Shimla, June 21 (IANS) The historic Ridge in the Himachal Pradesh capital on Sunday saw a magnificent celebration of the 12th International Yoga Day with the participation of more than 5,000 people from different sections of society.The event was organised by the Himachal Police in collaboration with the state Department of AYUSH, spreading the message of health, harmony and holistic living.Governor Kavinder Gupta, who was the chief guest, participated in the mass yoga session. Lady Governor als…
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Shimla, June 1 (IANS) A 1993-batch IAS officer, Kamlesh Kumar Pant, on Monday assumed the additional charge of Himachal Pradesh Chief Secretary, replacing Sanjay Gupta of the 1988 batch, who retired a day earlier. Pant, the senior-most IAS officer, was serving as Additional Chief Secretary of Forests. The Department of Personnel has sent a panel of five senior IAS officers to the Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, for appointment as the next Chief Secretary.Besides Pant, the panel comprised…
Shimla, May 26 (IANS) Voting began on Tuesday for 1,293 gram panchayats in the first phase of Panchayati Raj elections in Himachal Pradesh amid tight security. The next two phases of the poll with a total of 3,745 gram panchayats will be held on May 28 and 30.The main Opposition BJP has expressed apprehensions about the misuse of government machinery by the ruling Congress in the electioneering.Polling will be conducted through ballot papers till 3 p.m. Each voter will cast five separate votes t…
Shimla, May 25 (IANS) A BJP delegation led by Himachal Pradesh President Rajeev Bindal on Monday met Governor Kavinder Gupta at Lok Bhawan here and raised concerns regarding alleged interference in Panchayati Raj and Urban Local Body elections by the state Congress government. Leader of Opposition and former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also present at the meeting along with several senior BJP leaders and office-bearers. The delegation submitted a memorandum to the Governor, highlighting wh…
Shimla, May 9 (IANS) Eminent floriculturist Harminder Singh Baweja on Saturday assumed charge as Vice-Chancellor of Dr Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry (UHF) in Nauni in Solan district. With more than 36 years of experience in academics, research, administration and extension, Baweja has held several important leadership positions, including Managing Director of the Himachal Pradesh State Agricultural Marketing Board, Director of Horticulture, Himachal Pradesh, and Director…