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Former HP CM Virbhadra Singh’s statue to be unveiled at Shimla’s Ridge on June 23
In February 2024, the government declined a no-objection certificate (NOC) to install the six-ft-tall statue of the former CM on the Ridge, leading to Vikramaditya resigning from the state cabinet.
Updated on Apr 05, 2025 03:37 PM IST
Jalori Jot tunnel was dream of former CM Virbhadra Singh: Himachal Congress state president
She said that BJP should contribute to the development of the state and cooperate with the state government by meeting its central leaders
Updated on Dec 30, 2024 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
If nation remains silent, it will ensure dictatorship in future: Kharge at Himachal rally
“If the nation remains silent, it will ensure dictatorship in the future,“ Kharge said while addressing a public meeting in Rohru in the Shimla parliamentary seat in Himachal. Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel accompanied him.
Updated on May 26, 2024 06:16 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Lok Sabha Constituency Watch: Blue blood takes on Bollywood ‘royalty’ in Himachal’s Mandi
The constituency, spread over six districts, has the highest and smallest polling stations and shares a 220-km with China; it also boasts of the oldest voter and was home to India’s first voter
Updated on May 07, 2024 09:54 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Mandi/shimla
Upbeat Vikramaditya Singh invokes father Virbhadra’s work as he begins campaign in Mandi
The son of six-time Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh , Vikramaditya is locked in a high-profile battle with BJP’s Kangana Ranaut from Mandi
Himachal crisis: Who is Congress MLA Vikramaditya Singh? Why did he resign?
Last month, Vikramaditya Singh defied the Congress leadership's stance on the Ram Temple consecration ceremony as he took part in the festivities in Ayodhya.
Updated on Feb 28, 2024 11:39 AM IST
Meet Vikramaditya Singh, minister who defied Congress to attend Ram Temple event
Vikramaditya Singh is the son of current Himachal Congress chief Pratibha Singh.
Updated on Jan 22, 2024 03:58 PM IST
Himachal: Vikramaditya, Pratibha Singh remember Virbhadra’s contribution
Lok Sabha member Pratibha Singh said the state government is ensuring the all-round development of the state
Updated on Jan 15, 2024 05:24 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Shimla
Sukhu goes all in to woo people in Virbhadra Singh’s bastion
While Padam Dev was the first Congress MLA from Rohru, Virbhadra Singh represented the seat for five consecutive terms, from 1990 till 2007
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 01:50 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Himachal cabinet expansion: Vikramaditya Singh among 7 MLAs takes oath
Besides Vikramaditya Singh, Dr Dhani Ram Shandil, Chander Kumar, Harshwardhan Chauhan, Jagat Singh Negi, Rohit Thakur and Anirudh Singh took oath as cabinet ministers.
Updated on Jan 08, 2023 10:59 AM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Rahul Gandhi hugs Pratibha Singh at Himachal CM oath amid simmering tension
As Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu takes oath as the 15th chief minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi hugs Pratibha Virbhadra Singh.
Updated on Dec 11, 2022 05:14 PM IST
What Sukhvinder Sukhu's mother said before he took oath as Himachal CM
Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge, former president Rahul Gandhi, general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, attended the swearing-in ceremony held at the ridge in central Shimla.
Published on Dec 11, 2022 03:34 PM IST
Singh Rahul Sunilkumar | Edited by Poulomi Ghosh
Who is Mukesh Agnihotri - Himachal Pradesh deputy chief minister?
Congress leader and four-time MLA Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu will be the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on Dec 10, 2022 08:06 PM IST
Himachal CM frontrunner on ‘Congress mukt Bharat’ jibe, party's revival
After wresting power from the BJP in Himachal Pradesh, Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu emerged as one of the Congress frontrunners for the post of chief minister of the hill state.
Updated on Dec 09, 2022 03:57 PM IST
Aniruddha Dhar, New Delhi
Former six-time CM’s wife Pratibha Singh is Himachal Congress chief
The rejig in the state unit was a long-pending demand of the party’s leaders amid squabbling between various factions to assert their dominance in the party.
Updated on Apr 27, 2022 05:46 AM IST
Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Virbhadra Singh, former Himachal Pradesh CM and Congress leader, passes away
Virbhadra Singh tested positive for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) twice in two months - on April 12 and June 11. He was was being treated at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital in Shimla since April.
Published on Jul 08, 2021 06:15 AM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Amit Chaturvedi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Ahead of panchayat polls, voices of dissent within BJP get shriller
With polls to Panchayati Raj Institutions and civic bodies round the corner, voices of dissent within the Bharatiya Janata Party are getting shriller so much so that the party has had to press troubleshooters into service to quash the brewing rebellion.
Updated on Oct 23, 2020 05:44 PM IST
Hindustan Times/Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Bickering in Himachal Congress ahead of panchayat polls
Sukhu on Sunday spearheaded a closed-door meeting with a group of former legislators from Shimla district
Updated on Oct 18, 2020 09:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times /Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla
Uproar over extension in service and re-employment to govt servants in Himachal
HP budget session: Opposition Congress stage walk out alleging large-scale transfers of government employees.
Updated on Feb 26, 2020 10:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht, Shimla:
Two years on, trial concludes in Akansh Sen murder case
Two years after the trial started in the infamous Akansh Sen murder case, the last hearing was held on Tuesday. The final order is expected by October 30. During the trial, the counsel of the complainant, advocate Terminder Singh while presenting judgements argued that the medical evidence proved the presence of tyre marks on the deceased’s abdomen thereby supporting the version of eye-witnesses.
Published on Oct 16, 2019 12:15 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Akansh Sen murder: Shera turned hostile because he received threats, says counsel
Says some persons came to his house and threw stones and broken bottles to intimidate him
Updated on Sep 24, 2019 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Tanbir Dhaliwal
Akansh Sen murder case: Why is there no mention of blood stains, asks defence
During the ongoing trail in the Akansh Sen murder case, the defence called the rough site plan by the investigating agency “fabricated” and claimed, “Harmehtab Rarewala did not even accompany Balraj Randhawa at the time of incident.” Sen, a relative of former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, was allegedly run over by a BMW car following a brawl in Sector 9 on February 9, 2017.
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 12:29 AM IST
Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
Akansh Sen murder case: ‘CFSL report falsifies prosecution’s theory’
Sen, a relative of former Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh, was allegedly killed after a brawl in Sector 9 on February 9, 2017
Published on Sep 11, 2019 12:36 AM IST
Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
‘How can body have abrasions if car runs it over 5 times?’
In a round of final arguments in Akansh Sen murder case, defence counsel uses victim’s medico legal reports to pointing out material contradictions in the statements of three witnesses
Updated on Sep 04, 2019 12:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Tanbir Dhaliwal, Chandigarh
Akansh Sen murder: Prosecution concludes final arguments in court
The defence will make final arguments at the next hearing on August 19. The defence’s contention is that was an accident, and not a murder.
Updated on Aug 15, 2019 12:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | HT Correspondent, Chandigarh
Former Himachal CM Virbhadra Singh admitted to IGMC
The 85-year-old Congress leader was hospitalised after he complained of fatigue and restlessness
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 07:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | HT Correspondent, Shimla
Big 70% surge in vote share, saffron party wins Himachal Pradesh
The Modi wave, a well-oiled campaign and the non-controversial image of chief minister Jai Ram Thakur ensured an overwhelming victory for the BJP in all 68 assembly segments.
Updated on May 24, 2019 08:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Shimla | Gaurav Bisht
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Defying age, 85-year-old Congress’ Virbhadra Singh still campaigns with gusto
On a campaign spree, Congress veteran Virbhadra Singh canvasses till late hours, criss-crossing different rural assembly segments in the four parliamentary constituencies to address three to four poll meetings a day.
Updated on May 08, 2019 02:18 PM IST
Hindustan Times. Gangath/Fatehpur/Jawali (Himachal Pradesh) | Naresh K Thakur, Gangath/fatehpur/jawali
Lok Sabha elections 2019: Congress Kangra nominee Kajal files papers as party tries to put up a united face
Even as Congress party leaders launched scathing attacks on BJP and PM Narendra Modi, they covertly took a dig at each other, too.
Published on Apr 30, 2019 01:49 PM IST
Hindustan Times, DHARAMSHALA | Naresh Kumar
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Sukh Ram’s grandson Aasrhay Sharma files papers for Mandi seat
Congress has fielded Aashray Sharma, the grand son of former Union telecom minister Sukh Ram , form the Mandi Lok Sabha seat in Himachal Pradesh.
Updated on Apr 26, 2019 02:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mandi | Roop Upadhyay, Mandi
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