The multi-level parking near the High Court (the Lift) was closed for the time being after the Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) snapped electricity and water supply of the building where the facility is located. A poster has been put at the entry point of the building informing the public about the suspension of services at the parking lot, which has a capacity of 660 vehicles. Pramod Kumar Sood, Director of Shimla Tolls Project Private Limited, the firm that runs the parking lot, said, “It is not possible to run the parking lot without electricity and water supply.” BR Sharma, Additional…
Author: Wise Himachal
Gangster Goldie Brar’s close aide, who conspired to kill Punjabi singer Sidhu Musewala and Inderpreet Singh alias Parry, accused in the murder of Pradeep Kumar, has been arrested from a home stay in Sundernagar, Mandi. The State Special Operation Cell of Punjab Police has succeeded in nabbing this notorious accused with the help of Himachal Police.Indrapreet reached this home stay at 1 pm on January 13, the day of Lohri, and booked a room by showing his driving license as his identity card. During this he stayed here alone and did not go anywhere. The Punjab Police was continuously tracing his phone. Meanwhile, the…
In Himachal Pradesh, 22.1 per cent of the households have their own car. This is almost twice as high as the national average of 7.5 per cent. At the same time, more families in Himachal have a car as compared to 19.4 percent in the national capital Delhi. This has been revealed in the report of the National Family Health Survey 2019-21. Anand Mahindra, the country’s veteran businessman and chairman of Mahindra & Mahindra, has shared a map of India on Twitter. In this, it has been told that in which state, how many families have a car available. According to this survey, 7.5…
The continuous rising mercury in Himachal Pradesh has become a cause of trouble for the environmentalists. The tribal district of Kinnaur, known as the cold desert, is also not untouched by the flow of global warming. Every year the temperature of the district is increasing. The Meteorological Center is also deeply discussing the changes in the weather. Due to increase in temperature in district Kinnaur in December, it has been hot. On December 18, the temperature of Kinnaur has been estimated at 8 and 9 degree Celsius. This is 5 degree Celsius more than last year. Last year, the temperature in Kinnaur district was 14.2 degree…
the appointments of ministers have not yet been done in Himachal Pradesh, but the Chief Minister and the Deputy Chief Minister have divided all the departments among themselves. The General Administration Department of the Himachal Government issued a notification in this regard on Tuesday late night. Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu has kept Finance, General Administration, Home, Planning and Personnel portfolios with himself. Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri has been given the Department of Jal Shakti, Transport and Language, Art and Culture. The Chief Minister has kept five portfolios with himself, while the Deputy Chief Minister has been given three portfolios. Till the…
Sudarshana Chandawat, wife of Vikramaditya Singh, MLA from Shimla Rural, Himachal Pradesh, has filed a domestic violence complaint against her husband and his family members in the Udaipur (Rajasthan) court. This complaint has been made on 17 October 2022. In the first hearing on November 17, 2022, the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Udaipur has issued non-bailable warrants to husband Vikramaditya Singh, mother-in-law Pratibha Singh, sister-in-law Aparajita, Nandoi Angad Singh and Chandigarh resident Amreen. All the accused have been ordered to appear before the Udaipur court on Wednesday. Sudarshana Chandawat has filed a complaint in the Udaipur court under Section 20 of…
Barring Aaj Tak-Axis My India, all others projected a BJP win in Himachal, though by a slender edge. No incumbent government has retained power in Himachal since 1985. The poll of nine polls—Aaj Tak-Axis My India; ABP News-C Voter; India TV-Matrize; News 24-Today’s Chanakya; News X-Jan Ki Baat; Republic TV-P Marq; Times Now-ETG; TV 9 Gujarati; Zee News-BARC—projected an average of 35 seats for the BJP, just enough to touch the majority mark in the 68-member state Assembly and 30 for the Congress. AAP is predicted to be a non-starter in Himachal by exit poll projections, which give the Arvind Kejriwal…
The air of Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, is better to breathe than other cities of the state. Shimla’s air quality index is better than Manali and Dharamshala in the state. Talking about the air quality, Shimla, Dharamshala, Manali, Sundernagar and Parwanoo are in good condition in the state. On the other hand, Una, Dumtal, Paonta Sahib, Kala Amb, Barotiwala and Nalagarh have been kept in the satisfactory category. That is, their condition is somewhat worse than the previous category. While Baddi is moderate. That is, the condition of Baddi’s air quality is worse than all these areas. Shimla has the highest air quality index…
The Supreme Court has summoned the file of this case pending in the Himachal High Court. The Supreme Court has ordered on November 14 that the pending cases of the Himachal government in the Himachal High Court and the Supreme Court will be heard together. The Shimla Development Plan has been declared illegal by the National Green Tribunal. This decision has been challenged by the Himachal government through an appeal in the Supreme Court. In the petition filed by the state government before the High Court, it has been argued that the government has prepared a city development plan to give relief in…
The High Court has made strong remarks on the VIP culture. Justice Ajay Mohan Goel has summoned the reply of the Chief Secretary (CS) on the issue of putting VIP numbers in government vehicles. The court has asked what is the justification for buying VIP numbers of officials with the tax money of common people and what is such an act of virtue that cannot be done without it. The court has summoned this information through an affidavit till December 12. Justice Goel, in his order, said the court had failed to appreciate what was so special about the numbers…
For the first time in Himachal Pradesh, apples will be transported by drone. The trial of transporting apples by drone has been successful in the tribal district Kinnaur of the state. During the trial, a 20 kg box of apples was transported by drone to a distance of 4 km in only 6 minutes, while it takes hours to travel on foot. The trial company claims that the drone can lift up to 150 kg of apples at a time. On the request of the representatives of Panchayat Nichar of Kinnaur and the local gardener group, the private company has tried to transport apples…
The Assistant Election Officer has suspended six employees of the polling party for taking EVMs to the strong room in a private vehicle from polling booth number-49 Dattanagar in Rampur assembly constituency. Of these, four are working in the education department and two are police personnel. This action has been taken under Section 134 of the Representation of the People Act, 1951. On the other hand, the Congress has sent a complaint letter to the Chief Electoral Officer demanding appropriate action in the matter. Among the suspended employees are PRO Jagatram Higher Education Department Baur Nerwa School, PO Indrapal Higher Education Department Malandi…
The voters of Himachal Pradesh broke all the voting records of the assembly elections held so far this time. A record 75.6% votes were casted on Saturday, 1% service voters are also included in this. However, more service voters are yet to be added. After this, the voting figure can reach upto 76%. Earlier, in the last assembly elections of 2017, the highest voter turnout was 75.57 percent. State Chief Electoral Officer Manish Garg released the data on Sunday after remote polling teams arrived. This time, the maximum turnout was recorded in Doon assembly constituency of Solan at 85.25%. The voting percentage from EVMs was 74.6. Some…
Shyam Saran Negi, the first voter of independent India, passed away in the early hours of Saturday. He was 106 years old. Negi had voted for the 14th Assembly on Wednesday itself through ballot paper for the first time from his home in Kalpa. PM Modi has also praised Negi, the country’s oldest voter. PM Modi said that this will inspire the new generation of people to vote. Kinnaur DC informed that Shyam Saran Negi’s last rites will be performed with full state honours. CM Jai Ram Thakur has also condoled his death. The CM tweeted, “Saddened to hear about the demise of Shyam Saran…
The scheme of providing pucca housing to 224 poor families of Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh, could not be fully implemented due to the negligence of the government. In the last ten years, only 64 houses could be built in the name of work under this scheme. Now the condition is that the center has also cut the budget of the scheme. Now instead of 224, only 104 houses will be built in the capital. The central government will give only ten crore rupees instead of 33 crores. Under the Rajiv Awas Yojana, pucca houses were to be built…
Kulbhushan Manta, a resident of Gonth, Majhauli Panchayat of Kupvi in Shimla district of Himachal Pradesh, was cremated with state honors in his native village on Saturday. The army and police gave the last salute to the martyr. Thousands of people attended the funeral procession of the martyr. Neetu, the wife of a brave soldier, saluted the martyr husband and gave her last farewell. Kulbhushan was martyred during an encounter with a terrorist in the forests of Taripora and Sultanpora of Baramulla. According to the information received from the relatives, during the search operation, Kulbhushan had a bullet in his…
The high voltage election campaign of the BJP will reach a crescendo when its star campaigners visit all 68 Assembly constituencies on October 30. At the same time, the Congress is banking on the charisma of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to boost its campaign. The Congress is finding it hard to counter the BJP’s aggressive campaign led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and national party president JP Nadda. It has planned Priyanka’s rallies and road shows in eight of total 12 districts. The Congress is keen to get Sonia Gandhi to campaign in Himachal, even for a day. Priyanka had kick…
BJP has fielded Rajat Thakur, son of Jal Shakti Minister Mahender Singh, from Dharampur, Chetan Bragta, son of former minister Narinder Bragta, from Jubbal-Kotkhai and Anil Dhiman, son of former minister ID Dhiman, from Bhoranj. BJP’s Mandi Sadar candidate Anil Sharma is the son of a former Union Telecommunication Minister, Sukh Ram. The BJP had denied ticket to Chetan from Jubbal-Kotkhai for the 2021 Assembly by-elections that were necessitated following the demise of his father Narinder Bragta, who was Horticulture Minister then. He was the most formidable candidate and could have got sympathy votes but was still denied ticket on…