Dharamshala, May 6 (UNI) Emphasising that the nation’s progress depends on the continuous development of education and research in science and technology, President Draupadi Murmu on Monday called for tailoring India’s research programmes as per national contemplation and need rather than blindly aping other countries. “We need to set our priorities and programmes in education…
Shimla, May 4 (UNI) President Droupadi Murmu arrived in Shimla on Saturday beginning her five-day visit to Himachal Pradesh from May 4 to 8. She landed at Kalyani Helipad at 10.35 am from a special airforce helicopter and was received by Governor Shiv Partap Shukla. Murmu was originally scheduled to land at the Jubberhati Airport…
Shimla, Jan 2 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Government on Tuesday posted Director General of Himachal Pradesh Police Sanjay Kundu as Principal Secretary Ayush after December 26 order of Himachal Pradesh High court to move him from his incumbent post. In a notification issued here on Tuesday the chief secretary Prabodh Saxena said decision to post DGP…
Dharmshala (Tapovan), Dec 23 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said that the state government would provide government jobs to 20 thousand people by the end of this financial year. The Chief Minister was replying to a discussion in the House regarding disolution of Staff Selection Commission Hamirpur. He said that…
Shimla, Dec 23 (UNI) The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh, including Chamba, Lahaul Spiti, and Kinnaur, and a few parts of Kullu, Kangra, Shimla, and Mandi, had a light spell of rain and snowfall early in the morning on Saturday; however, most of the tourist resorts were partly cloudy and reeling under coldwave conditions for…
Dharamshala (Tapovan), Dec 22 (UNI) Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said on Friday that the double engine government of former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur could not spend the allotted Rs 4032 crore during the financial years 2020–21 and 2021–22. He was replying to a query from Hoshiyar Singh during the question hours on Friday….
Lepcha (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 12 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said “India is safe as its borders are protected by the brave jawans with Himalaya-like determination”. Addressing the Jawans on the occasion of Diwali today, the Prime Minister remarked that the amalgamation of the festival of Diwali and the echoes of acclamation of…
Una (HP), Oct 1 (UNI) Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Anurag Thakur said on Sunday the I.N.D.I.A. block will disintegrate soon after the arrest of the Punjab Congress leader and Narendra Modi will become the Prime Minister again. Thakur, who was on a visit to the under-construction PGI Satellite Centre (PGISC), took stock of the…
Shimla, Sep 22 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minsiter Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, who holds the portfolio of Finance, tabled a legislation in the state assembly, seeking to amend taxation on the goods carried by the roads to omit the provision to levy tax on account of distance covered. The Himachal Pradesh Taxation Amendment (on Certain Goods…
Shimla, Sep 19 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday gave an open offer of a cabinet berth to the state’s sole woman MLA BJP’s Reena Kashyap if she crossed over to the Congress. Speaking in a lighter mood, Sukkhu said in the Assembly that if she joined the Congress today, she…
