Secretary of All India National Educational Federation Pawan Mishra has demanded new pay scales for employees with an initial start equivalent to Punjab pay scale. Talking to media persons on Monday at Mandi, Mishra said, “The state government has given relief to state government employees but it would be prudent

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to ease out COVID restriction in the state and hold the budget session of HP Assembly from February 23rd to March 15. The Cabinet Meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held at Shimla on Monday decided to open summer closing schools from February

Nearly 11 lakh consumers are likely to be benefitted by the decision of the state government to provide free electricity to users consuming  60 units per month and of those using 125 units at a subsidised rate of Rs one per unit . A spokesman of the Himachal Pradesh State

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the Shikhar Samman  ceremony on Saturday said, “The state government is committed to conserving the rich culture, heritage and literature of the state and has launched several schemes to encourage writers, artists, craftsmen and artisans.” He said, “Literature plays an important role

Former Indian Hockey Captain and two times Olympian Padma Shri Charanjit Singh passed away in his native village Mairi in Amb sub –division of Una District of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday. In his nineties Charanjit Singh was ailing with age related problems. Charanjit Singh was captain of the Gold Medal

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called upon Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Mansukh Mandaviya at New Delhi on Thursday and urged him to sanction fifty ambulances to reduce the response time as per prescribed limits in the  hill areas., besides requesting to appoint 58 more ASHA workers under NUHM and

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has congratulated two Padam Shri award winners from the state Vidyanand Saraik,  Lalita Vakil and winners of the Police Medals.  He said, “While Lalita Vakil, hailing from Chamba has been working for the promotion of Chamba Rumal for the past 50 years this award is

The 73rd Republic Day was celebrated with gaiety and fervour across the state on Wednesday. The state level function was held at the historic Ridge Ground of Shimla where HP Governor Rajender Vishwanath Arlekar unfurled the National Flag and took salute at March past. The functions were also organised at all district

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced a 31 percent increase in DA of state government employees on the occasion of 52nd statehood day on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering after unfurling the tricolour and taking salute from the marching contingents of police, Home Guards and NCC cadets at Thodo ground

Though the Special Investigating Team (SIT) constituted to bust the mafia involved in illicit trade of spurious liquor after death of seven persons from Slappar area after drinking  liquor few days back have arrested nearly  a dozen persons in this case the involvement  of few district level Congress leaders have surprised many