The North News Chandigarh, March 11 The Punjab government will consider the possibility of imposing an entry tax on vehicles registered in Himachal Pradesh, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema informed the state assembly on Wednesday. Cheema also slammed the Congress-led Himachal Pradesh government for making an “exorbitant” increase in the entry tax on vehicles from […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 11 Robotic surgery services have been launched at Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital, the largest government hospital in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the facility on Wednesday and observed a gall bladder operation being performed using robotic technology. He also […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 11 Vikramaditya Singh, Public Works Department Minister of Himachal Pradesh, has met Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari in New Delhi to seek stronger central support for key road, bridge and tunnel projects in the state. The meeting at the Parliament House was also attended […]
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New Delhi, March 11 BJP MP from Hamirpur Anurag Thakur on Wednesday accused the opposition of making false allegations and described Om Birla as an impartial speaker who gave all the members chance to speak in the House. Participating in a debate in Lok Sabha on the resolution to remove Birla from the speaker’s post, […]
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The North News Shimla, March 11 The Shimla meteorological office on Tuesday issued an alert cautioning of thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) in five districts Wednesday onwards. The weather office forecast a wet spell across Himachal Pradesh till March 15, issuing an alert Chamba, Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, and Shimla districts for […]
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The North News Shimla, March 11 An 18-year-old student in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh fought off an attacking leopard with his bare hands and killed it by smashing its jaws with stones. The second-year student of an Industrial Training Institute (ITI) was taken to Arki hospital on Monday and discharged the same day after […]
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The North News Shimla, March 11 The Federation of Himachal Hotels and Restaurant Association (FOHHRA) on Tuesday urged the Union government to take necessary steps to ensure an uninterrupted supply of commercial LPG cylinders. In a letter to Union Minister for Petroleum and Natural Gas Hardeep Singh Puri, FOHHRA president Gajender Thakur expressed concern about […]
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The North News Shimla, March 10 The Himachal Pradesh Police on Tuesday said they have arrested eight people along with 1.22 kg of charas and 7 grams of chitta (adulterated heroin) during the second phase of the anti-drug campaign. A special 24-hour drive was conducted across the state on Monday in which the police and […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, March 10 Former Ladakh LG Kavinder Gupta was sworn in as the Governor of Himachal Pradesh in a ceremony held at Lok Bhavan here on Tuesday, following which he said the position does not belong to any political party. The Governor works for the overall development of the […]
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The North News Shimla, March 10 The Shimla Met office warned of a heat wave to severe heat wave conditions in Kangra, Mandi, Kullu and Solan districts on Tuesday, and predicted a wet spell in the state till March 15. The weather remained dry across the state in the past 24 hours since Sunday evening, […]
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