Ashwani Sharma is a Shimla based journalist and a former correspondent with The Indian Express

January 04, 2016 20:22 IST
The bodies of two Himachal Pradesh martyrs Rana, 50, and Jagdish Chand, 58, of village Basa Gola in Siyunta area of Chamba district were consigned to flames with full state honours today
Mon, Jan 04, 2016
January 04, 2016 03:52 IST
Top government officials said that Chand, who hailed from Basa village in Himachal Pradesh, was among the first security personnel to engage the terrorists.
Mon, Jan 04, 2016
January 04, 2016 03:43 IST
According to Ajay Kumar, an up-pradhan of Sehwan panchayat, the only brief that Sanjeev’s family received on Saturday was that he has been referred to a military hospital and was admitted in the ICU.
Mon, Jan 04, 2016
January 02, 2016 20:02 IST
The court ordered Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB), the state government and college management to share compensation in the ratio of 60:30:10 respectively.
Sat, Jan 02, 2016
January 02, 2016 20:01 IST
Pathankot attack, which is barely 5 kms from Himachal Pradesh border, has increased the fears for the state agencies, which till now had only been focusing on Chamba borders for Pakistani-trained Kashmiri militants.
Sat, Jan 02, 2016
January 02, 2016 03:02 IST
The biggest highlight of the day's polling was participation of Shayam Saran Negi, independent India's oldest voter, who despite his ailing health and age, tracked his way to the polling booth at Kalpa in tribal district of Kinnaur to cast his vote.
Sat, Jan 02, 2016
December 31, 2015 03:12 IST
Giving the government six months’ time to seek options, the bench said all central government pensioners residing in non-CGHS areas would be covered either by CS(MA) Rules, 1944 or CGHS as per the option they choose.
Thu, Dec 31, 2015
December 29, 2015 02:30 IST
Annoyed with Governor Acharya Devvrat for not taking any decision on HP Sports (Registration, Recognition and Regulation of Associations) Bill 2015 passed by the Himachal Pradesh assembly in April 2015, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Monday accused him of not performing his constitutional duties.
Tue, Dec 29, 2015December 26, 2015 20:48 IST
Apart from retired engineers, college principals, forest officers, doctorates and post-graduates are also trying their luck.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015
December 26, 2015 18:43 IST
Four water channels have been identified so far for exploring possibilities of alternate transport means for tourism, trade and also for mobility of farm sector goods, beside passenger transport.
Sat, Dec 26, 2015
December 25, 2015 20:08 IST
Shimla's Mall road and Ridge, known as walking paradise for tourists, remained crowded while hotels and restaurants have made special arrangements for the Christmas rush.
Fri, Dec 25, 2015
December 19, 2015 10:09 IST
Shimla scored 85 points on the basis of a fair assessment but Dharamshala had 87.5 points out of a total of 100 on performance graph of the services.
Sat, Dec 19, 2015
December 18, 2015 01:40 IST
The court gave the judgment on a petition filed by Shimla Mayor Sanjay Chauhan.
Fri, Dec 18, 2015
December 17, 2015 08:03 IST
“Journalists must take necessary precautions, more particularly, while compiling court proceedings," the bench said.
Thu, Dec 17, 2015
December 15, 2015 09:04 IST
The government also announced abolition of registration fee on hybrid vehicles, including electric, battery- and CNG-operated buses and other vehicles.
Tue, Dec 15, 2015
December 15, 2015 02:43 IST
CNG and electric buses will ply on routes like Rohtang Pass and Manali, as suggested by the National Green tribunal, apart from other routes.
Tue, Dec 15, 2015
December 14, 2015 01:56 IST
Six months ago, the Himachal Pradesh High Court had ordered that Shimla residents could buy a new vehicle only if they showed they had a certified parking place.
Mon, Dec 14, 2015
December 12, 2015 18:47 IST
The Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association will host the Indo-Pak clash in Dharmsala on March 16.
Sat, Dec 12, 2015
December 11, 2015 21:30 IST
There was also a direction to the government to review all sealed and restricted roads to ensure that no parking was allowed on the sealed roads.
Fri, Dec 11, 2015
December 11, 2015 20:37 IST
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur had made state government adopt the idea at a conference in Manali held in June
Sat, Dec 12, 2015
December 07, 2015 17:33 IST
The vehicular traffic on the road came to a halt and hundreds of vehicles were stranded on either side of the blockades.
Mon, Dec 07, 2015
December 01, 2015 12:37 IST
This was second day when the Vidhan Sabha remained deadlocked.
Tue, Dec 01, 2015
November 30, 2015 01:57 IST
believe the session will go well unlike the earlier ones,” Virbhadra said.
Mon, Nov 30, 2015
November 29, 2015 08:12 IST
Since the winter session id the first since the CBI raids against the chief minister, the opposition BJP is expected turn on the heat against the government.
Sun, Nov 29, 2015
November 28, 2015 00:04 IST
The agency has filed a case under criminal provisions of money laundering laws after taking cognisance of a complaint filed by CBI in this regard in September.
Sat, Nov 28, 2015




