Nervous as the Virbhadra Singh government is about the parliamentary election results, a chief parliamentary secretary (CPS) putting in his papers, a Damocles sword hanging over the chief minister’s head to show performance in the face of adversity and an aggressive opposition baying for the government scalp have only deepened the political crisis in the state.
Shimla: Poll fatigued tourists are staying put till result date as the rush to hill stations is yet to pick up. Post May 16…
Mocked by colleagues, fellow party men, an over–the-top opposition and ridiculed by youngsters like Rahul Gandhi, blue turbonator Man Mohan Singh is probably enjoying…
Driver of a Maruti car is said to have died and three others sustained injuries when their vehicle collided head on with a multi-utility vehicle (HP 63 – 2862) a little while ago on the Shimla bye pass highway at BCS – New Shimla junction.
Of the four seats in the state, highest turnout of 69 percent was recorded in Hamirpur constituency, followed by Shimla at 65.2%; Mandi had marginally less voters at 65 percent and in Kangra it was 64.71 percent voter turnout.
The over 100 year old Shyam Saran Negi, from Kalpa village in Kinnaur district who was among the first voters to cast his vote in the first election after India attained independence in 1947, is also expected to vote on tomorrow, making him a record holder of sorts by being the only person to have voted in each and every election India has held till date.
Shimla: With elections to 105 seats to take place over the last two phases of a prolonged and staggered 9 phased election in the…
Shimla: Faced with an exploding and menacing monkey and langur population in the hill state, it got wild life wardens here in Shimla to…
Rubbishing the story of ‘Modi having started out as a small time tea vendor’ Shinde labeled it as an effort to touch an emotional chord with voters at election time.
