Author: Gopal Puri

  SHIMLA: Unrivalled natural beauty in the majestic backdrop of the Himalayas, extreme landscapes featuring several peaks, and extensive river systems – all come together to offer an unforgettable experience of a lifetime in Himachal Pradesh. But in recent days, the thrill of adventure has lost its fizz after a spate of paragliding accidents resulting […]

  SHIMLA: Defying the conditions of the bail granted to him by a court in the Haridwar hate speech case, controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati delivered yet another provocative address during a religious conclave at Una in Himachal Pradesh, a state where Assembly polls are due this year. Saraswati, who is a priest at Dasna […]

SHIMLA: The local administration in Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla has identified 70 traffic bottlenecks on the Cart Road along the Sanjauli-Boileauganj stretch in the city and work is underway to widen these to ensure smooth flow of traffic. While widening of 55 of the bottlenecks had been completed, work was underway on the remaining, said […]

NEW DELHI: BJP national general secretary, Tarun Chugh, has taken strong exception to the manner in which the BJP leaders in other states were being booked by the Punjab Police on the instructions of AAP chief minister Bhagwant Mann. Chugh said that 3 such cases were registered against the BJP leaders in Delhi and Maharashtra, […]

SHIMLA: In a major setback to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), its Himachal Pradesh unit chief Anoop Kesari and two other senior leaders joined the ruling BJP late on Friday night, hours before party president JP Nadda’s roadshow in Shimla. The jolt to the AAP came merely three days after party convener and Delhi Chief […]

MANDI: Aam Aadmi Party national convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said that his party would end corruption in Himachal Pradesh within 20 days if voted to power in the Assembly elections due later this year. Addressing a gathering here, the AAP chief said that anyone found indulging in corruption would straightaway […]

SHIMLA: Jabna Chouhan from Mandi, who in 2016 emerged as the youngest panchayat pradhan not only in Himachal Pradesh but the entire country, has joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). The decision comes on the eve of the AAP’s planned mega roadshow in Mandi town on April 6, in which, among others, Delhi Chief Minister […]

SHIMLA: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday gifted to his Nepal counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba a traditional ‘Pahari School’ miniature painting from Himachal Pradesh, depicting the season of monsoon and the eternal lovers Radha and Krishna. Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Speaker, Vipin Parmar told The New Indian that it was not the first time that […]

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will drop its legislators with a poor winnability factor and miserable record from its list of candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, said Avinash Rai Khanna, party’s co-incharge for the state. Speaking to The New Indian here, Khanna said the saffron party is aiming to […]

DHARAMSHALA: The Aam Admi Party (AAP) is going to hold a rally in the home district of Chief Minister Jairam Thakur to throw an open challenge to its political opponents, said Delhi Minister Satyendar Jain who is AAP’s in charge of the upcoming assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh. In an exclusive interview with The New […]