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HP polls: Congress, BJP bank on old guards to woo votersThe ruling Congress is relying heavily on 83-year-old Virbhadra Singh, a six-time chief minister and five-time Lok Sabha member.
Anti-incumbency likely to strike again as Himachal goes to pollsAs Himachal Pradesh votes on Thursday, it is expected to stick to its decades-old trend of voting out the ruling party every five years and...
Congress promises 1.5 lakh jobs, 50,000 laptops for meritorious kidsReleasing the document in Shimla, leaders of the party promised 1.5 lakh jobs in the next five years, 50,000 laptops for meritorious studen...
Congress fields Virbhadra's son from Shimla Rural in final list of candidatesThe Congress had initially dithered over announcing the candidatures of Vikramaditya Singh and Champa Thakur, but gave in to pressure at th...
Congress announces 2nd list of candidates for Himachal Pradesh pollsThe chief minister has moved to the Arki Assembly seat in Solan district and the party has declared his candidature from there.
Virbhadra Singh shifts to Arki, stokes opts outVirbhadra Singh recently said he will vacate his sitting Shimla (rural) seat in favour of his son Vikramaditya.
Congress announces 59 candidates for Himachal Pradesh polls; CM to contest from ArkiState Congress chief Sukhvinder Singh Sukkhu has been fielded from the Nadaun seat, which the latter had unsuccessfully contested in the pr...
HP government to get full support for health, other projects: CentreCentre today assured the Himachal Pradesh government of full support for various health-related and other developmental projects in the sta...
Three Himachal Pradesh hospitals to be upgraded to medical colleges: CentreThe Centre today assured full support and cooperation to the Himachal Pradesh government for improving healthcare facilities in the state.
Strict action if noodles found sub-standard: Himachal ministerHimachal Pradesh government said it will take strict action if samples of any noodle brand are found to be sub-standard.
Himachal Pradesh locating land for AIIMS-like institution, says MinisterIn June, the newly-formed NDA government had written to 11 states to find a land on which AIIMS-like hospitals could be constructed.
Haryana polls: Congress appoints over a 100 observersShakeel Ahmed said that observers and senior observers have been drafted from a number states including Punjab, Delhi and Haryana.
- Himachal Pradesh seeks restoration of Centre's Industrial Package
The package was granted in January 2003 for a period of 10 years but was withdrawn in March 2010 in the wake of complaints from neighbourin...
- Virbhadra Singh resigns as HPCC chief
Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today resigned from the post of the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC) president.
- HP ministers get portfolios, CM retains Finance, Home
There are ten ministers in the Cabinet including Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh, and two posts are vacant.
- Rivals try to prevent Virbhadra Singh from becoming Himachal Pradesh's CM for the 6th time
Ex-state Congress chief Kaul Singh Thakur on Friday described himself as the ‘best candidate’ for the post saying party chief Sonia Gandhi ...
List of prominent winners and losers in HP pollsProminent winners are: CM Dhumal from Hamirpur, HPCC chief Virbhadra Singh from Shimla (Rural), Leader of the Opposition Vidya Stokes.
- Virbhadra Singh appointed as new Himachal Pradesh Congress chief
The Congress central leadership today appointed former Union minister Virbhadra Singh as Himachal Pradesh Congress chief replacing Kaul Sin...
- Virbhadra Singh offers to resign from Congress panels on HP polls
Trouble is brewing in Congress in poll-bound Himachal Pradesh with senior leader Virbhadra Singh offering to resign from party committees.
- Congress names screening committees for HP, Gujarat, Tripura
The Screening Committees, announced by the Congress tonight, are a blend of the old and the new with each elder being assisted by a youth l...