Himachal CM Sukhu Calls 6 Rebels MLAs ‘Black Serpents’, Questions ‘How Can Someone Sell Honour For Money’

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said he gave the go-ahead to Minister Vikramaditya Singh to meet the rebels who cross-voted in the Rajya Sabha polls, in what appeared to be a placatory gesture even as he called the same six MLAs “black serpents”. Vikramaditya Singh, who is the son of the … Read more

Congress takes steps to save HP govt; Sukhu battles in-house challenge

By seeking disqualification of six rebel Congress MLAs for staying away from assembly during the passing of the financial bill on Wednesday, Himachal CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Congress leadership were on Wednesday battling to save the CM’s chair and the state government, a fallout of the clinical internal ambush of the party’s Rajya Sabha … Read more

Himachal Pradesh Political Crisis LIVE: BJP Seeks No-trust Vote in HP, Cong Seeks Disqualification of Six Rebel Cong MLAs

Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Congress candidate Abhishek Manu Singhvi addresses a press conference after the later lost the election for the Rajya Sabha seat, in Shimla. (Image: PTI) Sources in the Congress told News18 that the grand old party has sought disqualification of six rebel MLAs. The speaker has issued notice … Read more

Congress deploys Hooda, Shivakumar to defuse crisis in Himachal

Hours after six Congress MLAs voted in favour of the BJP candidate in the Rajya Sabha polls in Himachal Pradesh, the party’s top leadership swung into action to pacify the disgruntled legislators lawmakers. Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge appointed senior leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda and D K Shivakumar to engage with the six MLAs, who are … Read more

Woman Dies After Paragliding Accident In India

A 26-year-old woman died in a paragliding accident in Himachal Pradesh, India, on Sunday. The accident occurred in the Kullu district of the state as the pilot of the paraglider failed to properly secure the victim’s safety belt. The victim, identified as Navya, hails from Zahirabad in the Sangareddy district of Telangana. She fell to … Read more

No snow, no go: winter tourists cancel Indian ski resort holidays as ‘unusual’ weather pattern leaves Himalayas high and dry

Scientists said that this winter’s conditions in northern India, marked by the absence of snowfall in the mountains and biting cold made worse by thick fog in the plains, have not been seen for about a decade. Kashmiri schoolgirls on a snow-covered slope in Gulmarg on January 2, 2022, top, and a couple on the … Read more