The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognizance of media reports following the discovery of the bodies of a woman and an infant in Uttarakhand's Dehradun.
"After the withdrawal of nominations, a total of 13 candidates are in the fray from Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh Assembly Constituencies (AC) for the bye-elections," said the official.
Amid the on-going quest for by-elections, Himachal CM's wife and Congress candidate Kamlesh Thakur from Dehra has been aggressively campaigning as she held nine street meetings and interacted with the public on Monday.
The Election Department of Himachal Pradesh on Monday announced that a total of 15 candidates, including Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's wife Kamlesh Thakur, are in the fray for the by-polls to be held in three segments -- Dehra, Hamirpur and Nalagarh.
Fresh bout of rainfall lashed parts of the national capital on Sunday afternoon, bringing much needed respite to the people in the city after they had been battling the relentless heatwave in the region for the past two months.
As many as 12 proposals were approved at the cabinet meeting presided over by Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami at the Secretariat, the first one after the Lok Sabha elections.
Kamlesh Thakur, wife of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Congress candidate filed her nomination for the Dehra assembly by-poll on Friday.
Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Bhupender Yadav chaired a review meeting at Forest Survey of India, Dehradun today, to review the management and mitigation of forest fires across the country.
Two accused in connection with the Raipur murder case identified as Manish Kumar Singh and Yogesh have been arrested by the Dehradun police after an encounter carried out at Haridwar Roorkee highway.
"Around 10:30 PM, police received information about a firing incident...Two injured have been admitted to the hospital...The dead body has been recovered...," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Dehradun, Ajay Singh said speaking to ANI on Tuesday.
After the murder of a real estate agent in Dehradun, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami stated on Tuesday that no matter how big or small the culprit, no one will be allowed to disrupt the atmosphere of Devbhoomi.
In a meeting with the Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttarakhand's Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar on Monday paid a courtesy call to the Union Home Minister and expressed his gratitude for providing all possible assistance during the Lok Sabha elections 2024.