Shimla, May 31 (IANS) The principal Opposition BJP in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday won three out of four Municipal Corporations — Mandi, Dharamsala and Solan — while the ruling Congress managed to win Palampur alone. The polling for the four corporations was held on May 17 on party symbols with a straight contest between the BJP and Congress.Besides the Municipal Corporations, counting of votes for 250 Zila Parishad wards and 1,684 out of 1,769 Panchayat Samiti members is also underway.Out of th…
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Shimla, May 30 (IANS) Asking to ensure dope test must for appointees in government service, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu, while chairing a meeting with Administrative Secretaries here, has directed all the departments to ensure early payments of pending gratuity and leave encashment dues of Class IV pensioners as per the Budget announcement. He also asked to provide complete details of applicants seeking employment on compassionate grounds so that the state government could t…
Shimla, May 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Sukhvinder Sukhu, on Monday congratulated party workers and the people of the state on the Congress’ impressive victory in Urban Local Body (ULB) elections. He said Congress-backed candidates won in 32 out of 47 municipal bodies, proving that the public has full faith in the policies and welfare programmes of the Congress government in the state. Chief Minister Sukhu said the Congress-supported candidates received widespread public approva…
Shimla, April 7 (IANS) Amid financial crunch, the Himachal Pradesh government on Tuesday announced that no government employee will get extension or re-employment. The Department of Personnel has issued formal orders in this regard. According to the new instructions, no administrative department will send a proposal to the government for the extension of the service of the retiring officers or employees. The government has made it clear that no such application will be considered in future. All …
Shimla, March 31 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmakers on Tuesday staged a protest at the Assembly complex here against the Congress government’s decision to hike entry tax and impose a cess on petrol and diesel. Led by former Chief Minister and Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, the BJP legislators denounced the government’s policies as “anti-people”. They marched to the Assembly’s main gate, where they launched scathing attacks on the government’s functioning. Former Chief…
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…
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday said it is a proud day for Congress workers, as a worker who rose through the ranks has become an MP. Speaking at a ceremony here to celebrate the election of Congress leader Anurag Sharma as a Member of Parliament (MP), the Chief Minister said for the lone Rajya Sabha seat, the Congress high command had asked the state unit to suggest names of four district presidents. From those names, Rahul Gandhi selected S…
Shimla, March 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday accorded a warm send-off to Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Lok Bhawan here. The Chief Minister was accompanied by Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur, members of the state Cabinet, public representatives, senior officers and prominent citizens on the occasion. On the occasion, the Governor was presented with a ceremonial guard of honour as a mark of respect and recogni…
New Delhi, March 2 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Monday called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here and sought a financial package under special central assistance to cover the revenue deficit for 2026-27. The Chief Minister apprised the Union Finance Minister that discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) will have a far-reaching adverse impact on the financial health of the state, adding that Himachal Pradesh cannot be compared to other states who…
Shimla, Feb 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu on Tuesday said the state government would not proceed with the upcoming Kishau and Renuka dams hydropower projects unless neighbouring states provide concrete assurance to the state to settle long-pending arrears of the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB). “There have been some positive signs on this issue,” he said at the launch of the report titled ‘Scientific Assessment of Tackling Non-CO2 Emissions: Pathways fo…