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Ashwani Sharma
Ashwani Sharma is a Shimla based journalist and a former correspondent with The Indian Express
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Himachal Pradesh assembly election 2017: Prem Kumar Dhumal eyes big win, Virbhadra Singh high on hopeSubscriber Only
December 18, 2017 04:48 IST
Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results 2017: The state has traditionally witnessed governments changing hands after every election, and that’s what the BJP is banking on this time.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017Himachal assembly elections 2017: Prem Kumar Dhumal eyes big win, Virbhadra Singh high on hopeSubscriber Only
December 18, 2017 03:03 IST
The Himachal elections to 68 Assembly seats, held on November 9, was largely overshadowed by the high-profile campaign in Gujarat.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
Exit polls ‘unscientific’, should be banned: Virbhadra SinghSubscriber Only
December 17, 2017 03:57 IST
“Exit polls should be banned in our country. These are not based on facts or real factors. I know the people’s pulse. I have been on the ground during campaigning. I have more sense of what people think than those conducting such exit polls. Exit polls have also been proved wrong in the past,” said Singh.
Mon, Dec 18, 2017
Himachal Pradesh assembly elections: CM back after 12 days, says exit polls are unscientific, ban themSubscriber Only
December 17, 2017 00:00 IST
“I can’t give you a seat-wise prediction. But I can say that no anti-incumbency factor played against the Congress in the elections. That’s what makes me confident about the numbers,” Virbhadra Singh said
Sun, Dec 17, 2017
Exit polls bogus, not based on facts, says Himachal Pradesh CM Virbhadra SinghSubscriber Only
December 16, 2017 19:06 IST
The Congress is currently ruling the hill State and the BJP is eyeing to return to power after a gap of five years. The voting for the 68-member Himachal Pradesh Assembly took place on November 9.
Sat, Dec 16, 2017
Kotkhai rape and murder case: After four months, CBI announces reward of Rs 10 lakh for ‘information’Subscriber Only
December 15, 2017 22:12 IST
A 16-year old school girl was raped and murdered in Shimla in July, triggering a massive public outrage. The case had also become a major election issue in Himachal Pradesh, which went to polls on November 9.
Fri, Dec 15, 2017
Himachal Pradesh people have voted for BJP with an open heart, says Dhumal; Congress says exit polls are not exact pollsSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 20:29 IST
"Exit polls are not exact polls. We will wait until the final counting numbers on December 18. The Congress is certainly in a comfortable position to get a majority," said Congress
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
BJP leaders to meet at Bilaspur, Virbhadra Singh to visit ArkiSubscriber Only
December 14, 2017 01:32 IST
With just five days left for the counting of votes, BJP top leadership will meet in Bilaspur on Friday for a closed-door interaction with the contesting candidates, and state party office-bearers for draw up plans based on poll surveys. State BJP president Satpal Satti said: “There is no formal agenda for the meeting, but party’s […]
Thu, Dec 14, 2017
Himachal Pradesh: Poll panel, CEO review arrangements through video-conferencingSubscriber Only
December 13, 2017 03:17 IST
Chief Electoral Officer Pushpendra Rajput told the District Election Officers to ensure that all arrangements for counting were in place by December 15 and also to implement the series of guidelines issued by the commission for counting day.
Wed, Dec 13, 2017
Shimla jailbreak: All three escaped prisoners arrestedSubscriber Only
December 08, 2017 17:40 IST
Bahadur, 22, along with Leela Dhar, 22, and Pratap Singh, 27, had escaped from the jail on December 6—just a day before state police's ‘Raising Day function’.
Fri, Dec 08, 2017
Shimla jailbreak: One of three escaped prisoners arrestedSubscriber Only
December 08, 2017 09:47 IST
The prisoners, two of them accused of rape and one facing murder charges at Kullu, had escaped from the jail on December 6—just a day before state police ‘s ‘Raising Day function’.
Fri, Dec 08, 2017
Shimla construction ban: Himachal govt to challenge NGT order in Supreme CourtSubscriber Only
December 06, 2017 00:02 IST
The urban development agency and Shimla Municipal Corporation (SMC) have their own worries on the future of the Smart City project if NGT orders are implemented in its letter and spirit.
Wed, Dec 06, 2017
Shimla construction ban: Panel on NGT order fails to firm up action plan, govt mulls challenging banSubscriber Only
December 05, 2017 03:53 IST
The committee that met on Monday was set-up after state Chief secretary V C Pharka held consultations with top secretaries, to discuss strategy to enforce the order
Tue, Dec 05, 2017
NGT order on construction ban in Shimla has authorities in a dilemmaSubscriber Only
December 04, 2017 20:06 IST
Government officials were of the view that some of the prohibitions and new regulations imposed by the NGT ran almost contradictory to the Town and Country Planning Act
Mon, Dec 04, 2017
HC upholds ‘constitutional right’ of employees to timely salariesSubscriber Only
December 03, 2017 00:00 IST
99 nurses denied wages for seven months in Himachal Pradesh
Sun, Dec 03, 2017
Himachal Pradesh HC upholds employees’ constitutional right to timely salariesSubscriber Only
December 02, 2017 21:36 IST
The order came on a PIL, which the court had taken-up in its suo-motu action, as the report of denial of the salaries for seven months to the nurses had alarmed the court .
Sat, Dec 02, 2017
Shimla rape case: She trusted my senior, her mistake and bad luck, says victim’s fatherSubscriber Only
December 01, 2017 06:14 IST
For police, the incident has come at a time when it is facing flak for its probe into the Kotkhai rape-murder case.
Fri, Dec 01, 2017
Shimla rape-murder case: CBI gives clean chit to accused in custodial death of Suraj Singh, implicates policeSubscriber Only
December 01, 2017 03:12 IST
High Court asks agency to complete investigations into the rape and murder case of the 16-year-old Kotkhai girl by December 20
Fri, Dec 01, 2017
Shimla rape-murder case: SIT arrested 6 without ‘direct proof’, says CBISubscriber Only
November 29, 2017 01:59 IST
This comes after the central agency arrested eight police officers, including IG Zahur Zaidi, who headed the state police SIT probing the rape-murder case.
Wed, Nov 29, 2017
Shimla rape-and-murder case: Police held 6 suspects without proof, used third-degree torture to get confessions, says CBISubscriber Only
November 28, 2017 19:48 IST
The CBI, which is slated to submit its status report, has indicted the SIT for wrongly implicating the six people and hatching a conspiracy to frame suspect Rajinder Singh for the custodial death of Suraj Singh
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
Shimla rape case: Accused Colonel sent to 12-days judicial custody, police yet to find clinching evidenceSubscriber Only
November 28, 2017 04:34 IST
Investigations have revealed that the victim was dropped back home by the Colonel in a private taxi after the incident on November 20. The Colonel even shared a cup of tea with the girl's father
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
Offered to ‘tamper with’ EVMs: Pune college student sent to judicial custodySubscriber Only
November 27, 2017 03:03 IST
The youth, who had earlier failed to clear Maharashtra State Administrative Services Exams, devised this plan to make easy money.
Tue, Nov 28, 2017
Kotkhai rape-murder and custodial death: CBI chargesheet against IGP Zaidi, 7 other copsSubscriber Only
November 26, 2017 00:06 IST
All the arrested police officers were a part of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) that was set up to probe the rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in July.
Sun, Nov 26, 2017Shimla rape case: accused Colonel gets three-day police remandSubscriber Only
November 24, 2017 03:07 IST
As per her police complaint, on November 20, she was called by the accused Colonel to his house near Lakkar Bazar in Shimla, where he promised to get her introduced to some people who could help her in the modelling career.
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
Shimla rape-murder case: CBI arrests former Shimla SP DW NegiSubscriber Only
November 17, 2017 02:10 IST
Negi was Superintendent of Police, Shimla when the case came to light and he had camped at Kotkhai for three to four days for investigations.
Fri, Nov 17, 2017Journalism of Courage
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