CM participates in the closing ceremony of Sujanpur Holi Festival
The famous Holi Festival of Sujanpur came to an end on Friday. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur was the chief guest in the closing ceremony. Thakur participated in the shobha yatra (traditional procession) along with other dignitaries. He participated in the pagri ceremony and paid obeisance in murli manohar temple.
BJP nominates VC of HPU Prof. Sikandar Kumar for Rajya Sabha seat
The Central Election Committee of BJP has nominated Prof. Sikandar Kumar, Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh University Shimla, for the Rajya Sabha seat from Himachal Pradesh. The list of four candidates including Prof. Sikandar Kumar was released by the Election Committee from New Delhi on Friday. The Election for one
Holi celebrated in Mandi one day ahead
The Festival of Colours –Holi was celebrated with great enthusiasm and gaiety at the famous Seri Manch of Mandi on Thursday, one day ahead. There is a tradition of celebrating the Holi Festival one day in advance as the festival would be celebrated on Friday elsewhere. The Festival began by
JBT teachers to be recruited batch -wise : CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has announced to start batch wise recruitment for vacant JBT teacher’s posts in the state. Addressing a delegation of HP Shishak Mahasangh at Shimla on Tuesday the CM said, “To give employment opportunities to trained JBT teachers the batch wise process of recruitment
Balh Bachao Kisan Sangharsh Samiti organizes protest to oppose Airport
The Balh Bachao Kisan Sangharsh Samiti held a protest demonstration in front of SDM office Balh at Kansa Chowk to oppose the airport project in Balh valley on Tuesday. Hundreds of farmers from Dhaban, Tawan, Sianh, Kummi, Kathial and Chhatru assembled at Kansa Chowk and later marched to SDM office
All students stranded in Ukraine Evacuated : CM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur informed the HP State Assembly, “As per information available with us all students and other people from the state stranded in Ukraine have been evacuated safely and no one is now left there.” Making this statement in the Assembly on Monday he said,
Gaining Himachal would be a challenge for Exuberant AAP
Though, Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) leadership and supporters are exuberant after landslide victory of the party in Punjab Assembly election and have set eyes on Himachal Assembly Election due in 2022 but the task to achieve this goal seems not that easy. The AAP supporters in the state look quite
CM pleads case of Scheduled Tribe Status to Hatti Community with Home Minister
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur called on Union Home Minister Amit Shah in New Delhi on Friday to plead the case of scheduled tribe status for Hatti Community living in Trans – Giri area of Sirmour district. Pleading the case for giving ST status to the Community , CM said
Elections for 13 Rajya Sabha seats on March 31
The Election Commission of India has announced an election schedule to fill up thirteen seats falling vacant in Rajya Sabha from six states, on March 31st. As per information from the Election Commission the elections would be held for five seats from Punjab, three in Kerala, two in Assam
NITI Ayog Member Dr VK Saraswat lauds IIT Mandi on its Foundation Day
Member of the NITI Ayog Dr Vijay Kumar Saraswat and Chancellor of JNU, who was the Chief Guest on 13th Foundation Day function of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi said, “IIT Mandi can play a vital role in promoting valuable medicinal plants found in this part of the Himalayan region, besides