Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has a history of not repeating governments. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is hoping to break the voodoo of the ruling party in the state with its slogan Raj Nahin, Riwaaz Badlenge (Not a rule, but the custom will change). Meanwhile, the opposition Congress exhorted the people not to change the tradition (of not repeating the government) and to give the party a chance to form a government.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the Bulk Drug Park, which will be built at a cost of more than ₹1,900 crores in Himachal Pradesh.

Himachal Pradesh, besides being a crucial border state, has witnessed interesting voting patterns. It has been witnessing a see-saw battle between the Congress and the BJP.

The fourth Vande Bharat Express will run between Delhi and Amb Andaura in Himachal Pradesh. The train will be flagged off by PM Narendra Modi on Thursday.

A day after senior Congress leader Anand Sharma resigned from the post of chairperson of the Steering Committee for Himachal Pradesh, party leaders on Monday reached out to him. Sharma, who is also a signatory of the G23 group of the party, resigned from his post on Sunday, citing continuing “insults”. According to party sources, […]

The Congress slammed the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Sunday, saying they came to power by defaming the late Sheila Dikshit-led Congress government and are now engaging in corruption. In an exclusive interview with The New Indian, Congress spokesperson Alka Lamba also alleged that AAP acts as a B-Team of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). […]

In a massive jolt to the Congress ahead of Assembly elections later this year in Himachal Pradesh, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma on Sunday said he has resigned as chief of the ‘steering committee’ of the party's state unit citing continuing “insults”

  In a free-wheeling interview, at the backdrop of the captivating Himalayas in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur spoke in length to The New Indian‘s Executive Editor Rohan Dua, Ahead of the state assembly election, later this year, CM Thakur is confident about Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) returning to power. CM Thakur […]

NEW DELHI: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has announced a two-year master’s programme in electric transportation in view of the growing electrification of the Indian transport eco-system. Classes for the first batch of students will begin next month. IIT Mandi’s School of Computing & Electrical Engineering (SCEE) and School of Engineering (SE) have collaborated to […]

NEW DELHI: One hundred school students from across Himachal Pradesh learnt the principles of robotics and artificial intelligence over a period of 22 days to build a fully automated system at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. At the summer camp that started on July 1, students were taught applications of robotics, programming, and artificial […]