Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 9 In a major setback to the state government, Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed the state government to conduct elections before April 30. In its order, the High Court said that the entire election process must be completed in a time-bound manner. The court instructed the […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 7 The Bharatiya Janata Party’s Himachal Pradesh president Dr Rajeev Bindal has described a newly passed rural employment law as a “visionary and timely” intervention aimed at linking jobs directly with village development. Addressing a press conference in Shimla on Tuesday, Dr Bindal said the Viksit Bharat […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 6 The Congress party has criticised what it describes as a “hostile” approach by the United States towards India, questioning the central government’s silence and accusing it of pursuing a failed foreign policy. Congress national spokesperson and Himachal Pradesh MLA Kuldeep Singh Rathore said global instability had […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 6 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Tuesday flagged off a 10-day educational and recreational tour for 52 “Children of State” under the state government’s Sukhashray scheme. The children were sent off from the secretariat in Shimla, beginning a journey that will take them to […]
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The North News Shimla, January 5 The Himachal Pradesh government has announced plans to develop a new city, ‘Him Chandigarh’, near the Baddi industrial area along the Chandigarh border, promising world-class urban infrastructure and services. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu made the announcement while inaugurating the state’s first ‘Him Seva Suvidha’ at the Peterhoff in […]
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The North News Shimla, January 5 Members of a visually impaired people’s organisation blocked a key road outside the Himachal Pradesh secretariat on Monday, accusing the state government of ignoring their demands despite weeks of protests. The demonstrators, who have been sitting on a relay protest outside the secretariat for the past 70 days, staged […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 5 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has accused the Congress-led government in Himachal Pradesh of failing to deliver on pre-election promises of jobs, saying young people have been “misled and humiliated” over the past three years. Addressing a Yuva Morcha conference in Nahan, BJP state president Dr […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 5 A three-day MSME festival has opened at the historic Ridge in Shimla, showcasing local entrepreneurship and setting a new Guinness World Records milestone with the display of 4,023 handmade Himachali shawls. The festival aims to provide a platform for local entrepreneurs, start-ups, self-help groups and artisans […]
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The North News Shimla, January 3 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the state government would firmly enforce its right to collect land revenue from hydroelectric projects, stressing that compliance with rules was mandatory for all developers. Sukhu said he held a meeting with developers of various hydropower projects in Himachal […]
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The North News Chandigarh/New Delhi, January 3 The University Grants Commission (UGC), has taken serious note of the death of a 19-year-old student at a government-run college in Himachal Pradesh, amid allegations of ragging and sexual harassment. The UGC said its anti-ragging helpline registered a suo motu complaint after media reports suggested that ragging may […]
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