All India Congress Committee (AICC) president Sonia Gandhi has appointed Pratibha Singh, Mandi MP and wife of six time former CM Virbhadra Singh, as the new president of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee (HPCC).   A press release issued by the AICC said, “Pratibha Virbhadra Singh has been appointed PCC president,

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The Central government is in the process of granting tribal status to the Hatti community residing in the Trans –Giri area of Sirmour district.” After meeting Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Monday, the CM said, “I and state BJP chief

The signing of a joint venture agreement for development of Greenfield Airport at Nagchala in Balh valley of Mandi district, on Monday between Ministry of Civil Aviation and HP government at New Delhi, has given a fresh push to the dream project of Himachal Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur. The

As the ruling BJP and Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP), with an eye on the Assembly Election due in December this year in Himachal Pradesh, have started political campaigns,   the leaders of opposition Congress seem busy in settling leadership issues. The state unit of the BJP has become quite active

The Himachal government is making every effort to strengthen Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs) in the state.   During the year 2018-19, Rs. 850.17 crore were sanctioned from the 14th Finance Commission for the development works in PRIs while during 2020-21 the Central government granted Rs 429 crores. District Resource Centres are

The 75th Himachal Day was celebrated throughout the state on Friday with great enthusiasm. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur unfurled the National Flag in the state level Himachal day function at Chamba and took salute from the marching contingents of Police, Home Guards, NCC and NSS students. SDPO Salooni Mayank Chaudhary

 BJP president JP Nadda said,” Works in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur are near completion and now emphases are on appointing doctors and completing the infrastructure to provide better health facilities to people, at the earliest.” Nadda, a Rajya Sabha Member, after holding a review meeting of

The IIT Mandi researchers have developed a harmless bacterium named S. Pasteurii which hydrolyses urea to precipitate calcite and can help in improving soil shear strength of fields in hilly areas. This study would help in designing microbial methods which can protect fields from soil erosion in wake of geo-disasters. Since

Breaking an age old patriarchal tradition of performing last rites by only a male member in the Hindu Society, two sisters not only lit the funeral pyre of their mother but are also performing other rituals as per traditions.   Shakuntla Saini , a lecture of economics in Government School

Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to promulgate an ordinance to omit section 11 – A & 12 of Salaries and Allowances of MLAs and Ministers regarding payment of income tax presently by the state government. After this amendment the income tax on salaries given to ministers and MLAs will be