Shimla, Jan 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday said that the government would provide permanent houses to eligible poor families who are still living in ‘kutcha’ houses. He said safe housing was not only a basic necessity but also a social right of every citizen and the government has been taking effective measures to ensure this. Presiding over a high-level review meeting of the Panchayati Raj Department here, the Chief Minister said the goal of the go…
Latest Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu News & Updates
Shimla, Jan 4 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Sunday expressed grief and heartfelt sorrow over the demise of a young girl student from Government Degree College in Dharamsala. Demonstrating his personal commitment to the grieving family, the Chief Minister had a telephonic conversation with the parents of the girl to offer his deepest sympathies and support during this period of immense personal loss.During the conversation, facilitated by Minister for Youth Serv…
Shimla, Jan 3 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday chaired a meeting with developers of hydropower projects in the state, followed by detailed discussions on the assessment of land revenue. The Chief Minister said that the state is blessed with abundant natural resources, emphasising that it is the responsibility of hydropower project developers operating in the state to pay land revenue, which is a legitimate right of the state.He underlined that all operati…
Srinagar, Dec 29 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Students Association (JKSA) on Monday wrote to Union Home Minister Amit Shah seeking his intervention to stop the alleged harassment of Kashmiri shawl sellers in Himachal Pradesh.The association said it had urged the Union Home Minister to take immediate steps in view of what it described as an “alarming and continued rise in incidents of intimidation, harassment and targeted violence against Kashmiri students and traditional shawl vendors” in Himach…
Shimla, Dec 29 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu along with his Cabinet members, on Monday, held a protest near the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at the Ridge here, opposing the Central government’s decision to discontinue the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) scheme. Speaking on the occasion, the Chief Minister termed the move deeply “anti-rural” and detrimental to the livelihood security of millions of rural families across the state.He said…
New Delhi, Dec 27 (IANS) Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC) at the All India Congress Committee (AICC) headquarters at Indira Bhawan in New Delhi.The high-level meeting, which is currently underway, is being attended by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, and several senior leaders of the party.Congress General Secretary K.C. Venugopal, Telangana Chief…
Shimla, Dec 22 (IANS) Aiming to make the state self-reliant in the energy sector, the Himachal Pradesh government has set a target to meet more than 90 per cent of its energy requirement through renewable energy sources and to transform it into a Green Energy State by March 2026, said Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu here on Monday. At present, the annual energy consumption of the state is nearly 13,000 million units.He said the state has witnessed a massive shift towards harnessing solar e…