Dharamshala, July 20 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken control of the Kangra Zila Parishad, with Seema Chaudhary elected unopposed as chairperson and Abhimanyu Kanwar as deputy chairperson. The election process was conducted under the supervision of Kangra Deputy Commissioner, Hemraj Bairwa. The elections for the two top posts were held on Monday, around […]
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Shimla, July 20 The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, on Monday approved the recruitment of more than 7,500 posts across various government departments. The Cabinet also granted a one-year relaxation in the upper age limit for police recruitment, increased the honorarium of ASHA workers and Numberdars, and approved merit-based recruitment […]
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Shimla, July 20 The Himachal Pradesh Pensioners’ Joint Front on Monday held a meeting in Shimla ahead of its scheduled meeting with Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, where it plans to raise several long-pending demands related to the pensioners’ welfare. Addressing the media after the meeting, Joint Front President Atma Ram Sharma said the delegation […]
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Kullu, July 20 Members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M), the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA), the Center of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) and the Himachal Kisan Sabha staged a protest at Dhalpur in Kullu on Monday against the arrest of environmental activist Sonam Wangchuk during a demonstration at Jantar Mantar in […]
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Shimla, July 18 The demand for the immediate implementation of the Women’s Reservation Bill, which provides 33 percent reservation for women in Parliament and state legislative assemblies, has gained momentum, with the All India Democratic Women’s Association (AIDWA) submitting a memorandum to Himachal Pradesh Congress president Vinay Kumar. The organisation urged the Opposition to raise […]
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Shimla ,July 18 The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast an active monsoon spell across Himachal Pradesh from the midnight of July 18 to July 23, issuing a red alert for five districts on July 20 and 21 due to the likelihood of very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall. According to the Meteorological Center, Shimla, […]
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Kullu July 18 The newly elected president and vice-president of the Kullu Municipal Council formally assumed office on Saturday after taking the oath of office and secrecy administered by SDM Kullu Nishant Thakur. Asha Thakur took charge as president, while Shalini Rai Bhardwaj assumed office as vice-president. The ceremony marked the completion of the council’s […]
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Shimla, July 17 Chief Minister Thakur Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu interacted over the phone with Technical Education Minister Rajesh Dharmani and 30 ITI trainees currently on an exposure visit to Kazakhstan. During the conversation, the Chief Minister inquired about the trainees’ experiences and extended his best wishes for their future. The Chief Minister stated that this […]
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Kullu, July 16 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has regained control of the Kullu Zila Parishad after a gap of 23 years, following the election of the Parishad’s President and Vice President held on Thursday at the District Council Building in Dhalpur. BJP-backed member Thakur Das from the Vashisht ward was elected President, while Neena […]
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Shimla, July 16 The historic Central Trunk Office (CTO) building in Shimla stands as a landmark in India’s telecommunications history. Built during the British era, the structure housed the country’s first electronic telephone exchange in 1922, connecting India to England through a telephone line for the first time. The then Viceroy became the first person […]
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