Power Finance Corporation to give loans of Rs 118826 crore to Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam
Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has agreed to give loans of Rs 1, 18826 crore to Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN) to finance solar, thermal and hydro & pumped storage power projects. Chairman –cum- Managing Director of the SJVN Nand Lal Sharma said, “The PFC and the SJVN have signed a
CM accuses previous BJP government for ignoring state’s interest by giving benefits to certain power companies
Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has warned the Hydro Power Projects authorities, including public sector undertakings, to comply with the new power policy of the state government or face cancellation of their agreements with the state government. Replying to a question on vacillation of certain power companies in regard to
Prof. Ashok Chakradhar regales audience in Kavya Sandhya at IIT Mandi
Popular poet and thinker Padamshri Prof. Ashok Chakradhar said Hindi language faces no threat to it in future and would grow further. Addressing audience at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandy auditorium on Monday in a Kava Sandhya hosted by Hindi Cell of the institute as a part of
Environment and social organizations demand action against NHAI and certain power projects
Several environmental and social organizations have demanded filing of criminal cases against National Highway Authority and managements of Hydro Power companies responsible for their alleged negligence for aggravating effects of recent monsoon fury in the state. Talking to media persons at Mandi on Sunday, Guman Singh, Sandeep Minhas, Joginder Walia,
Six students of Nerchowk Medical College suspended for three months for ragging freshers’
The authorities of Shri Lal Bahadur Shashtri Medical College Nerchowk have suspended six (2022 batch) students found involved in two incidents of ragging in the college for three months. Principal of the College Dr DK Verma said, “Two incidents of alleged ragging were reported in the institute on September 15,
Five family members booked for allegedly chopping hair of a lady
The Hamirpur police have booked five members of a family under Bhoranj police station for allegedly chopping hair of a lady and blackening her facea few days back. SP Hamirpur Akritii Sharma said, “This incident had come to her knowledge through social media wherein family members of lady were seen
“BJP should tender apology for opening institutions without infrastructure”- Congress spokesman
The state spokesman of Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee Prem Kaushal has demanded an apology from BJP leaders for opening educational institutions without infrastructure and adequate staff for political considerations. In a press conference at Mandi on Friday he said, “The previous BJP government in the state opened so many institutions
HP Cabinet decides to establish Rajya Chayan Aayog replacing HP Staff Selection Commission
Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has given approval to establish Himachal Pradesh Rajya Chayan Aayog to conduct examinations for the recruitment of various Group-C posts in the state government, PSUs, Boards, Corporations and Local Bodies, replacing HP Staff Selection Commission Hamirpur. The meeting held at Shimla on Thursday and presided over by
LPG distributors oppose exorbitant interest rates charged by HPCL
The Distributors Federation of India ( LPG operating throughout the country has strongly opposed the decision of management of Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) to charge exorbitant interests on payments due from them under new credit policy. In a joint letter sent to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
IIT researchers develop AI based technique to asses age of bridges
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi has developed an advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) based signal processing technique for accurate prediction of structural health of bridges and other structures in collaboration with French scholar Dr Laurent Mevel working with the Inria Research Center in Rennes University (France ) .” The