Shimla, May 31 (IANS) Elated over the party’s massive sweep in the Municipal Corporation elections, BJP National Vice-President Saudan Singh on Sunday extended his greetings to the people of the state, the party leadership and party workers.He said that in the elections held across four Municipal Corporations, the BJP achieved a success rate of 59 per cent by securing victory in 37 of the total 63 wards.Besides the Municipal Corporations, the BJP claimed that in the elections to 3,759 panchayats…
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Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The principal Opposition BJP in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday won three out of four Municipal Corporations — Mandi, Dharamsala and Solan — while the ruling Congress managed to win Palampur alone. The polling for the four corporations was held on May 17 on party symbols with a straight contest between the BJP and Congress.Besides the Municipal Corporations, counting of votes for 250 Zila Parishad wards and 1,684 out of 1,769 Panchayat Samiti members is also underway.Out of th…
Shimla, April 30 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Friday is scheduled to visit the Army Training Command in Shimla, before leaving for Delhi, capping a five-day summer sojourn to her official residence in Mashobra, an official said on Thursday. In Mashobra, President Murmu took a round of various areas in Rashtrapati Niwas and reviewed the amenities for visitors.She also planted a Khumani sapling in the lawn of the official residence, a statement said.Ahead of the President’s proposed address …
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu’s summer sojourn starting Monday will include a visit to the Army Training Command, Shimla, and an address at the convocation ceremony of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in Palampur, an official said.During her visit to Himachal Pradesh from April 27 to May 1, the President will stay at the Rashtrapati Niwas, Mashobra, Shimla.On April 28, the President will attend a banquet hosted by the Governor of Himachal Pra…
Shimla/Manali, Jan 23 (IANS) After much delay, the Himachal Pradesh capital and Manali on Friday experienced the season’s first snowfall, leading to a surge of tourists to savour the snow-covered landscape and ending over three-month draught. “Shimla and its nearby areas have been experiencing snowfall since morning, and this is the season’s first snowfall in Shimla town,” an official of the Meteorological Department here told IANS.Places near Shimla, like Kufri and Narkanda, have also been …