A Shimla-resident has challenged the extension in high court on the ground that Prabodh Saxena faces prosecution under the Prevention of Corruption Act.
An Orange alert has been issued, and all educational institutions have been closed for the day. At least 68 roads, including 3 national highways, have been blocked at several places.
Mandi is the worst-hit district with 15 rain-related deaths, 27 missing, and 5 injured, says govt. The 16 MW Patikari hydro project in the district also suffered major damage.
Move comes a day after cross-voting by six Congress MLAs and three Independents led to BJP winning RS seat. ‘Dictatorship’, says former CM Jai Ram Thakur.
If 2 or more candidates get equal votes, then returning officer shall decide by lot which of them shall be excluded, as per Conduct of Election Rules. Both candidates had 34 votes each.
Six from ruling party & three Independents cross-voted to facilitate BJP’s win despite Congress's numerical strength in assembly. Votes were tied & Mahajan won through draw of lots.
Circular dated 25 October cites constitutional provisions to say that no such levies can be imposed. Matter subjudice, says Himachal Water Cess Commission chairman Amitabh Avasthi.
Last month, SC decided to form expert panel to consider using ‘carrying capacity’ in urban planning in Himalayan states. But experts are divided on how practical this would be.
On 15 August, a landslide turned the lives of Krishna Nagar residents upside down. Many lost their homes, others had to evacuate, and are now taking shelter in Ambedkar Bhawan.
Just as the economic waste of centralised planning is being realised, the failure on the agricultural front is also making a dent on doctrinaire thinking in the Soviet Union, AD Shroff wrote in 1964.
ThePrint had previously reported that India & Russia are talking about 5 more regiments of the S-400, but no contracts are to be signed during the Russian president's visit.
The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.
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