Politics

Close to 56 lakh voters will cast their votes across  68 constituencies of Himachal Pradesh in a single phase on Saturday. While the BJP leadership in Himachal Pradesh led by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur worked towards blunting the effect of anti incumbency powered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s hectic campaigning in the state, the […]

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 […]

Amid rising questions over Nitish Kumar government’s policy on alcohol ban in Bihar,  here comes the surprising statements of the Janta Dal United Parliamentary Board President Upendra Kushwaha and Hindustani Awam Morcha chief Jeetanram Manjhi to the media. Kushwaha put the onus of responsibility to say no to alcohol on the general public while Manjhi questioned the […]

The opening of the 9.2 km long Atal Tunnel has proven to be life saving for local businessmen who depend on either tourism or trade of essential items. The New Indian team travelled to the world’s longest Highway Tunnel above 10,000 feet to understand the impact the opening of the tunnel has had on the lives […]