New Delhi, June 15 (IANS) In a major step towards strengthening railway safety, Indian Railways has approved the installation of Kavach on the remaining 811 km broad gauge sections of the Ambala Division of the Northern Railway with an investment of Rs 201 crore, according to an official statement issued on Monday.The sanctioned work will cover important rail routes in the Ambala Division, including Ambala Cantonment–Ludhiana, Kalka–Chandigarh–New Morinda–Sahnewal, Sirhind–Daulatpur Ch…
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New Delhi, June 14 (IANS) Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal will on Monday launch a year-long legal awareness campaign and lead discussions on strengthening access to justice at a regional workshop in Himachal Pradesh’s Dharamshala, an official said on Sunday. The Regional Workshop under the DISHA (Designing Innovative Solutions for Holistic Access to Justice) Scheme is being organised as part of the Department of Justice’s efforts for promoting legal a…
Shimla, June 14 (IANS) The debt-ridden Congress-led government in Himachal Pradesh has doubled entry fee for wildlife parks and sanctuaries for Indian visitors from Rs 150 to Rs 300, sparking political storm and inviting criticism for Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu-led government’s financial management.The hill state, where Assembly elections are scheduled next year, has increased the entry charges for foreign nationals into wildlife parks and sanctuaries to Rs 600 – a 100 per cent hike, said a BJP le…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) The Department of Posts has launched drone-based delivery of mail and parcels on the Mandi-Rehardhar route in Himachal Pradesh, marking the beginning of a wider plan to deploy the technology across difficult and remote terrains, according to an official statement issued on Saturday.The initiative — rolled out under the leadership of Union Minister of Communications and DoNER Jyotiraditya M. Scindia — is aimed at improving last-mile connectivity in hilly regions and en…
New Delhi, June 13 (IANS) Union Minister of Communications Jyotiraditya M. Scindia on Saturday announced that the Department of Posts has launched drone‑based transmission of mail and parcels in Himachal Pradesh, reducing the transit time to just seven minutes from two hours. The initiative builds upon feedback received during Scindia’s interactions with Gramin Dak Sevaks and Postal Assistants, where the need for faster and more efficient connectivity in remote and difficult terrains was hig…
Chandigarh, June 12 (IANS) Union Health and Family Welfare Minister J.P. Nadda said on Friday that the 12 years of the Narendra Modi-led Central government would be remembered as a golden chapter in India’s history.He said these years have not merely been a government’s tenure but a transformational period that has laid the strong foundation of a developed India.Addressing the intellectuals’ conference here under the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) campaign “12 Years of Trust, Development and Pub…
Amaravati, June 12 (IANS) Former Chief Minister and YSR Congress Party President Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday expressed anguish over the death of Suresh Patnala, a marine engineer from Visakhapatnam, in an attack on a ship carrying Indians off the coast of Oman.Chief Engineer Suresh was one of the three India seafarers killed in the US attack on the vessel on Wednesday. The Palau-flagged oil tanker MT Settebello was attacked off the coast of Oman, near the strategically important Strait of H…
Dharamsala, June 12 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, who underwent a left knee replacement surgery at a hospital in New Delhi, was discharged on Friday, a medical bulletin said.Earlier in June 2024, the elderly Buddhist monk underwent a right knee replacement at the hospital for special surgery in New York City and made an excellent recovery.A Senior Consultant at the hospital said: “His Holiness the Dalai Lama underwent successful left knee replacement surgery on Monday, June 8…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to constitute a high-level committee for hill states to assess the losses incurred on account of discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG), damages due to natural disasters, deprivation of free power in hydropower projects and revenue losses due to the GST regime. Speaking at the 11th Governing Council Meeting of NITI Aayog here, Sukhu said the state is contributing …
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) The family of one of the three Indian sailors, who were declared dead after the US forces attacked a vessel off the coast of Oman earlier this week, demanded an enquiry into the incident and appealed that the victim’s mortal remains be brought home at the earliest.The killing of Indian seafarers, who were initially reported missing, was confirmed by the Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Sarbananda Sonowal, who called it a “profound loss …