The North News Shimla, Februray 17 Himachal Pradesh Assembly Speaker Kuldeep Singh Pathania on Tuesday took cognisance of officials increasingly avoiding the telephone calls of elected representatives. Terming the behaviour as arbitrary and serious, he asked the MLAs to submit the names of such officials, so that action can be initiated against them under the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 17 Allegations of illegal land transactions echoed through the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly on the second day of its Budget Session, as a Congress lawmaker accused a former Uttarakhand bureaucrat of involvement in benami property deals. Raising the issue during Question Hour, Rakesh Kalia, who represents the […]
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The North News Shimla, February 17 An Assistant Professor employed with Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has been booked for allegedly providing forged documents to get the job, police said on Monday. According to a complaint filed by the varsity officials, Dr Vijay Singh was appointed as Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Administration in […]
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The North News Shimla, February 17 The debate on the discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant in the Himachal Pradesh assembly led to a heated exchange on Monday, with the ruling Congress asserting that the issue goes beyond parties, but impacts interests of 75 lakh people in the state. The opposition, meanwhile, accused the government of […]
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The North News Shimla, February 17 The Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Monday again passed the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Amendment Bill without any changes, despite objections raised by the governor. The Bill was passed during the Winter session of the assembly and awaited governor’s assent. The governor, however, returned the Bill for reconsideration with […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 16 In an unusual move, Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Monday concluded his address to the state Legislative Assembly within two minutes, skipping a portion of the speech over what he termed as “comments on a constitutional institution”. Speaking at the start of the Budget […]
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The North News Shimla, February 16 Ahead of the commencement of Himachal Pradesh’s Budget session on Monday, security was tightened in Shimla to maintain law and order, officials said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shimla Gaurav Singh said a total of 872 police personnel have been deployed in the state’s summer capital. About 15 gazetted […]
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The North News Shimla, February 16 Aiming to provide affordable, high-quality healthcare services across the state, the Himachal Pradesh government has approved Rs 1,617 crore in the first phase of Rs 3,000-crore comprehensive healthcare modernisation plan. This investment will upgrade infrastructure in government medical colleges, super speciality centres and the state’s ‘Adarsh Swasth (health)’ facilities. […]
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The North News Shimla, February 16 Discussion on discontinuation of revenue deficit grant and its impact on the state economy is likely to dominate the three day long budget session of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha which will commence with the Governor’s address on Monday. Addressing media persons here on Sunday after a meeting of the […]
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The North News Hamirpur (HP), February 14 A photograph of Union Health Minister J P Nadda superimposed on former BJP chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s poster has stirred a controversy here, with people voicing their opinions on social media. The picture surfaced online ahead of Nadda’s visit to Hamirpur on Sunday to participate in an […]
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