beautiful vistas surrounded by majestic mountains, people associated with the tourism industry like yak owners, snow rabbit rearers and horse riders are split between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress this election. While some hail the Jairam Thakur government for carrying out […]

In the month-long high-decibel political campaigns, an important segment of Himachal Pradesh that hardly finds any mention in rallies and speeches of leaders is its large young population. In capital Shimla, there is a sense of restlessness, unease and worry among young Himachalis who will be casting the first vote of their life on November […]

The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday released its first list of 160 candidates for the ensuing Assembly elections in Gujarat. Chief minister Bhupendrabhai Patel will contest from his Ghatlodiya seat. As per BJP leaders, Patel, an old-time RSS worker, remains the frontrunner for the chief minister’s post if the party retains power. The […]

Teams of The New Indian are traversing the length and breadth and Himachal Pradesh as the hill state goes to elections on November 12 to decide whether Congress could snatch the power or BJP would break the jinx and continue to rule. In the capital Shimla, Assistant Editor Urvashi Khona caught up with Anurag Thakur, the powerful Union minister and son […]

In a step to boost fertiliser production in India, Prime minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate a fertiliser plant in Telanagana’s Ramagundam on Saturday.

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The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is all set to attract voters with music as its leader, and Bhojpuri actor and singer Manoj Tiwari has recorded a campaign song titled BJP ka matlab sewa hai, Delhi ka sewak banaye rakhna.

Garbage politics takes centre stage as both the Aam Aadmi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) get ready for the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) polls next month.