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.
State officials say the Himachal Pradesh government's submission in high court Wednesday is contrary to response received from stakeholders in a meeting last week.
Himachal's treasury has notched up overdraft of Rs 1,000 cr in 1st quarter, it is learnt. Congress's poll promises are expected to burden the state's coffers further.
Move comes at a time when state is locked in a tussle with Punjab & Haryana over the cess, while power generation companies have even moved HC challenging the levy.
Move comes close on the heels of a controversial bill passed by the Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu govt levying a water cess on 172 hydropower projects in the state.
With Thursday's landslide victory, Congress regains control over the civic body after over 10 years. At least 20 women candidates won from different wards, according state poll panel data.
Union govt letter dated 31 March says states imposing cess on hydel projects may not get access to power from central government's pool of unallocated quota in Central Generating Stations.
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.
The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
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