Month: February 2018

Acid attack in Meerut on two sportswomen

In an acid attack, a wrestler and her friend were injured in Lalkurti area of Meerut on Wednesday morning when they were on way to sports stadium for practice. Police have arrested main accused Soni while raids are ongoing to nab two other accused, including her Jija (sister’s husband). According to SP (City) Maan Singh...

February 28, 2018

Approval for 400 posts of doctors in Himachal

Health and Family Welfare Minister, Vipin Singh Parmar said the approval for 400 posts of doctors was a big step in strengthening the health services in Himachal Pradesh. Out of 400 doctors, 200 will be Allopathic and other 200 Ayurvedic. He said that the government will provide adequate staff in all the health institutions in...

February 28, 2018

Mushrooms transforming lives of Kinnaur farmers

Beating all odds, mushroom cultivation in Kinnaur district under the pilot project of National Innovations in Climate Resilient Agriculture (NICRA) has witnessed a successful start transforming the lives of farmers. The objective of the project under NICRA is to enhance the resilience of Indian agriculture to climate variability and climate change through strategic research on...

February 28, 2018

Solan villagers grapple with water shortage for 2 months

The villagers of Chalyavani village of Arki tehsil in Solan district is grappling with acute shortage of water since last two months. DD Shandil a resident of the village said, “Despite the repeated attempts of complaints both verbal and written to Irrigation and Public Health (IPH) department Arki and Darlaghat, no action has been taken...

February 28, 2018

Strict action for poor quality ration, says Kishan Kapoor

Committed to provide qualitative food to ration card holders of Himachal Pradesh, the state government has decided to take strict action for poor quality ration. This was stated by Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Affairs minister Kishan Kapoor while presiding over a meeting organised with officials of the Food Corporation of India (FCI), on Tuesday...

February 28, 2018

All India Police Science Congress to focus on social media-related crimes

All India Police Science Congress, which is organised every year to discuss challenges related to policing, would focus on social media related crime and changes in law that are required to deal with it in its 46th edition. The 46th All India Police Science Congress, which is being organised at Shimla from 22 and 23...

February 28, 2018

Japan urged to consider `1,000 cr farm project for HP

The state government has urged the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to consider over Rs 1,000 phase-II of the HP Crop Diversification Promotion Project (HPCDP) for Himachal Pradesh. Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) Dr Shrikant Baldi, Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) advocated that this will help the lessons learnt model developed under the ongoing JICA project are...

February 28, 2018

HP Assembly readies for first Budget session

Himachal Pradesh Assembly in Shimla is being readied for the first budget session of the 13th Legislative Assembly, beginning 6 March. While a portion of the Assembly is being re-done ahead of the session, Speaker, Dr Rajeev Bindal has directed the officials for foolproof arrangements, including flawless security. After the formation of Bharatiya Janata Party...

February 28, 2018

Hooda to chair Congress sub-group on agri, employment, poverty alleviation

The Congress has appointed former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda as chairman of its Sub-Groupon Agriculture, Employment and Poverty Alleviation. The AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday constituted the organising Committee, Drafting Committee and four Sub-Groups. WhileHooda has been given the responsibility to chair the sub-group on agriculture, employment and poverty alleviation, neighbouring Punjab’s...

February 28, 2018

Amarinder govt to launch anti-drug abuse programme on 23 March

To ensure community involvement against drug abuse, the Amarinder Singh government is all set to launch an awareness campaign against drug abuse prevention on March 23. Under it, nearly three lakh government employees and one lakh elected representatives of Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) will be involved as ex-officio drug abuse prevention officers (DAPO). Giving details...

February 28, 2018

‘Police foiled ISI bid to revive terrorism in the state’

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said by solving the cases of targeted killings and hate crimes, the Punjab Police (PP) has foiled a major bid by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to revive terrorism in Punjab. Addressing a batch of new recruits of 18 deputy superintendents of police DSPs) and 494 sub-inspectors (SIs)...

February 28, 2018

Punjab to provide e-Governance

Within a year in Punjab, services like property tax, water and sewerage management, complaints and grievance, licensing, fire service, verification of birth and death, Urban Local Bodies (ULB) web portal, mobile app, state and ULB dashboards, payroll and financial accounting will be available just a click away. This was disclosed on Wednesday by the Punjab...

February 28, 2018

Empowerment: Prez for women in new fields

Batting for women empowerment, the President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday urged parents and families should allow women freedom to think freely and gain experience in new fields. While addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the MCM DAV College for Women, Sector 36 on Wednesday, the President said in the male-dominated society, women have to...

February 28, 2018

MP bypoll: Congress wins Mungaoli, ahead in Kolaras

Congress’s Brijendra Singh Yadav won the Mungaoli assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh by-elections, defeating the closest candidate by 2,124 votes, an official announced on Wednesday. Securing 70,808 votes, Yadav edged past Bhai Sahab Deshraj Singh Yadav of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) who managed 68,684 votes. In Kolaras seat, where the counting is still on,...

February 28, 2018

Donald Trump calls UAE leader to discuss bilateral ties

US President Donald Trump and Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan on Wednesday discussed ways to enhance “friendship and cooperation” between the US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), during a phone call. “The US President thanked Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan for his leadership role in mobilizing regional and international...

February 28, 2018

India, Russia discuss support mechanism for INS Vikramaditya

A meeting of the Indo-Russian inter-governmental committee on military-technical co-operation, which is currently underway in Goa, discussed issues related to speedy support mechanisms for aircraft carrier Vikramaditya, said a statement issued by the Indian Navy on Wednesday. The statement also said they discussed the refits of EKM Submarines and enhancing the reliability of aircraft and...

February 28, 2018

INX Media case: Karti Chidambaram sent to one day CBI custody

A Delhi court on Wednesday sent Karti Chidambaram to one-day CBI custody in the INX Media money laundering case after the investigative agency told the court that the former Finance Minister P Chidambaram’s son was being “evasive”. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), however, had sought a 15-day custody in its remand application. Earlier in...

February 28, 2018