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Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP supported Satya Kaundal new Shimla mayor

10:11 pm December 18, 2019

Shimla: BJP supported councillors Satya Kaundal and Shailendra Chauhan were on Thursday elected the Shimla mayor and deputy mayor respectively. Kaundal, a councillor from Sanjauli, polled 21 votes and defeated her Congress supported rival Rakesh Chauhan with a margin of 10 votes. This is for the first time that a former municipal corporation employee has […]

Oppn ‘stoking’ fear among Muslims: BJP

10:55 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: Accusing opposition parties of “stoking fear” among Muslims over the amended citizenship law, the BJP on Tuesday described their memorandum to the president to express concern over the tense situation in parts of country as “ironical and farcical”. BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao said the Congress, Trinamool Congress and the Left […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Amended citizenship law won’t be implemented in Sikkim: CM

9:13 pm December 16, 2019

Gangtok: Sikkim Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang on Monday said the citizenship law will not be implemented in the state as it enjoys special status under Article 371(F) of the Constitution. Hitting out at the opposition, Tamang said, “Some people with vested interest are misleading people in Sikkim on amended citizenship law. It will not […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

HP Assembly passes MSME bill amid opposition walkout

7:21 pm December 13, 2019

Dharamshala: The Himachal Pradesh Assembly passed the HP Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (facilitation of establishment and operation) Bill, 2019 on Friday. The MSME bill proposes to exempt any person bringing a micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) in the state from taking approvals from government departments for three years. The bill was passed amid […]

Congress subverted mandate in Karnataka; people taught it a lesson: PM Modi in Jharkhand

7:34 pm December 9, 2019

Barhi/Bokaro: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday accused the Congress and its allies of “stealing and subverting” people’s mandate in Karnataka, and asked voters to elect a stable BJP government in Jharkhand with an absolute majority. With the BJP posting an emphatic victory in Karnataka bypolls that put an end to speculation about the stability […]