Chandigarh, March 24 (IANS) The Punjab government is actively considering a proposal to allow hospitals in other states to be empanelled to treat childhood cancer patients from the state under the official health insurance scheme, an official said on Tuesday. “Recently, we got an empanelment request from a hospital in Gurugram in Haryana where five Punjab patients were shifted for treatment from AIIMS,” said Dr Gagandeep Singh Grover, Assistant Director, Non-Communicable Diseases, Department…
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New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) BJP leaders on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on the Congress government in Himachal Pradesh, alleging financial mismanagement and demanding the imposition of President’s Rule, while also criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his role and conduct.BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Mahajan claimed that the recently presented state budget reflects a deteriorating financial condition. He alleged that the state is facing a “financial emergency” and accused the governm…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Tuesday accused Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, of being the “Leader of Propaganda or Leader of opposing Bharat.” His reaction follows the Congress MP’s recent remarks alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “100 per cent under the control” of US President Donald Trump.Speaking to reporters outside Parliament, Thakur said, “They demean the country. He (Rahul Gandhi) has now become Leader of Propaganda or Lead…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Tuesday hit back at Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition Rahul Gandhi over his recent remarks alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is “100 per cent under the control” of US President Donald Trump.Giriraj Singh described Rahul Gandhi as an ‘abodh baalak’ and criticised his comments as irresponsible. He said that Gandhi’s remarks reflected a lack of understanding of national and international issues.Rahul Gandhi, at an event in V…
Jaipur, March 24 (IANS) A balloon bearing the logo of Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) was recovered from a border village in Sri Ganganagar district of Rajasthan on Tuesday, prompting authorities to launch an investigation into its origin.The incident was reported from Village 11 Joiyawali in the Jaitsar area, where a local farmer alerted the police after spotting the object in his field.The farmer, Manpreet Singh, said he had gone to his farm to attend his irrigation turn when he noticed …
Bhubaneshwar, March 21 (IANS) The 24th National Para Athletics Championships 2026, held from March 17–21 in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha, concluded on a high note with Haryana emerging as the overall champions after a dominant performance across track and field events.Haryana topped the medal tally with an impressive 95 medals, including 39 gold, 31 silver, and 25 bronze. Tamil Nadu secured second place with 51 medals (14 gold, 20 silver, 17 bronze), while Gujarat finished third with 30 medals (14 gol…
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) Former Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister and Leader of the Opposition Jai Ram Thakur on Saturday described the state’s Budget as “the most disappointing and directionless in the state’s history”, offering absolutely nothing to the people. He said the Budget consistently failed to meet expectations. From 2023-24, the fiscal deficit stood at Rs 10,300 crore, Rs 10,337 crore, Rs 12,414 crore, and Rs 9,896 crore, respectively.During these years, capital investment dwind…
Shimla, March 21 (IANS) In a first in the state’s history, Himachal Pradesh has slashed its budget size by Rs 3,586 crore with the outlay down to Rs 54,928 crore for 2026-27 from the current fiscal of Rs 58,514 crore. Justifying the decision, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, in his Budget speech, informed the Assembly that the decision to cut the outlay was to tackle a mounting debt trap left by the previous BJP regime. He said the time to take populist measures was over, as there was a …
Dharamshala, March 20 (IANS) American far-right activist Laura Loomer on Friday met Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama in Himachal Pradesh, hailing him as “a global beacon of peace, compassion, and wisdom.” Taking to social media platform X, Loomer wrote, “Today, I had the profound honour of meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, a global beacon of peace, compassion, and wisdom, and the spiritual leader of Tibet. I travelled all the way to the private monastery of His Holiness in Dhara…
Shimla, March 20 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s economy continued to move on a strong and resilient growth trajectory, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu said on Friday. Tabling the Economic Survey for 2021-22 in the Assembly, CM Sukhu, who also holds the finance portfolio, said as per the advance estimates for 2025-26 the state’s Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at current prices is estimated at around Rs 2.54 lakh crore, registering a healthy growth of about 10.1 per cent over the previous year…