Shimla – Strong icy winds swept across Himachal even as sky remained heavily overcast . The high-altitude tribal areas and mountain passes, which experienced another spell of light snowfall, shivered under biting cold wave conditions. The MeT department has predicted rains or snow at isolated places in higher hills tomorrow, and dry weather over next six days
Shimla – AICC president Rahul Gandhi today held a meeting with newly elected MLAs and defeated candidates, and got their feedback regarding the recent debacle in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly polls, sources said. He got feedback from the candidates and asked the party leaders to be prepared for 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Gandhi told that
Shimla – Health Minister Vipin Singh Parmar said that health services would be further strengthened in the state and all the people would be benefited under the universal health protection scheme. He said that the government would soon fill up 100 posts of doctors to cater to the heath needs of the people of rural
Shimla – Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur kept key Home and Finance departments with him after the portfolios were allotted today. Besides Home and Finance, the chief minister will also look after the General Administration, Planning and Personnel department and all other departments not allotted to any minister. The lone women minister Sarveen Chaudhary
Shimla – Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced release of 3% DA for government employees and pensioners, payable from July 1, 2017. This will incur additional burden of Rs. 180 crore on state exchequer. Speaking at a function organised by employees of the state secretariat, Chief Minister said that employees play an important
Shimla – Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur today called on former chief ministers Virbhadra Singh and Prem Kumar Dhumal. These were courtesy calls.
Shimla – The BJP spokesperson Mahender Dharmani has been appointed chief minister’s officer on special duty. A notification was issued in this regard today.
Shimla – The four daylong winter session of Himachal assembly would be convened from January 9 to 12 at Tapovan near Dharamshala. The newly-elected legislators of 13th Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly would also take oath on January 9, the day when the term of the 12th State Assembly expires. It was decided in the first
Shimla – An FIR has been registered against Dalhousie Congress MLA Asha Kumari after she allegedly slapped a woman constable here. The incident took place following verbal exchanges during AICC national president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Shimla.
