The apple farmers in Himachal Pradesh are demanding the Union government to increase import duty on apple to India to 100 per cent. The Parliamentary Constituencies of Mandi and Shimla cover the majority of apple farming areas.
Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Himachal Pradesh Maneesh Garg on Tuesday said that to ensure free and fair elections the Election Commission of India (ECI) has announced a complete ban on exit polls from April 19 till June 1.
Bhartiya Janata party leader Jairam Thakur on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts, stating that the government's initiatives have effectively lifted over 250 million people out of poverty, a feat unmatched by previous administrations.
Himachal Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer Maneesh Garg on Monday announced that April 1st will now serve as the qualifying date for individuals who have reached the age of 18 years, allowing them to register themselves as voters.
Cyclist Jaspreet Pal, hailing from Upper Samkhetar, Mandi district has been declared the State Election Icon to encourage youth to exercise their right to franchise and make the voters aware of the value of their votes in the Maha Utsav of democracy.
The Himachal Pradesh BJP Chief, Rajiv Bindal on Monday said that if the Congress party continues to make derogatory remarks on Kangana Ranaut, the party will take up the issues with the Election commission of India.
Himachal Pradesh Minister and Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh on Monday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Kangana Ranaut should have visited the Mandi constituency when the region was severely affected by disaster.
The Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Chief, Pratibha Virbhadra Singh on Monday said that the elections in Mandi Parliamentary Constituency would be fought on the issues of development in the constituency and whatever Kangana eats or whatever she does in her personal life that will not
"The Congress party is hollow and they have repeated the same what they have stated and promised 50 years ago. It is similar to the 2022 poll manifesto of Congress in Himachal assembly elections. This is just a manifesto to divide the country," he added.
Bringing a cricketing reference to the Lok Sabha election campaign, Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Bharatiya Janata Party played like a 'one-day international' while laying the foundation and now it is time to hit the boundaries for making Indi