Tag: HP assembly
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Jai Ram rules out possibility of leadership change in Himachal
“There is no such issue or discussion (on leadership change in the state),” Thakur told media persons after his return from Delhi in the afternoon today, putting an end to all speculations.
September 15, 2021 -
Jai Ram blames Cong for HP’s loan burden
The chief minister condemned the walkout by Congress members and said they should not have walked out without listening to the reply.
March 16, 2021 -
Cong stages walkout from HP assembly over MLA’s confinement in SP office
The MLA, who was staging protest in the Kullu SP office premises, was reportedly confined for over 12 hours after a cop tested positive for COVID-19 and the office was closed as per the containment protocol
September 15, 2020 -
MLAs given knowhow of National e-Vidhan App
Surendra Nath Trivedi, Secretary, Union Parliamentary Affairs ministry gave presentation on NeVA, following which a question-answer session on the system was held here on Sunday in HP assembly.
September 24, 2018 -
Himachal CM takes lead, tells Kangra MLAs to sense public mood
Does the cash-strapped small hill state of Himachal Pradesh need two Vidhan Sabhas in Shimla and Dharamshala? The question is being discussed officially for the first time- since the then Congress government in 2005 abruptly decided to hold winter session of the HP Assembly in Dharamshala and later made it an annual affair with Chief …
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September 1, 2018 -
HP Assembly: Congress walks out over minister’s statement
Opposition Congress on Thursday staged a walkout from the State Assembly against the move by MPP and Power Minister Anil Sharma to issue a statement on hydropower policy and his subsequent taunt. As soon as he began to make a statement on power policy with the permission of Speaker Dr Rajiv Bindal and referred to …
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August 31, 2018 -
Nearly 40% shortage of faculty at HP agriculture university: CAG
Picking holes in the overall performance of Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya in Palampur, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has said the university is having close to 40 per cent faculty shortage, which is hampering the quality of education and research. Against the total sanctioned strength of 380 members of faculty in …
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April 12, 2018 -
CAG pulls up Himachal government for plight of private universities
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up the Himachal Pradesh Government for plight and lapses in private universities. In a report recently tabled in the HP Assembly for the year ended on 31 March, 2017 the CAG pointed out that the state government had not devised any policy for ensuring need-based establishment of …
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April 9, 2018 -
Congress govt transferred 1,23,652 employees in five years: HP CM
CM Thakur said 29,642 employees were transferred by the previous government in 2013; 16,775 in 2014; 19,457 in 2015; 25,889 in 2016; and 31,879 in 2017
April 4, 2018 -
Testing time for BJP, Cong in HP Assembly
The first budget session of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Himachal Pradesh will be a testing ground for ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Opposition Congress. The session begins on Tuesday and will have 17 sittings in all, till 5 April. Since the two main parties are led by new and younger faces in …
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March 5, 2018 -
Budget session of HP Assembly to begin tomorrow
The month-long Budget session of the Himachal Assembly would commence here tomorrow, with Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presenting his first state budget on March 9. The session, which culminates on April 5, would have 17 sittings, including two private members’ days on March 8 and March 30, an official release said. There would be …
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March 5, 2018 -
HP Guv to preside over Republic Day function
Governor Acharya Devvrat would preside over a state level Republic Day function that will be held at the Ridge, Shimla on 26 January. Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur and Education minister Suresh Bhardwaj will also attend the function at Shimla. Besides this, Republic Day functions will also be organised at the district level. …
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January 16, 2018 -
Two-time Churah MLA Hans Raj is Deputy Speaker of HP Assembly
Two-time Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Churah constituency, Hans Raj, was on Thursday unanimously elected the Deputy Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Assembly on the third day of the winter session. Speaker Rajeev Bindal announced to the House that he had received two sets of nominations filed on Wednesday by BJP Parliamentary Affairs minister Suresh …
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January 11, 2018 -
HP assembly’s budget session adjourned sine die seven days before schedule
The budget session of the state assembly was on Friday adjourned sine die, seven days before schedule, amid opposition by the opposition BJP, however. Parliamentary Affairs minister, Mukesh Agnihotri moved the resolution to adjourn the state assembly after today’s proceedings, mentioning that there was no agenda left for the budget session and that there were …
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March 31, 2017