Former Communication Minister cremated with state honours
The mortal remains of former Union Communication Minister and veteran Congress leader Pandit Sukh Ram were consigned to flames at Hanuman Ghat Mandi on Thursday afternoon with state honours. The funeral pyre was lit by Anil Sharma local MLA, elder son of Pandit Sukh Ram while his younger brother Anup
Veteran Mandi leader Pandit Sukh Ram passes away
Former Union Communication Minister and one of the stalwarts of Congress politics in Himachal Pradesh, Pandit Sukh Ram (95) passed away in All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi at about 1.30 am last night. According to his family sources, “Pandit Sukh Ram breathed his last at about
HP Cabinet decides to fill up 200 post of Ayurvedic Medical Officers
Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to fill up 200 posts of Ayurvedic Medical Officers in the Ayush Department; one hundred of these would be filled up directly and 100 would be recruited batch wise. This decision was taken in the Cabinet Meeting presided over by Chief Minster Jai Ram Thakur
Himachal put on high alert
Himachal Pradesh Police has put the state on high alert after graffiti in support of “Khalistan” was spotted in the premises of HP Vidhan Sabha building at Dharamshala. The Director General of Himachal Police Sanjay Kundu has directed SPs of all districts to remain on high alert after the incident.
Pandit Sukh Ram shifted to AIIMS New Delhi
Former Union Communication Minister and Congress veteran Pandit Sukh Ram, who was admitted to Mandi Zonal Hospital on Friday after a brain stroke, has been shifted to All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) New Delhi in the state government helicopter. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, who is on tour
Screening test for HP Police constable’s posts scrapped
Himachal Pradesh Government has scrapped the written test for recruitment of police constables in the state after reports of paper leakage. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The written test for recruitment of constables in H.P. Police conducted on March 27 in all districts, has been scrapped after certain doubts were
Pandit Sukh Ram suffers brain stroke , admitted to hospital
Veteran Congress leader and former Union Communication Minister Pandit Sukh Ram has been admitted in Mandi Zonal hospital after he suffered a brain stroke today . A family source of the nonagenarian Congress leader, popularly called as ‘Panditji’, said, “he felt uneasy and suffered a brain stroke on Friday
HP government class III posts to be filled on the basis of written tests
Himachal Pradesh Government has decided to amend the selection criteria for all Class –III government jobs and discontinue the process of giving 15 marks to candidates on the basis of evaluation. As per the notification issued by the Chief Secretary to HP Government Ram Subhag Singh on Wednesday from Shimla,
CM inaugurates development projects and lays foundation stones in Chhatri area
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated and laid foundation stones of development projects amounting to Rs 14.09 crore in Chhatri area during his tour in Seraj Assembly Constituency on Tuesday. Addressing a public meeting at Chaplandi the CM announced to open a degree college at Chhatri, up gradation of middle
Tarun Kapoor appointed advisor in the PMO
Former HP Cadre IAS officer Tarun Kapoor has been appointed as an Advisor in the Prime Minister’s Office, New Delhi in the rank of Secretary to Government of India. Kapoor has served in the state on various assignments.