Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu. File | Photo Credit: PTI “Four people were injured in a clash between pilgrims and local people during a fair in the Sikh pilgrim town of Manikaran in Himachal Pradesh,” officials said on March 6. Certain remarks made by the two sides against each other triggered the clash … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu with Union Minister Anurag Thakur | Photo Credit: PTI The Congress government on Tuesday dissolved the Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPSSC) after it launched an investigation into examination paper leaks in the past three year under the previous BJP government. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu … Read more
Newly appointed Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla with state Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu during his oath-taking ceremony, at Raj Bhawan, in Shimla on Saturday. | Photo Credit: ANI Shiv Pratap Shukla on Saturday was sworn in as the 29 th Governor of Himachal Pradesh at a ceremony in Shimla, the State capital. Acting Chief Justice of Himachal Pradesh … Read more
Shimla: As a pilot project in Himachal Pradesh‘s Solan and Sirmaur districts, the government has launched U-WIN portal, a digital way to facilitate tracking every pregnant woman and children for vaccination. Under the Centre-sponsored project, these districts have been included among the selected ones in the country. The aim of the project is to increase … Read more
Fizz and fries: Consumption of fried food and aerated drinks vary across States in India Consumption of fried foods and aerated drinks is relatively higher in Goa, many Northeastern and eastern States as compared to the rest of India, according to data from the National Family and Health Survey (NFHS)-5 conducted in 2019-21. According to … Read more
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on January 8 expanded his Cabinet by inducting seven MLAs as ministers, besides six legislators were appointed as Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS). The Ministers took the oath of office and secrecy at a swearing-in ceremony held … Read more
With the Cabinet formation in Himachal Pradesh, where the Congress party came to power in December 2022, still not settled, the principal Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started to push the government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, to the wall. The three-day Winter Session of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly will begin … Read more
Independent India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. Three days after casting his vote for the 34th time, Negi died on November 5, 2022 at his home in Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh. He was 106. | Photo Credit: PTI It happens rarely in the electoral contests in a State that a … Read more
Independent India’s first voter Shyam Saran Negi in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur district. Three days after casting his vote for the 34th time, Negi died on November 5, 2022 at his home in Kalpa in Himachal Pradesh. He was 106. | Photo Credit: PTI It happens rarely in the electoral contests in a State that a … Read more
Counting of votes for Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections in progress at a center in Shimla, on Dec. 8, 2022. | Photo Credit: PTI Himachal Pradesh registered an approximate polling percentage of 75.6%, according to the Election Commission of India (ECI). Exit polls have predicted that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will again form the government in … Read more