Himachal Pradesh

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s move to sack his Health Minister Vijay Singla not only earned his plaudits on the social media but appeared to have rekindled hope for an embattled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the poll-bound Himachal Pradesh. Not only that, the Punjab police’s anti-corruption branch also arrested the MLA from Mansa […]

NURPUR (HP): The final battle for the ballot is still months away, but trouble seems to be brewing for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the Assembly elections later this year. With an aim to strengthen the party in Kangra district, BJP had awarded its outspoken leader from Nurpur, Rakesh […]

SHIMLA: The Himachal Pradesh Police is seeking the help of Interpol to get a red corner notice (RCN) issued against US-based Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) founder Gurpatwant Singh Pannu who claimed responsibility for hoisting the Khalistani flags outside the state Vidhan Sabha in Dharamsala. “A red corner notice is being issued by the police against […]

SHIMLA: Cheers abound as one of the most famous tourist destinations, especially popular among the riders in the country, is thrown open to the public after the winter chill. The Manali administration on Friday allowed the tourist vehicles to the world famous Rohtang Pass. Kullu Deputy Commissioner Ashutosh Garg issued an order that will allow […]

SHIMLA: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has expelled its Himachal Pradesh social media in-charge Harpreet Singh Bedi from the party after his old tweets demanding separate Khalistan went viral on social media on Sunday. Dissociating itself from Bedi’s views, the official handle of AAP Himachal Pradesh tweeted, “The views expressed by Harpreet Singh Bedi in […]

SHIMLA: ‘Deshdrohi Arvind Kejriwal’ has been trending on Twitter after old tweets of Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) Himachal Pradesh social media in-charge Harpreet Singh Bedi allegedly backing the creation of Khalistan went viral on social media. In three tweets posted on May 23, 3012, Bedi wrote: “Amritsar & declared Khalistan to the world and vowed […]

  SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Police burnt about 160 kg of charas, valued at around Rs 16 crore, at Jarad Bhutti in the Shamshi area of Kullu district on Friday. Director-General of Police Sanjay Kundu, who was also present on the occasion, said that the cannabis was of high quality and its value in the international […]

Shimla: Poll-bound Himachal Pradesh is bracing itself for a political ‘son rise’ of a different kind. At least the Congress thinks so. Former Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh’s wife Pratibha Singh’s appointment as the PCC president on Tuesday has not just paved the way for her rise as a political force to reckon with in Himachal, but […]

  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: Jabna Chouhan from Mandi, who in 2016 emerged as the youngest panchayat pradhan not only in Himachal Pradesh but the entire country, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The decision comes on the eve of the AAP’s planned mega roadshow in Mandi town on April 6, in which, among others, Delhi Chief Minister […]