Winter election campaign to be a tough task in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : With neither of the two major political parties in Uttarakhand, the BJP or Congress, having declared the list of candidates for the…
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Court orders setting up of Himachal Pay Commission
byShimla: Having attained statehood in January, 1971 but not having established an independent pay commission was pointed out by the High Court today, with…
Rs 5 Crore cash haul in poll bound Punjab
byChandigarh: Authorities in Punjab have recovered over Rs.5 crore (Rs.50 million) of unaccounted money in cash from various places in election-bound Punjab this week,…
Drugs being used to lure Punjab voters – Chief Election Commissioner
byChandigarh: Political parties luring voters with drugs and liquor in poll-bound Punjab is a “serious” issue, the Central Election Commission said Wednesday. Speaking to…
PPP to pitch Bhagwant Mann against Rajinder Kaur Bhattal
byChandigarh: Going for senior congress leader Rajinder Kaur Bhattal got tuff on Lehra assembly seat as Bhagwant Mann, popular comedian and vice-president People’s Party…
CPI(M) for third front in Himachal politics
byShimla: Setting aside ideological differences, the Communist Party of India (Marxists) today declared intentions of experimenting with a third front for breaking the stranglehold…
Is EC adopting double yard stick in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : The recent announcement of the Election Commission(EC) to hold elections to the Uttarakhand vidhan sabha on Jan 30, may have caught the…
Himachal High Court strikes down ordinance of provisional admission to higher courses
byShimla: Striking down the provisional admission process in universities, technical institutions and other institutes of higher learning, the Himachal High Court today issued stern…
Himachal banking on 12th five year plan to bail it out
byShimla: With the salary bill having spiked up by 25 percent on account of pay arrears, the state finances are in dire straits and…
Shiromani Akali Dal’s second list has Sukhbir Badal enter the fray from Jalalabad
byChandigarh: Ruling Shiromani Akali Dal’s poll readiness has taken opponents by surprise for after having released its first list of election candidates last week,…