HP cabinet enhances honorarium of water carriers
The State Cabinet in its meeting held here on Friday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur decided to enhance the honorarium of part time water carriers engaged in Elementary and Higher Education Departments from Rs. 2400 to Rs. 2700 per month. The Cabinet also decided to provide
Outgoing Director tells about pioneering initiatives taken by IIT Mandi
Outgoing director of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi Prof. Timothy A Gonsalves, who has recently relinquished the post after a very fruitful tenure of more than ten years since the inception of the institute, in an exclusive interview has explained several pioneering researches undertaken by the institute under his
CM addresses people of Sunder Nagar through virtual rally
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur laid foundation stones and inaugurated various developmental projects worth about Rs 45 crore in Sunder Nagar Assembly constituency of Mandi district through video conferencing from Shimla on Tuesday. Chief Minister laid foundation stones of Sunder Nagar-Bina road to be constructed at a cost of Rs
Four private universities debarred from admitting students
Acting tough against four private universities of state under scanner of Himachal Pradesh government, Himachal Pradesh Private Educational Institutions Regulatory Commission (HPPEIRC) has banned these universities from admitting students for 2020-21 academic session. This action has been taken against the universities for alleged irregularities committed by managements of these universities,
Mandi district gets 46 ventilators
Forty six new ventilators have been provided to different hospitals of Mandi district by the State government. Giving this information Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Mandi Dr Devinder Sharma said, “The state government has sent forty six ventilators to Mandi district, which would l provide great convenience to COVID patients and
Prime Minister to inaugurate Atal Tunnel in September
The Atal tunnel, being built under the Rohtang pass at 13050 feet connecting Manali – Lahaul – Spiti and Leh , would be inaugurated by Prime Minister Narender Modi in September this year after its completion. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur made an announcement in this regard after inspecting the
Bullying needs to be checked in Hindi Film Industry
Death of a popular film actor Sushant Singh Rajput at his home has opened a Pandora’s Box as many insiders have blamed creation of a situation which forced the actor to take a drastic step of ‘ending life’. Though, cruel ways of dealing with newcomers and even established actors in
IIT researchers develop face masks from empty plastic bottles
The researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi have developed an indigenous technology for manufacturing high-efficiency face masks from waste water bottles’. Dr. Sumit Sinha Ray, Assistant Professor at School of Engineering along with research scholars Ashish Kakoria and Sheshang Singh Chandel, have used waste plastic bottles to develop
State cabinet regularizes PTA, PAT and PARA teachers
The State Cabinet in its meeting held here on Thursday under chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave in -principle approval to regularize the services of PTA, PAT and PARA teachers, which will benefit about 6500 PTA, 3300 PAT and 97 PARA teachers engaged in various government schools. It gave