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Shimla, April 4 Traffic was disrupted as people arriving from Punjab staged a protest by blocking the road in Himachal Pradesh's Bilaspur district on Saturday against a hike in entry tax levied on vehicles registered outside the state.The BJP MLA, Janak Raj, who arrived at the scene while the...

Shimla, April 3 The Himachal Pradesh BJP on Friday demanded an investigation by a sitting high court judge into the alleged irregularities in the Chester Hills project, a high-end housing scheme in Solan, and termed the acting chief secretary holding a press conference to “defend” himself as...

Sangrur, April 2 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday criticised BJP leaders for criticizing his government over the blast incident outside the party headquarters in Chandigarh, asking them to refrain from making "absurd" statements as the area falls under the jurisdiction of the...

Chandigarh, April 1 Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday criticized the Himachal Pradesh Congress government over the entry tax on vehicles from outside the state and warned of reciprocal taxes.His remarks came in the wake of Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu's...

Shimla/Bilaspur/Una (HP), April 1 Tension prevailed at the borders of Himachal Pradesh with Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday after the revised entry tax for vehicles came into effect, triggering protests and multiple traffic disruptions at various points.Angry residents from Punjab staged a...

Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu announced on Tuesday that the entry tax for small passenger vehicles would be reduced to Rs 100 from the earlier Rs 130, in response to protests by people from neighboring states."The government has reduced the toll tax rate for...

Shimla, March 31 – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers staged a protest at the Assembly complex here on Tuesday against the Congress government's decision to increase entry tax and impose a cess on petrol and diesel.Led by former Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur...

Chandigarh, March 31 Punjab Congress president Amrinder Singh Raja Warring thanked Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday for reversing the increase in the entry tax on vehicles entering the hill state.Warring spoke with Sukhu over the phone to express his gratitude...

Shimla, March 31 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu rolled back the increase in the entry tax on five-seater and 6-12 seater passenger vehicles on Tuesday, following protests at the state borders.The CM told the Vidhan Sabha that some confusion is being deliberately spread...

Shimla, March 31 The opposition BJP staged a protest outside the legislative assembly here on Tuesday before the proceedings began, demanding the withdrawal of the increased entry tax on vehicles from other states entering Himachal Pradesh.Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur said the toll...

Shimla, March 30 Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Monday that the state government has not imposed any new entry tax, but has only increased the existing one, which will be rationalized soon."The entry tax has been in effect for the last 30 years, and the recent increase is...

Shimla, March 30 Hundreds of people from Haryana staged a protest on Monday against the Himachal Pradesh government for increasing the entry tax to the state, demanding the waiver of toll tax within a 5 km radius from the border.The protesters, in the Solan district's Barotiwala, were led by...

Shimla, March 21 The BJP staged a protest both inside and outside the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Saturday against the state government's policies, specifically the recently increased entry tax, and demanded its immediate withdrawal.The protest was held during the Budget Session of the...

Shimla, March 21 – Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition, Jai Ram Thakur, on Saturday described the state's budget as "the most disappointing and directionless in the state's history," offering absolutely nothing to the people.He stated that the budget...

Hamirpur (HP), March 13 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday that there is no shortage of LPG and dismissed reports about the hoarding of gas cylinders in the state.He also appealed to the public to refrain from giving credence to false rumors.Sukhu added...

Chandigarh, March 11 The Punjab government will consider the possibility of imposing an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the state assembly on Wednesday.Cheema also criticized the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for...