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Topic: Himachal

‘Will take a year,’ says Himachal Pradesh CM as monsoon fury destroys infra worth Rs 10k crore

At least 60 people have died in landslides and flash floods since Sunday as rains intensified due to a fresh spell of western disturbance.

Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh ‘sidelined, hurt’ with no say in appointments to Sukhu govt

Pratibha, who was a contender for CM's post but lost it to Sukhu, met Mallikarjun Kharge last week. 'Can't keep giving false assurances to party leaders, workers', she says.

As rains kill 20 in Himachal, residents say dumping of construction debris in rivers adding to problem

According to officials, as many as 12 bridges have been washed away by the raging waters of Sutlej and Beas. Nearly 1,000 roads have been closed, they said.

NGT bans, surprise raids, vigilance no hurdle. Mining mafia plunder river beds of Himachal Pradesh at will

Though forest officials sealed the road along Neugal river at Thural in Kangra district last week, locals claim mining mafia's business will be back to normal in no time. Here's why.

Rajeev Bindal made Himachal BJP chief in rejig after 2022 poll loss

BJP Sunday also swapped positions of its Delhi general secretary (organsiation) Siddharthan with his Himachal Pradesh counterpart, Pawan Rana. 

Himachal water cess row: Sukhu govt to pay electricity board subsidy to neutralise impact on consumers

Power regulator says impact on consumers will be additional Rs 1.20-1.30 tariff per unit. Ex-govt officials argue that if govt pays subsidy, talk of revenue generation could be amateur idea.

Row over Himachal water cess — how it could help state and why neighbours are against it

With 172 hydro power projects, Himachal govt expects water cess to generate revenue of around Rs 4,000 crore. Small plants will be forced to shut operations, says gencos' association.

Row erupts as BJP questions Sabri brothers’ qawwali at Himachal govt’s Shivaratri event

Video clip on social media purportedly shows the brothers performing at a similar event in Kullu last year, when the BJP was in power in the state.

67-day freight rate dispute between Himachal truckers & Adani Cement ends after CM’s intervention

Both sides negotiated & agreed to minimum rate of Rs 9.30 per tonne per km. Sukhu govt was incurring loss of over Rs 1 crore per day in taxes.

After much deliberation, Congress chooses Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu as new Himachal chief minister

Sukhu was chosen after a Congress legislative party meeting — the second in 24 hours. Current HPCC chief Pratibha Singh was also a contender.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.