Abhishek Jain relieved from the charge of Secretary Home on directions of ECI
Himachal Pradesh government has relieved senior IAS officer Abhishek Jain from the post of Secretary (Home, Vigilance and Information Technology) on the directions of Election Commission of India (ECI). The ECI on Monday directed to relieve Home Secretaries of six states including Himachal Pradesh. Himachal Home Secretary is also holding
Supreme Court refuses to stay disqualification of Six Congress rebel MLAs, next hearing on May 6
The six Congress rebel MLAs disqualified by the Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly, did not get relief from the Supreme Court of India on Monday on their petitions seeking stay on their disqualification and by-elections process. A Supreme Court Bench headed by Justice Sanjiv Khanna, which included Justice Dipankar Dutta
Lok Sabha elections in seven phases – counting on June 4 , Six rebels to face by-polls in HP
The elections for the Lok Sabha would be held in seven phases and counting of votes would be taken up on June 4. Announcing the election schedule in a press conference at New Delhi on Saturday, Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar flanked by two new Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir
Election Commission of India to announce Lok Sabha election schedule on Saturday
The Election Commission of India would announce election schedule for coming parliament election on Saturday in New Delhi. The Commission in holding a press conference in this regard at Vigyan Bhavan at 3 pm on Saturday, where it would announce schedule for the General Election to Lok Sabha and State
The week long Mandi shivratri festival concludes
The week long Shivratri festival came to end on Friday with a colourful shobha yatra on the concluding day from Madho Rai temple to Paddal ground. Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Guest of the function paid obeisance in Madho Rai temple and later participated in the shobha yatra
Himalyan Niti Abhiyan and other organizations support Sonam Wangchuk’s agitation in Ladakh
Several organizations of Himachal Pradesh have come in support of Sonam Wangchuk – known innovator and education reformer of Ladakh, observing hunger strike in Leh for the 8th day on Thursday to protect the rights of people of Ladakh. Himalaya Niti Abhiyan supporting the people of Ladakh said, “ Himalayan region
Aarti Gupta appointed Director of Information and Public Relations Deptt.
Himachal Pradesh Government has promoted Aarti Gupta, Additional Director of Information & Public Relations as New Director of the department . The notification in this regard was issued by Chief Secretary Prabodh Saxena on Thursday. It is nearly after a decade the state government has promoted an incumbent Additional Director
BJP to again field Anuarg Thakur and Suresh Kashyap from Hamirpur and Shimla parliamentary seats
` The Parliamentary Board of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday cleared the names of Union Information & Broadcasting Minister Anuarg Thakur to contest Hamirpur parliamentary seat of Himachal Pradesh and sitting Shimla MP Suresh Kashyap to contest Shimla (R) parliamentary seat. The names of Thakur and Kashyap were announced
Supreme Court defers hearing on petition of Six disqualified Congress rebel MLAs for March 18
Six Congress rebel MLAs disqualified from HP Vidhan Sabha by the Speaker for defying the party whip, who had moved the Supreme Court of India challenging their disqualification, did not get immediate relief as the Apex court posted the matter for hearing on March 18. Taking up the petition of
HP CM leads torchlight march to protest attempts to destabilize Congress govt
Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) carried out a torchlight march from the Ridge to Ambedkar Chowk Shimla on Monday to protest the alleged attempts of BJP to topple the elected Congress government in Himachal Pradesh. Hundreds of Congress activists led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and HPCC president Pratibha