04.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   With e-ballots, Himachal Pradesh may see jump in soldiers voting   Serving armed forces personnel from Himachal Pradesh are expected to cast their vote in large numbers in the upcoming assembly election in the hill state with the Election Commission implementing the electronically transmitted postal ballot system (ETPBS) here. The system was first implemented in the Goa assembly … Read more 04.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

03.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal promises surplus electricity to investors Himachal, which claims to account for 25 per cent of the country’s total hydel power potential, is promising uninterrupted electricity supply to companies investing in the hill state.   At the sixth edition of the CII Invest North 2017 event held here, officials from Himachal showcased … Read more 03.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

02.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Free India’s First General Elections | Polling Commences In Himachal Pradesh   INDIA’S first general elections, the biggest in the world, began with the casting of votes by the people of Chini and Pangi tehsils of Himachal Pradesh on the country’s north border. The first votes were cast at 8 this morning. … Read more 02.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

01.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Devotees throng Kangra temple during ‘Panch Bisham’ festival   Thousands of pilgrims thronged Jayanti Mata temple on the fourth day of the five-day Panch Bisham festival. The fair celebrates the marriage of Tulsi with Saligram.   The temple, which is located on a hillock overlooking the Kangra valley, is a major attraction … Read more 01.11.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

31.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Heavy turnout indicates change of guard   In spite of phenomenal increase in the number of electorate since the first elections in 1952 and gradual increase in voter turnout, no proper trend has been witnessed in the state. But, heavy polling has mostly indicated change of guard.   The data on polling … Read more 31.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

29-30.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh villagers make unique poll demand: A helipad   Lahaul-Spiti’s first panchayat — Koksar. It is made of three small villages — Koksar, Dimpuk and Ramthang. This is the only panchayat in the state whose entire population migrates to comparatively warmer places like Kullu for three to four months every winter. As Himachal … Read more 29-30.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

28.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Pong Dam evictees get fertile land   Around 40 years ago, for making Pong Dam in Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh, thousands of displaced people were rehabilitated in sand dunes of Rajasthan and huge quantity of unmarked land was allotted to them, but the people of Himachal Pradesh could not settle down here because of weather … Read more 28.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

27.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   In a first, radio tags for Shimla trees to curb illegal felling   In a novel environment protection effort, the Himachal Pradesh high court has ordered Shimla civic authorities to tag each tree under its jurisdiction with radio frequency identification tag (RFID) to stop illegal felling and help the popular tourist destination retain its … Read more 27.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

26.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   Himachal Pradesh’s Newtons all set for long treks, freezing climes   Himachal Pradesh will see a small army of ‘Newtons’ taking on the challenge of reaching polling stations in some of the most remote parts of the state for the assembly elections on November 9.   In the movie ‘Newton’, Rajkumar Rao’s character … Read more 26.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

25.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

HIMACHAL PRADESH   50% of Himachal Pradesh poll candidates are crorepatis: ADR report   There are 158 crorepatis out of a total of 338 candidates in the fray for the Himachal Pradesh assembly elections. The elections, which are scheduled to be held on November 9, will also have 61 candidates with criminal cases fighting the polls. The … Read more 25.10.17 Himachal Pradesh (HPPCS) Current Affairs

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