Tag: Himachal Pradesh

Anurag Thakur gets Champions of Change 2019 award

Thakur has been bestowed with this award for his significant contribution towards social welfare, particularly in the field of Healthcare, Education and Sports.

January 21, 2020

Nadda first leader from HP to head national political party

The state, with just four Lok Sabha seats, did have cabinet ministers in the Centre (Shanta Kumar from BJP, Virbhadra Singh and Anand Sharma from Congress), but not the party President.

January 20, 2020

Woman on Pulse Polio campaign duty dies after skidding on snow in Himachal

The anganwadi worker identified as Geeta Devi was going to remote area of Shakti to administer polio drops to children which was covered under thick blanket of snow due to heavy snowfall.

January 19, 2020

Gandhi’s values more relevant in modern world: Governor

He was addressing participants of 'Gandhi Katha', a programme based on Gandhiji's thoughts, philosophy and life at Raj Bhavan in Shimla.

January 18, 2020

Himachal amends policy for use of pine needles as fuel in industries

The decision was taken in the Cabinet meeting held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur.

January 16, 2020

Himachal Pradesh government suspends Inspector General ZH Zaidi again

Zaidi was earlier suspended in 2017 after his arrest in connection with the custodial death of a Nepalese national in the Gudia rape and murder case.

January 16, 2020

SJPNL asked to resolve the matter of water bills in Shimla

He directed the SJPNL to look into the matter and to take necessary actions in this regard.

January 15, 2020

HP Tourism dept prepares 1995 kg khichadi, enters Guinness World Records

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur appreciated Tourism department for succeeding in their mission of cooking Khichadi of such large volume and said the department has broken a record set earlier with a huge margin of about 1000 kg.

January 14, 2020

Idol made of 2100 kg ‘desi ghee’ to be installed at Himachal Pradesh temple

The idol is being built at one of the busiest shrines in North India, the Bajreshwari Devi temple.

January 14, 2020

HP urges Nitin Gadkari to speed up construction of NHs

The issues were raised Principal Secretary, Public Works Department, Jagdish Sharma and Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Sanjay Kundu during a meeting with Gadkari and apprised him about the progress of various NH projects in the state.

January 13, 2020

HP cricketer Harleen Deol to play in Women’s T20 World Cup

Expressing happiness over her selection, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) treasurer and HPCA chief Arun Dhumal said Himachal cricketers have hidden talent and tremendous sporting potential, given the right ecosystem and facilities.

January 13, 2020

Swami Vivekananda’s teachings more relevant today: Jai Ram

Addressing Swami Vivekananda Jan Mahothsav Samaroh held at Palampur in Kangra district, he said he was responsible for revival of Hindu spiritualism and established Hinduism as a revered religion on world stage.

January 13, 2020

Cops bank on new initiatives to reduce accidents, better policing in HP

Director General of Police S R Mardi said though the number of road accidents had reduced by 7 percent in Himachal, the cops would adopt new initiative of Educating, Engineering and Enforcement (EEE) to save more lives.

January 12, 2020

3.4 magnitude earthquake hits Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra, no casualty reported

'The epicentre of the earthquake was recorded at the latitude of 32.3 degrees north and longitude of 76.2 degrees east and depth of 5 kilometres in Kangra district,' the weather department said.

January 12, 2020

Centre releases Rs 1455.73 crore for Kiratpur-Nerchowk National Highway

Thakur said after the release of funds, the work on NH would be completed soon which will facilitate the people of the state.

January 11, 2020

2 die as cold wave conditions intensify in Himachal

Police said a 77-year-old man died in Sanjauli area of Shimla after he skidded on the road owing freezing of roads after the heavy snowfall.

January 11, 2020

Shimla sees coldest night in 11 years, Manali in 9 years; Keylong remains coldest at minus 14.6 degrees

A day earlier, both the hill stations had witnessed plentiful snowfall and the day's temperature in Shimla stood at 8.6 degrees and in Manali 1.8 degrees.

January 9, 2020