After battling a series of setbacks last year—including devastating floods in Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh that repeatedly disrupted vital road links to Ladakh, a prolonged agitation that turned violent and claimed four lives in police firing, and the adverse impact of the Pahalgam terror attack on travel sentiment—the Union Territory of Ladakh has staged a remarkable tourism revival this summer.
Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh on Thursday inaugurated the new Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Jammu and announced that a similar centre would soon be established in Lucknow, further expanding India’s regional weather forecasting network.
Members of the Nihang organisation Tarna Dal on Wednesday began collecting what they termed a “Khalsa Tax” from vehicles entering Punjab from Himachal Pradesh, protesting against the entry tax imposed by the neighbouring hill state.
Congratulating party workers, elected representatives and party leadership, Tandon said the people of Himachal Pradesh have once again demonstrated their faith in the BJP’s vision of transparent governance, accountability and inclusive development.
The plains are burning. The hills are full. And somewhere on a mountain road outside Shimla, a family sits in a car that hasn't moved in forty minutes, wondering if the cool air was worth it.
The chief minister said that the decision has been taken, in view of the ongoing tourist season to facilitate the tourists visiting the state.
A spokesperson of SV and ACB said here on Monday that the team will be headed by DIG, SVACB, G Sivakumar.
Vikramaditya Singh, Neeraj Nayar and Chandershekhar said former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur and other BJP leaders of raising hue and cry over the decision of the state government regarding closure of a few institutions opened by the previous BJP government at the fag-end of its tenure without any budget provisions.
Congress general secretary and party MLA Vikramaditya Singh hoped that the prime minister will extend his support to Himachal Pradesh, which is his "second home".
The state government would fulfill all its promises and will also endeavour to provide a transparent, sensitive and clean administration: Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu.
