In its continuous endeavour to make the election process more efficient and transparent, the Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that the polling personnel on election duty would cast their ballot at a voter facilitation centre, said an official release on Tuesday.
"Due to heavy snowfall along the Atal tunnel yesterday the vehicles and tourists got stuck. However, BRO swung into action clearing the route of snow and rescuing the stranded tourists. The road has since been cleared and the tunnel is open for traffic," posted Ministry of Defence Principal
Amidst the ongoing Lok Sabha elections in the country, Shimla District Election Officer Anupam Kashyap on Monday made arrangements for checking the Theog strong room and issued necessary guidelines.
As rain continues to lash accompanied by snowfall in higher reaches in Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department has issued an Orange alert for Monday.
Himachal Pradesh Minister Jagat Singh Negi said that development work is badly affected in the state due to the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct after the announcement of the schedule.
Congress leader and Himachal Pradesh's Chief Parliamentary Secretary Mohan Lal Brakta on Monday alleged that though the BJP lost the people's mandate in the last Assembly election, it tried to come to power in the state through money power because of the Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur's
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha's Himachal Pradesh unit President Tilakraj Sharma on Monday said that India was known for scams during the Congress's reign before 2014, but during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's rule in the past 10 years it became known for a strong economy and good governance.
The weekend tourist inflow has started increasing in hill resort Shimla. After the initial two phases of general elections the tourists from different parts of India have started rushing to the hills.
Maneesh Garg, Chief Electoral Officer, Himachal Pradesh said that as many as 813 complaints and grievances were received in the Election Department since the announcement of General Elections and imposition of Model Code of Conduct in the State on 16 March.