Simultaneous polls could save Rs 7 lakh crore: Joint parliamentary panel chiefHolding Lok Sabha and state assembly polls together could save India Rs 7 lakh crore. This significant saving can be channeled into develop...
20 May, 2026, 10.29 AM IST
Himachal Pradesh: Voting for 51 urban local bodies underway for civic body electionsVoting is happening today for 51 local bodies in Himachal Pradesh. This includes four Municipal Corporations in Dharamshala, Palampur, Mand...
17 May, 2026, 09.54 AM IST
EC to conduct SIR phase 3 across 16 states from May-endThe Election Commission is launching the third phase of its Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. This exercise will cover 16 stat...
15 May, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
SC extends deadline by a month; asks HP govt, SEC to hold local bodies polls by May 31The Supreme Court has granted relief to the Himachal Pradesh government. Polls for local bodies will now be held by May 31. Reconstruction ...
13 Feb, 2026, 04.58 PM IST
Himachal cabinet raises disaster relief to Rs 8 lakh, clears major recruitments; panchayat poll delay issue still sub judiceHimachal Pradesh Cabinet approved a Rs 1 lakh hike in disaster relief, raising compensation for destroyed homes to Rs 8 lakh. Major recruit...
24 Nov, 2025, 05.31 PM IST
Panchayati Raj Ministry in 2024: Focus on more panchayat buildings, internet connectivityIn 2024, the Panchayati Raj Ministry focused on bridging infrastructure gaps by sanctioning funds for over 4,000 Panchayat Bhawans. Digital...
01 Jan, 2025, 10.50 AM IST
Govt signs MoU with IIM-A for training Panchayati Raj representativesThe programme will be conducted till January 19, 2024, at the campus of IIM-Ahmedabad where around 60 elected representatives and functiona...
16 Jan, 2024, 12.17 AM IST
Himachal's FY24 budget focuses on restoration of old pension scheme, green initiatives, cow cessIn order to boost tourism, Sikhu said that Kangra district will be developed as the tourist capital and all 12 districts will be connected ...
17 Mar, 2023, 04.17 PM IST
Himachal CM meets family members of India's first voter Shyam Saran NegiThree days after casting his vote for the 34th time, Negi died on Saturday. He was the Election Commission's brand ambassador and had voted...
08 Nov, 2022, 04.23 PM IST
Aam Aadmi Party's renewed efforts to expand base beyond Delhi marked 2021The amendments enabled the party's state executive to appoint an interim office bearer in case of a vacancy, its MPs and MLAs become party'...
02 Jan, 2022, 02.29 PM IST
Himachal bypoll: India's first voter, Shyam Saran Negi, casts vote in KinnaurKinnaur Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan greeted Negi outside the polling station. A red carpet was laid by the district administration to...
30 Oct, 2021, 08.44 PM IST
Election Commission has not shared any electoral roll data with NATGRID: Government tells Lok SabhaCiting the EC, Prasad said election commissions of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jha...
10 Feb, 2021, 08.52 PM IST
- Gujarat village makes princess sarpanch
Shruti’s mother-in-law is Justice Abhilasha Kumari of the Gujarat High Court; the latter, incidentally, is the daughter of Himachal Pradesh...
26 Jan, 2013, 09.21 AM IST
NCP not to ally with Congress in Himachal Assembly polls: Praful PatelNCP will not ally with Cong in the Himachal Assembly elections due to be held next month, Union Minister Praful Patel has said.
11 Oct, 2012, 07.10 PM IST
- Don’t cross 50% quota limit, HC tells Rajasthan
Rajasthan High Court has issued an ad-interim order directing the state govt not to exceed the prescribed limit of 50 per cent for the hori...
12 Dec, 2009, 02.14 AM IST
- Gender parity in panchayats now
The UPA government on Thursday took a major step towards gender equality by approving 50% reservation for women in panchayats.
28 Aug, 2009, 02.34 AM IST
- BSP dissolves Punjab state unit
After the party’s debacle in the Lok Sabha elections, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati has disbanded its Punjab unit.
16 Jun, 2009, 06.42 AM IST