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,

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

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.

 A team of researchers from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has identified a molecule which can be used in the drugs for treatment of Type 1 and Type 11 diabetes.   The molecule called PK2 is able to trigger the release of insulin by the pancreas and can potentially be

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur inaugurated seventeen upgraded government schools in his Seraj Assembly Constituency, virtually from Shimla on Sunday. Addressing people on this occasion Thakur said, “The move would help students to study in the schools near their homes saving them from travelling long distances and assured additional buildings

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