“Himachal Pradesh government would acquire private land for Greenfield Airport in Balh valley as per the provisions of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act -2013”. Private land measuring 2535 -01- 09 Bighas is proposed to be acquired for the project. The reply

Balh Bachao Sangharsh Samiti organized a protest march holding tricolors to oppose the proposed construction of Balh airport on the fertile land of Balh on Tuesday. The activists of the smiti marched from Kansa Chowk ground to the residence of Balh MLA Inder Singh Gandhi at Kummi and handed him

Two Independent Members of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly Prakash Rana (Joginder Nagar ) and Hoshiar Singh (Dehra Gopipur), who had joined BJP recently, would continue to maintain the status of Independent MLAs during the monsoon assembly session beginning August 10. The Speaker of Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha Vipin Pramar said,

Apple growers from different parts of the state held a massive protest at Shimla on Friday, forcing the state government to hold talks amidst anxious moments with their representatives and concede some of the demand raised by the growers. Thousands of apple growers including sizable women, representing twenty seven organizations

Himachal Pradesh State Cabinet, presided over by chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur, has decided to fill up 320 posts of different categories under National Rural Health Mission and fill up four posts of Junior Office Assistant (IT) in horticulture department. The Cabinet has also given approval for reimbursement of 6

Seven youths from Banud (Mohali) Punjab are feared to have drowned in Govind Sagar Lake on Monday. A police source said, “The incident occurred at about 4 pm when a group of eleven visitors hailing from Banud area of Punjab ventured into the Govind Sagar Lake near Kokla village in

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur launched  Pragatisheel Himachal –  Sthapna Ke 75 Varsh ( Developing Himachal- 75 Years of Formation), to commemorate 75 years of formation of Himachal Pradesh at historic Chamba Chaugan during the closing ceremony of Minjar fair on Sunday . Addressing a gathering on the occasion he said,

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The tribal status to Hatti Community of Sirmour would be given soon by the Union Government.” After having discussion with Union Home Minister Amit Shah during Drug Trafficking and National Security Conference at Chandigarh, Thakur said, “The Home Minister has assured the Union Government

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Hans Ran of Sunder Nagar – a beneficiary of Pradhan Mantri Kusum Yojna, at the closing ceremony of Ujjal Bhavishya Power @2047 at Thunag on Saturday through video conferencing. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was also connected with the PM virtually on this occasion

Wing Commander Mohit Rana, hailing from Sandhol in Mandi district lost his life in the air crash of an IAF MIG 21 fighter Jet plane last night near Barmer (Rajasthan).   Rana, along with Flight Lieutenant Aditya Bal hailing from Jammu, had taken the training sortie from Uttarlai air base but the fighter plane crashed at