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Topic: Himachal Pradesh

Agriculture goes downhill in Himachal, its share in state’s economy drops to just 8.8%

Agriculture used to account for 26.5% of the State Domestic Product in 1990-91, but many factors have contributed to its decline in Himachal Pradesh.

Why JP Nadda is BJP working president — ‘never annoys anyone’ & organisational skills

J.P. Nadda began his political journey in Patna, rose through the ranks in Himachal Pradesh, served in the first Modi cabinet, and is now BJP working president.

Army plan to move training HQ from Shimla to Meerut runs into retired officers, politicians

Between raising it Parliament and lobbying with the CM, retired Army officers and politicians across party lines are doing all they can to stop the move.

These polls in Himachal are all about Balakot and a strong India, says CM Jai Ram Thakur

Himachal Pradesh CM Jai Ram Thakur says many central and state govt schemes have had ‘great success’, but a ‘strong India under Modi’ is what matters.

Both BJP & Congress claim credit for Rohtang Tunnel, but it’s set to miss another deadline

Modi says at a rally he will inaugurate Rohtang Tunnel after 23 May, Congress calls it a ‘lie’. Builder BRO says it's unlikely to meet its year-end deadline.

In Shimla’s IAF vs Army fight, nationalism & Balakot battle jobs & highways

BJP's Suresh Kashyap, an ex-IAF personnel, is banking on national security while his rival, Congress' Col Dhani Ram (retd) is 'aghast the Army is being politicised'.

For Himachal’s apple farmers, BJP posters are only a reminder of Modi’s unkept promises

Apple farmers in Himachal plan protest on 22 April as they fear their problems will get drowned out in the election noise with Congress, BJP campaigns taking up national issues.

BJP’s Anurag Thakur is fighting to save his political clout after losing cricketing clout

His father's loss in the assembly elections, setbacks on the cricket front and a growing chorus against dynastic politics threaten a once rising BJP star.

BJP veteran Shanta Kumar’s six decade-long political journey comes to an unpleasant end

The BJP didn’t give Shanta Kumar, the 84-year-old former CM of Himachal Pradesh, a chance to defend the Kangra seat, signalling the end of the road for him.

Ex-CM Shanta Kumar dropped from BJP’s Himachal list

Shanta Kumar, speaking to reporters earlier this week, said that he is unwilling to contest elections.

On Camera

Dhankhar’s resignation: How Modi-Shah’s ‘capable’ BJP has served another strong message to RSS

One has to be incredibly credulous to buy BJP spin masters’ argument that the government got rid of Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar for harmonious relationship with the judiciary.

Unclaimed deposits worth Rs 67,000 crore lying in banks, 87% in public sector banks alone, Parliament told

SBI holds Rs 19,239 crore in unclaimed deposits, or 26% of the abandoned money in public banking system. PNB, Canara Bank follow.

India wanted a stable, prosperous Pakistan but our peace efforts were mistaken for weakness: Rajnath

Modi government had also made numerous efforts to establish peace with Pakistan but has now adopted a different path, militarily, to establish peace, adds defence minister.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.