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13,000 PM Surya Ghar Scheme applications received in Shimla, 300 get approval

The Shimla DC said there is a provision to generate electricity by installing solar panels on the roofs of houses under the scheme

Engineers Optimizing the solar panel configuration at GE’s Green Lab.For Seema Singh’s Innovation series story Shoot happened on 5/05/10,pic by hemant mishra/mint

Chandigarh

Published on Nov 06, 2024 11:23 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Operate Kalka-Shimla rail on green hydrogen: Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu to Centre

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu, while presenting the budget in 2023-2024 had announced that the state government will take effective steps to develop Himachal Pradesh as “Green Energy State” by March 31, 2026

The Indian Railways has taken initiative to run 35 trains on green hydrogen under the “Hydrogen for Heritage” . (Fiile)

Chandigarh

Updated on Nov 05, 2024 07:56 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

₹25,000 cr debt is Sukhvinder Sukhu government’s only achievement: BJP

The leader highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks over the Congress being “badly exposed” for making “unreal” promises to people

imachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu (File)

Chandigarh

Published on Nov 02, 2024 10:25 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

HC seeks status report on construction of IGMC parking

The bench said the contractor of the parking is required to deploy more manpower and machinery so as to ensure that the construction of parking is completed within the fixed target

Court took note of the ‘tardy’ pace of construction work. (/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 31, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Redundant vacant posts being abolished, BJP trying to mislead people: CM Sukhu

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the BJP of misleading people with “false propaganda”, while clarifying that “only non-essential positions that have been vacant for over two years are being redesignated.”

A notification regarding abolition of posts lying vacant for several years has once again started war of words between the Congress government and the Bharatiya Janata Party. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 27, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Himachal: CM Sukhu visits Dodra-Kwar, says will seek OBC status for residents

Dodra-Kwar is the remotest area of Shimla district, which has five panchayats and has a population of 8,000

Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu interacts with people during the launch of 'Sarkar Gaon ke Dwar' programme at Dodra-Kwar village in Shimla on Saturday. (PTI)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 26, 2024 10:21 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

HC issues notice to HP govt over ‘directive’ asking eateries to display owner’s info

Taking up the petition filed by former deputy mayor of Shimla municipal corporation Tikender Singh Panwar, a division bench of the high court comprising acting chief justice Tarlok Singh Chauhan and justice Satyen Vaidya issued notices to secretary (Home), Shimla municipal corporation, DGP and Shimla SP to file the reply within three weeks and fixed the next hearing on November 13

The PIL said that the two state cabinet ministers Anirudh Singh and Vikramaditya Singh, have made inflammatory public statements on the floor of the assembly and other platforms, which have contributed to communal tensions between religious groups. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 25, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

HC directs officials to ensure no further encroachment on government or forest land

High court was informed through an affidavit that directions issued on August 1, to remove encroachment from the government/forest land detected/found on the spot during demarcation/identification of the land, were acted upon

While disposing of the petition, the officers have been ordered to remain vigilant, ensuring no fresh encroachment on public or forest lands. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 24, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Cabinet sets up sub committee review the operations of parking facilities in Shimla

The decision was taken during the state cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which was chaired by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu during a cabinet meeting at Himachal Pradesh secretariat in Shimla on Tuesday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 23, 2024 05:26 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Shimla Mosque row: Demolition of three storeys of Sanjauli mosque begins

Shimla MC court on October 5 had ordered the demolition of the top three unauthorised floors of the mosque and gave a two-month deadline to the Mosque committee to execute its orders

The demolition of illegal part of the mosque underway at Sanjauli, Shimla, on Monday. (Deepak Sansta/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 22, 2024 09:28 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Drone survey to identify landslide-prone areas in Shimla

A drone survey of Shimla city will be conducted from October 21 to November 21.

The survey will focus on studying the increasing incidents of landslides and land subsidence in Shimla. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 19, 2024 10:32 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

BJP spreading false propaganda about Himachal economy: CM Sukhu

Presiding over the closing ceremony of International Kullu Dussehra-2024, the Himachal CM said, “The BJP was spreading false propaganda about the economy of Himachal Pradesh, whereas the government was making every effort to make it a self-reliant state”

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu presenting replica of a temple to a delegate during the closing ceremony of the International Kullu Dussehra on Saturday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 19, 2024 09:25 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Agri varsity VC’s appointment: HC imposes cost of ₹7,000 on Himachal govt

The high court taking note of the failure of the state government has directed them to deposit the cost of ₹7,000 with the Himachal Pradesh state legal services authority while granting them two weeks’ time to file reply as requested by the state government

The Himachal Pradesh high court has imposed cost of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>7,000 on the state government as it failed to file reply to a petition challenging the appointment process of the vice-chancellor at the Chaudhary Sharwan Kumar Agriculture and Allied Sciences University, Palampur. (Getty Images/Purestock)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 19, 2024 05:20 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Shimla

Shimla mosque panel writes Waqf board for demolition directions

The MC court had on October 5 ordered the demolition of the top three unauthorised floors of Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla and gave a two-month deadline to the mosque committee to execute its orders

The letter seek’s Himachal Waqf board’s permission to demolish three floors (second, third and fourth) of the mosque complex in Shimla’s Sanjauli. (File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 17, 2024 06:30 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Dar Ovais, Shimla/dharamshala

Haryana polls: AAP’s ambitions to make inroads in Panchkula falter

In Kalka, retired police officer Om Prakash Gujjar’s performance was even more disheartening, securing only 858 votes—0.59% of the vote share—in AAP’s first attempt at the constituency

The AAP lost ground in Panchkula district after recent departures of key leaders, notably Yogeshwar Sharma, who switched to the BJP. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 09:02 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Independent Gopal Sukhomajri stuns with impressive poll debut in Kalka

As counting began, Gopal Sukhomajri, 39, led in the first three rounds of counting, giving some nervous moments to BJP candidate Shakti Rani Sharma and Congress’s Pardeep Chaudhary

Gopal Sukhomajri stands out as the only independent candidate among the total six in the district whose security deposit will not be forfeited, highlighting his surprising support base. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 09:00 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: NOTA outperforms Independents in Panchkula district

In Kalka, 740 voters selected NOTA, accounting for 0.51% of the vote share, meanwhile Panchkula saw a higher NOTA turnout, with 987 voters (0.7%) rejecting all candidates

A sizeable number of voters in Panchkula district used NOTA (none of the above) option, registering their rejection of all candidates in the Kalka and Panchkula assembly segments. (HT File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:58 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Comeback to setback: Congress sees it all in a day in Panchkula district

Chander Mohan’s narrow victory in Panchkula signals Congress’s return, but party faces upset in Kalka where BJP’s Shakti Rani Sharma unseated two-time MLA Pardeep Chaudhary

Congress supporters celebrating the victory of party candidate Chander Mohan Bishnoi outside the counting centre at Government College, Sector 1, in Panchkula on Tuesday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:56 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Congress reclaims Panchkula, BJP triumphs in Kalka

In contrasting fortunes for the two parties, Congress’ Chander Mohan Bishnoi beats BJP’s two-time MLA Gian Chand Gupta in Panchkula, while Congress’ incumbent MLA loses seat to saffron fold’s Shakti Rani Sharma in Kalka

Congress’ Chander Mohan Bishnoi celebrating after his win from Panchkula assembly seat. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 08:48 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Shakti Rani’s parachute lands in Kalka, BJP wrests seat from Congress

Banking on her development agenda, lone woman contender from Kalka overcomes outsider tag to oust Congress’s Pardeep Chaudhary by convincing margin of 10,883 votes.

BJP’s Shakti Rani Sharma celebrating her win with her family and party workers. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 09, 2024 09:20 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra

Panchkula, Kalka to get new MLAs on October 8

Counting of the postal ballots first will be carried out first after which officials will proceed to the electronic voting machines

Security personnel stationed outside the strongroom in Panchkula on Monday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 08, 2024 05:40 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Men outnumber women in turnout in Panchkula district

The district, which includes the Kalka and Panchkula assembly segments, recorded an overall voter turnout of 65.22%; Kalka performed better, achieving a turnout of 72.07%, while Panchkula saw 59.4% polling

Detailed voting patterns from the district administration revealed that more men participated in both assembly segments. In Panchkula, the men’s turnout was 61%, compared to 57.6% for women. Even in Kalka, despite better polling, the gender gap was wide, with 74% men voting against 70% women. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 07, 2024 01:11 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Hope for better future drives Panchkula voters to booths

Anticipating hot weather, senior citizens and first-time voters turned out in sizeable numbers and exercised their right to franchise in the early hours at different polling booths across the district

Voters waiting in a queue at a polling booth in Sector 17, Panchkula, on Saturday. (Sant Arora/Hindustan Times)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 06, 2024 06:41 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Kalka logs 71% polling, Panchkula lags at 59%

Polling started slowly at 7 am, before picking up pace till noon; at 65%, district records only a slight dip in turnout from 2019

Voters waiting for their turn at a polling booth in Sector 26, Panchkula, on Saturday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 06, 2024 06:28 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Panchkula records 56.3% voting till 5pm

There are two assembly segments in Panchkula district – Kalka and Panchkula. Till 3pm, Kalka assembly constituency recorded 51.7%, while Panchkula recorded 40.6% polling.

Panchkula BJP candidate Gian Chand Gupta after casting his vote in Sector 17 on Saturday. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Published on Oct 05, 2024 01:16 PM IST

ByShailee Dogra

4 lakh voters, 17 choices: Stage set for poll showdown in Panchkula, Kalka

Panchkula, Kalka assembly segments all set for high-stakes election; polling teams reach 455 booths; 2,220 cops maintaining vigil

Panchkula deputy commissioner and district election officer Yash Garg said the voting process will start at 7 am and continue till 6 pm. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 05, 2024 09:36 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Haryana polls: Wheel of devp will roll again with Congress in power, says Deepender

Targeting BJP, Deepender said the development in the state was put on hold by the saffron party but the wheel of development with roll again with Congress in power

Congress leader and Rohtak MP with party’s pick Pardeep Chaudhary during a rally in Kalka on Thursday, the final day of campaigning ahead of the October 5 Haryana assembly elections. (Sant Arora/HT)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:58 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Kalka

Haryana polls: High-octane campaigning draws to a close in Panchkula, Kalka

Featuring two assembly constituencies — Kalka and Panchkula — the district is set to see a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP, though the Aam Aadmi Party also created ripples on the political scene with promises of change, development and clean politics

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:46 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

Congress anti-farmer: Anurag

Anurag termed Congress “anti-farmer” and said, “I ask Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhupinder Singh Hooda that when they were in power in Haryana, why did they not implement the Swaminathan Committee report?

Former Union minister and Member of Parliament Anurag Thakur called Congress an “anti-farmer party”. Anurag reached Panchkula on the first day of Navratras and paid obeisance at Mata Mansa Devi. (ANI File)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 04, 2024 09:04 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

AAP promises to preserve mango orchard, ensure pothole-free roads

The issue of basic amenities in Rajiv Colony, Indira Colony and Khadak Mangoli has also found place in the manifesto along with intent to cover the nullahs

AAP candidate from Panchkula Prem Garg, along with Dera Bassi MLA Kuljit Singh Randhawa, during a foot march in Sector 20, Panchkula, on Wednesday. (HT Photo)

Chandigarh

Updated on Oct 03, 2024 09:50 AM IST

ByShailee Dogra, Panchkula

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The Shimla DC said there is a provision to generate electricity by installing solar panels on the roofs of houses under the scheme

Himachal CM Sukhvinder Sukhu, while presenting the budget in 2023-2024 had announced that the state government will take effective steps to develop Himachal Pradesh as “Green Energy State” by March 31, 2026

The leader highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent remarks over the Congress being “badly exposed” for making “unreal” promises to people

The bench said the contractor of the parking is required to deploy more manpower and machinery so as to ensure that the construction of parking is completed within the fixed target

Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the BJP of misleading people with “false propaganda”, while clarifying that “only non-essential positions that have been vacant for over two years are being redesignated.”

Dodra-Kwar is the remotest area of Shimla district, which has five panchayats and has a population of 8,000

High court was informed through an affidavit that directions issued on August 1, to remove encroachment from the government/forest land detected/found on the spot during demarcation/identification of the land, were acted upon

The decision was taken during the state cabinet meeting on Tuesday, which was chaired by chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu

Shimla MC court on October 5 had ordered the demolition of the top three unauthorised floors of the mosque and gave a two-month deadline to the Mosque committee to execute its orders

A drone survey of Shimla city will be conducted from October 21 to November 21.

Presiding over the closing ceremony of International Kullu Dussehra-2024, the Himachal CM said, “The BJP was spreading false propaganda about the economy of Himachal Pradesh, whereas the government was making every effort to make it a self-reliant state”

The high court taking note of the failure of the state government has directed them to deposit the cost of ₹7,000 with the Himachal Pradesh state legal services authority while granting them two weeks’ time to file reply as requested by the state government

The MC court had on October 5 ordered the demolition of the top three unauthorised floors of Sanjauli Mosque in Shimla and gave a two-month deadline to the mosque committee to execute its orders

In Kalka, retired police officer Om Prakash Gujjar’s performance was even more disheartening, securing only 858 votes—0.59% of the vote share—in AAP’s first attempt at the constituency

As counting began, Gopal Sukhomajri, 39, led in the first three rounds of counting, giving some nervous moments to BJP candidate Shakti Rani Sharma and Congress’s Pardeep Chaudhary

In Kalka, 740 voters selected NOTA, accounting for 0.51% of the vote share, meanwhile Panchkula saw a higher NOTA turnout, with 987 voters (0.7%) rejecting all candidates

Chander Mohan’s narrow victory in Panchkula signals Congress’s return, but party faces upset in Kalka where BJP’s Shakti Rani Sharma unseated two-time MLA Pardeep Chaudhary

In contrasting fortunes for the two parties, Congress’ Chander Mohan Bishnoi beats BJP’s two-time MLA Gian Chand Gupta in Panchkula, while Congress’ incumbent MLA loses seat to saffron fold’s Shakti Rani Sharma in Kalka

Banking on her development agenda, lone woman contender from Kalka overcomes outsider tag to oust Congress’s Pardeep Chaudhary by convincing margin of 10,883 votes.

Counting of the postal ballots first will be carried out first after which officials will proceed to the electronic voting machines

The district, which includes the Kalka and Panchkula assembly segments, recorded an overall voter turnout of 65.22%; Kalka performed better, achieving a turnout of 72.07%, while Panchkula saw 59.4% polling

Anticipating hot weather, senior citizens and first-time voters turned out in sizeable numbers and exercised their right to franchise in the early hours at different polling booths across the district

Polling started slowly at 7 am, before picking up pace till noon; at 65%, district records only a slight dip in turnout from 2019

There are two assembly segments in Panchkula district – Kalka and Panchkula. Till 3pm, Kalka assembly constituency recorded 51.7%, while Panchkula recorded 40.6% polling.

Panchkula, Kalka assembly segments all set for high-stakes election; polling teams reach 455 booths; 2,220 cops maintaining vigil

Targeting BJP, Deepender said the development in the state was put on hold by the saffron party but the wheel of development with roll again with Congress in power

Featuring two assembly constituencies — Kalka and Panchkula — the district is set to see a direct contest between the Congress and the BJP, though the Aam Aadmi Party also created ripples on the political scene with promises of change, development and clean politics

Anurag termed Congress “anti-farmer” and said, “I ask Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and Bhupinder Singh Hooda that when they were in power in Haryana, why did they not implement the Swaminathan Committee report?

The issue of basic amenities in Rajiv Colony, Indira Colony and Khadak Mangoli has also found place in the manifesto along with intent to cover the nullahs

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