Tag: Kangra
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Tibetans vote to elect new president of 17th Parliament-in-exile
The incumbent president Lobsang Sangay after casting his vote in a polling booth in Gangchen Kyishong in Mcleodganj in Dharamshala said the Tibetan democracy-in-exile reflects the true aspirations of our brothers and sisters inside Tibet.
April 12, 2021 -
Tuberculosis incidence dips in Kangra
The average decline in TB incidence in Kangra district has been 39.4% over the baseline incidence of 220 (per lakh) over five years, as per assessment by the external teams, who visited and verified the TB programme performance earlier this year.
March 27, 2021 -
Restrictions in Kangra after bird flu scare at Pong Dam
The officials had been directed to maintain vigil in the 9-km area in the reservoir's radius, marked as a surveillance zone, and all tourist activities had been banned in Pong Dam till further orders.
January 5, 2021 -
HP DGP cracks down on unprofessional cops
After visits to Kangra and Sirmaur district, Kundu found that the value addition of SOs (Additional Superintendent of Police, Deputy Superintendent of Police and Sub-Divisional Police Officer) was not up to the mark despite having only 1 to 3 police stations under their jurisdiction.
August 4, 2020 -
Rs 100 crore pilot project to strengthen horticulture economy in HP
The spokesman said Rs 100 crore would be spent in the two-year long pilot project in identified villages and about 500 families would be connected with the horticultural activities
July 20, 2020 -
Males comprise 78% of COVID-19 cases in Kangra
The most populous district of Himachal reports 22 per cent asymptomatic cases of COVID-19, as per profile study of first 100 cases.
June 12, 2020 -
Two travellers home quarantined in Kangra test positive for COVID-19
Deputy Commissioner Rakesh Prajapati said at Dharamshala that a 56-year-old male from Sunehar, who arrived on 27 May by a private car, was found asymptomatic at the barrier.
June 2, 2020 -
HP on alert over expected locust attack in few districts
Koundal said that field functionaries have been alerted to keep continuous and constant vigilance on locust activity and get ready to control any locust emergency situation.
May 28, 2020 -
Covid-19: HP’s Kangra district takes lead in streamlining movement, surveillance with e-services
Two e-services have been launched by the district recently for all those people who want to move out from Kangra and those who desire to enter the district from other states amid countrywide Covid-19 lockdown 3.0.
May 8, 2020 -
Covid-19 lockdown: They don’t want this ‘dependence’ anymore
These slum dwellers, mostly illiterate, came to the state from Moradabad more than a decade back and do the digging work and other petty jobs in agriculture farms or other projects based on their individual capacities.
April 28, 2020 -
Coronavirus: CM reviews preparedness for preventive and control measures
He said that a health outpost has been created at Primary Health Centre Mcleodganj in Kangra district.
March 5, 2020 -
Bandaru Dattatraya for promoting asafoetida, monk fruit farming on large scale
Addressing CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bio-resource Technology, Palampur (IHBT) function at Palampur in Kangra distict, he said the success of saffron cultivation in potential new growing areas in HP, would not only bring prosperity to the local farmers but meaningfully contribute towards the dwindling status of its production in the country.
March 3, 2020 -
Himachal temples have gold over 500 kg, 19-tonne silver
Besides the gold and silver reserves, these temples have around Rs 400 crore in cash and banks as fixed deposits.
February 29, 2020 -
Himachal to host Paragliding Pre-World Cup from 31 March
A meeting under the chairmanship of R D Dhiman, Additional Chief Secretary (ACS), Tourism and Civil Aviation was held last evening regarding organisation of Paragliding Pre-Word Cup at Bir- Billing.
February 23, 2020 -
HP approves new excise policy, eyes 13 per cent increase in revenue
Presided over by Chief Minister, Jai Ram Thakur, the cabinet gave nod for the renewal of the retail excise vends in the state for the year 2020-21 with an objective to gain adequate enhancement in government revenue, reduction in the price of liquor and to curb its smuggling from the neighbouring states.
February 17, 2020 -
‘Restaurant’ for vultures in HP wild life sanctuary
Measuring 100 metres x 100 metres with seven feet high fencing at an open space in Suknara near Nagrota Surian in Pong wetland, the ‘Vulture Restaurant’ provides deskinned carcasses to vultures.
February 15, 2020 -
Jai Ram laments lack of public support in Kangra
Thakur’s complaint mainly seemed to be aimed at opposition Congress party’s criticism of the government on Global Investors meet for which he didn’t find any support from leaders of Kangra district.
February 13, 2020