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Tuesday, November 4, 2025
TopicHimachal Pradesh

Topic: Himachal Pradesh

Waterless Shimla: A man-made crisis or a weather anomaly?

For nearly 10 days now, there has been an acute water shortage in Shimla. On Thursday, almost a 100 protesters blocked the Shimla-Kalka national highway. Experts weigh in.

Faced with funds crunch, Congress taps Twitter for crowd funding

An internal party document shows Congress needs Rs 1,000 crore in the next four months for election campaigns in the year-end state polls. As of 2017, the party’s donations are Rs 225 crore.

How a chromosome and a unique test helped crack Himachal’s Kotkhai rape case

Having hit many dead ends, the CBI found alleged rapist Anil Kumar through a procedure called lineage testing, used for the first time in India.

Himachal accident: Kin ‘asked to wait’ with victims’ bodies until CM arrived to pay homage

23 children died in the accident that took place when the bus carrying them plunged 300 ft into a gorge; CM Jai Ram Thakur denies allegations.

Dhumal may be brought to Centre to quell discontent in Himachal BJP

Dhumal may be offered a ministerial berth; the offer was made after he put the blame of his loss in election on rival factions.

Jai Ram Thakur’s Himachal cabinet has a distinctly Rajput flavour

Rajputs are the dominant caste group in the state (accounting for one-third of the population) and half the cabinet hails from the community.

Jai Ram Thakur: Farm expert, amateur theatre actor, BJP man through and through

Thakur started his political career with the ABVP back in college, and has risen through the ranks to become Himachal CM at 52 years of age.

Jai Ram Thakur was handpicked to lead Himachal by Modi, Shah and RSS. Here’s why

Deliberations between central observers and newly-elected MLAs failed to reach a consensus, prompting the high command to intervene and decide on Thakur.

Here’s what the new Himachal assembly will look like

How did women, dynasts, independents and multiple-term MLAs for the Congress and the BJP fare in the Himachal Pradesh elections? ThePrint does some digging.

Gujarat transforms Rahul Gandhi from part-time politician to serious leader

Results of both Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh elections could also work as a reminder for Rahul that the road ahead is full of challenges.

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Pakistan can’t bomb or bargain its way out of the TTP-TLP mess

Among the many problems Pakistan is currently dealing with, the TLP and TTP offer two varying dimensions of the same one.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.