Shimla: Congress would elect its chief ministerial candidate in a democratic manner after the polls by holding a legislature party meeting that would be approved by party president Sonia Gandhi, former Punjab chief minister Cpt. Amarinder Singh stated here as he rubbished reports about the party having declared its nominee [...]

Shimla: Questioning the silence of civil society activists about BJP president’s dubious business dealings, AICC member Digvijay Singh said that with directors of Nitin Gadkari’s shell companies having residential addresses in slums, it made for a compelling Slumdogs Millionare Part II sequel story.   Speaking to reporters here he said [...]

 Shimla: Businesses of BJP President Nitin Gadkari’s being clouded for using dubious means, Congress President Sonia Gandhi lashed out at the opposition for inaction against tainted and corrupt leaders. While Gadkari’s second round of election campaign in Himachal stands cancelled today, Gandhi at a rally here said, “I want to [...]

Shimla: Pushing for change, KD Singh, Trinamool Congress incharge for Himachal said that the status quo over BJP and Congress ruling the state in terms at the cost of hindering development in the state would only change if an political alternative party is given a chance to run the affairs. [...]

Shimla: Election din in the hills is not just about local issues as the state BJP government battles five years of incumbency, while the UPA government has put the reform agenda unleashed ahead of the poll announcement on trial. Congress is advocating FDI in retail as a panacea for the [...]

Shimla: Hitting high ground over Himachal election as a referendum on corruption, BJP vice-president Shanta Kumar demanded a judicial inquiry into Robert Vadra deals just as Congress dug out the controversy surrounding Vivekanand Trust with Surinder Singla seeking a CAG audit of the trust run by Kumar and his family. [...]

Shimla: Two couples and the driver of a car were killed on the spot when the driver lost control near an army camp close to Jhakri in Satluj River valley, whereas two children aged 9 and 11 survived, are injured and have been admitted to hospital for emergency treatment. Police [...]

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Shimla: Being in politics, asset value of 54 MLAs re-contesting the assembly elections in five years grew by 172 % and the asset value of 112 election candidates who were also in the fray in 2007 growing by 122 percent showed the wealth being accumulated by politicians that no other [...]

Shimla: Pitching for royalty from the vast forest cover that Himachal has been protecting for ecological concerns, Trinamool Congress (TMC) in its manifesto released here today has advocated scientific forestry and put tackling rampant corruption and high unemployment as it top most priority. Unfolding the party’s vision for the hill [...]