Congress stakes claim to form government in Himachal
Congress party has staked claim to the next government in Himachal Pradesh. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, Congress observer for the state accompanied by former CM of Haryana Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress state in-charge Rajiv Shukla handed over the letter staking claim to form the government to HP Governor
CM resigns
Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Jai Ram Thakur has submitted his resignation to HP Governor Rajender Arlekar on Thursday after declaration of election results. The Governor has requested the CM to continue in the office till formation of new government .
Congress sweeps HP Assembly polls by winning 40 seats , CM Jai Ram manages hold in Mandi district- wins by 38183 votes
Continuing the tradition of change in state government after every five years for the past 37 years, the voters of Himachal has once again given clear majority to Congress party. The Congress party has secured 40 seats and BJP could manage only 25 seats in the house of 68 in
Sixty Four awarded PhDs in IIT Mandi convocation
As many as sixty four students of The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi were awarded PhDs in the 10th Convocation of the institute on Monday. Seventy students were awarded M.Tech, 188 students were awarded B.Tech degrees, 95 MSc and 10 MA degrees also. Prof. Stuart R. Hameroff from University of Arizona,(USA) graced
CBI probe begins in HP Police constables recruitment case
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has started investigation in the Himachal Police Recruitment Case nearly six months after the state government’s decision to hand over the investigation to the agency. An officer of the CBI said, “The CBI has started investigation and registered an FIR in the case.” Chief
IIT Mandi Researchers make headway in generating electric energy from household LED lights
A research team from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed a new photovoltaic material which can generate electric power when irradiated with light produced in household lights like LED or CFL. The findings of the research have been published in the journal Solar Energy in a paper authored jointly
Polling percentage revised to 75.6 percent in the Himachal Assembly polls
As per revised voting percentage, 75.6 percent polling was recorded in the Himachal Assembly election on Saturday. Chief Electoral Officer of the state Maneesh Garg said , “ The polling percentage as per revised data has been recorded 75.6 percent (EVM 74.6 percent and one percent through postal ballots); the
Campaigning ends for Himachal Assembly election
Campaigning for the 68 members Himachal Pradesh Assembly election came to an end on Thursday evening. The polling would be held on November 12 while counting of votes would be undertaken on December 8. BJP, Congress, CPM, BSP and AAP mobilized all their organizational strength and resources on the last
PM hits at Congress in election rally at Sujanpur
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a scathing attack on the opposition Congress during an election rally at Sujanpur on Wednesday. He questioned, “Those who cannot handle opposition properly, how would they handle the government; he said the guarantees being given by Congress in Himachal Pradesh to voters are just election
BJP promises to introduce common civil code in its election manifesto
Himachal BJP has promised to introduce uniform civil code in the state in its election manifesto. BJP manifesto was released on Sunday at Shimla by BJP national president JP Nadda. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, state BJP president Suresh Kashyap, Union Minister Anurag Thakur and several other leaders. Besides, introducing