BJP had questioned deputy CM’s appointment saying his oath violated constitutional provisions. Its petition challenging appointment of chief parliamentary secretaries is still in court.
There are more than 22 lakh women in Himachal as per the 2011 Census. Task becomes all the more daunting as hill state suffered loss of Rs 9,000 crore due to rains in July-August.
To give this land to tribals for cultivation, state requires governor to suspend Forest (Conservation) Act. Matter pending 5 months with Raj Bhavan, which has sought 'clarifications'.
BJP plans to move court against Congress govt for mustering majority by giving ‘unconstitutional voting rights to MLAs in middle of poll process’. Congress says ‘no new addition to law’.
Dharamshala is changing, from soul tourism to stadium tourism, Tibet to T20. New hotels, convention centre, airport expansion and perhaps even an IT park dominate official conversations.
High drama was witnessed last week as Himachal Pradesh govt sent a team to take over Wildflower Hall’s management, prompting EIH Limited, an Oberoi Group company, to move court.
Himachal Pradesh Water Cess Commission Chairman Amitabh Avasthi says there is no stay from court on levying controversial cess. Power firms oppose cess, while Centre calls it illegal.
Voters in 6 of Haryana's 10 Lok Sabha seats have never elected a woman MP to Lok Sabha. Expert points out only 4 women have represented state in Rajya Sabha to date.
The state got an urgent wake-up call this summer when torrential rains and landslides devastated the infrastructure. Now, architects are moving toward hemp, limestone, wood and stone.
It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.
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