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Congress leader and party campaign committee chairman Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday expressed confidence that Congress will return to power in Himachal Pradesh.

Even as Himachal Pradesh voted on Saturday to elect a new government, the Congress is confident that Riwaz Nahi Badlega (tradition will not change).

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 […]

The New Indian‘s Urvashi Khona travels to the remote village of Kufri in Himachal to learn who they’re rooting for this time. The voters of the hill state have never allowed a government run for a second consecutive term. It will be a difficult test for the current ruling party BJP in Himachal, where they’ve […]

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 […]

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.

As the team of The New Indian crisscrossed across poll-bound Himachal Pradesh to understand what the common people seek in these elections, the Maggiwalas of Kullu shared their problems and what they expected from the new government.