Senior BJP leader and former chief minister, Prem Kumar Dhumal today welcomed the decision of the Election Commission to retain the dates of elections to the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha. Addressing media persons here today, he said the BJP was even ready for early polls in case the Congress party [...]

Additional District and Session’s Judge, Dharamshla, L.R. Sharma today gave death penalty to Harish Kumar for killing his friend, Vinod Kumar, his wife Meena and their child on the intervening nights of September 27 and 28 at Nandroli village of the Kangra district. The learned Judge had earlier held Harish [...]

Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, India ‘s youngest and fastest growing business conglomerate, today announced its collaboration with One Laptop per Child (OLPC) Foundation, a global alliance to promote e-learning for children. Under the initiative, Reliance ADA Group’s flagship company Reliance Communications would provide internet connectivity, network backbone, logistic & [...]

Hamirpur: Former Himachal chief minister and senior BJP leader, Prem Kumar Dhumal today demanded immediate dissolution of state assembly and imposition of President’s rule for conducting free and fair elections in the state. He welcomed the announcement of the elections adding that it would pave way for the ending of [...]

The election schedule for Himachal Pradesh state assembly has been announced. Now elections will be held in two phases on November 14th and December 19th. While, elections for the snow bound areas will be held on November 14th, for other seats, the elections will take place on December 19th. Three [...]

Dhumal demands elections under the President’s rule. The announcement of early elections to Himachal Pradesh state assembly has been widely welcomed by the people of the state. People feel that the early elections will help them to form the government of their choice in time as they are already burdened [...]

Himachal Pradesh Forest Minister Thakur Ram Lal today formally launched the Swan River Integrated Watershed Management Project, estimated to cost 160 crores of rupees. The Project-launch workshop was held at Bachat Bhawan, where Santoshgarh MLA Mukesh Agnihotri, Una MLA Satpal Singh, Nangal MLA KPS Rana, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, [...]

Tibetan spiritual leader and political head, Dalai Lama has said that it was impossible to achieve the peace unless you have hatred, suspicion and fear in your mind. He said,” Achieving global peace must begin with each person attaining an inner peace first”. Addressing audience at Cornell University, he said,” [...]

Hamirpur: The Sainik Schools will hold an all-India entrance examination on Sunday, January 6, 2008 for the session 2008-09 for admission to classes Sixth and Ninth. Admission test will be held at various centers for all 21 Sainik Schools across the country barring Nagrota, Jammu and Kashmir , which will [...]

Two women living in the out skirts of Kangra town committed suicide consuming pesticides at their residences in village Gurkhari and Soura last evening and died, the Police said today. According to Surender Sharma, SHO Kangra, a 21 year old woman Mala a resident of village Gurkhari who was married [...]