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CHANDIGARH:  Dr Ritesh Arya, an established name in the field of geothermal energy across the world, resident of Kasauli in Himachal Pradesh is fighting against nature’s extremities where he has been turning to nature for providing relief to people who face with the necessity to survive in a cold desert, at over 15,000 feet altitude with temperatures drop to minus 40 degree C in winters, he developed an idea to exploit geothermal energy which is generated from trapped molten rock to generate electricity.

JAMMU:  The Jammu-Srinagar national highway was closed for traffic on Saturday following landslides in Ramban district, traffic department officials said.

SHIMLA:  Rains brought down temperatures in Himachal Pradesh on Friday, bringing cheers to thousands of tourists who have thronged the hill stations to escape the heat wave in the northern plains.

SHIMLA:  The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Himachal Pradesh on Thursday retained all the four Lok Sabha seats in the state as its candidates won by a record huge margins, election officials said.

JAMMU / SRINAGAR: National Conference President Farooq Abdullah appeared set to win the Lok Sabha election from Srinagar while former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti was trailing at the third spot in Anantnag constituency.

SRINAGAR:  Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday said that his administration wants elections to the state Assembly to be held as early as possible.

SRINAGAR:  Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday reviewed security arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on July 1.

SRINAGAR:  One militant was killed in a gunfight with the security forces on Wednesday in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district.

JAMMU: Police on Tuesday arrested a man carrying a country made pistol in Jammu and Kashmir's Jammu city.

SRINAGAR:  Jammu and Kashmir Congress President G.A. Mir on Tuesday asserted that the exit polls should not to be believed and that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) would have the majority in the Lok Sabha polls.

SHIMLA:  While Himachal Pradesh registered 72.25 per cent polling in the recently-concluded general elections, 7.80 per cent higher than the 64.45 per cent witnessed in 2014 Lok Sabha polls, voting in Shimla was 64.01 per cent -- the lowest among towns in the state.

SHIMLA:  All the four Lok Sabha seats of Himachal Pradesh went to the polls amid tight security on Sunday in the seventh and final phase of general elections.

In view of re-poll on May 19, 2019 at 88-Asaoti Polling Station of 85 Prithla Assembly segment of 10-Faridabad Parliamentary Constituency in Haryana, Sunday, May 19, 2019 will be observed as a public holiday in the offices of Government Department/Boards/Corporations and Educational Institutions under the Haryana Government and in the various factories, commercial establishments, shops etc. located in areas where the re-polling will be held within the meaning of Section 25 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881.
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Though the BJP convincingly won the 2017 state assembly yet its chief minister candidate Prem Kumar Dhumal lost from the Sujanpur assembly segment that falls under Hamirpur Parliamentary constituency from where his son Anurag Thakur is testing his luck fourth time. He is also to cover this lost ground too to ensure his victory. 

District Administration SBS Nagar is all set to give 'Red Carpet Welcome' to electorates, who will come to exercise their franchise at 35 model polling booths being set up in the district on the polling day i.e. May 19. Out of these, three model polling stations to have women staff only with pink or purple tentage outside the booth.

In view of the Lok Sabha Polls scheduled for 19th May, 2019, the District Magistrate-cum-Deputy Commissioner, Patiala, Mr.Kumar Amit has issued Prohibitory Orders under the provisions of Section 126 of Representation of Peoples Act of 1951.

Slamming the Congress over its poll promise of repealing the sedition law if voted to power, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the BJP government would make the law even more stringent.

HAMIRPUR: The welcome song for either of the political party of the State dies down on May 23 but unaware of vexed issue of state’s share in Chandigarh no political party has provided any space for it in their manifestos but the fact remains the issue has of paramount importance for the people of the state. It is election time in Himachal Pradesh but state’s share in Chandigarh has never been an issue for either of the major political party especially since 1995.

 Better employment opportunities, availability of water for agriculture and better healthcare facilities are the top priorities for Himachal Pradesh voters, as per a report

SHIMLA:  Himachal Pradesh Governor Acharya Devvrat and his wife Darshana Devi on Tuesday used the postal ballot to vote for the Kurukshetra Lok Sabha seat where elections are due on May 12.