H S Brascon elected as president of HAS Officers Association
Harbans Singh Brascon 2001 batch HAS officer, serving as Director Information and Public Relations has been elected as new president of Himachal Pradesh Administrative Services Association . Vivek Chandel – a 2004 batch HAS officer presently serving as Director Technical Education has been elected as the General Secretary of the
Central government bans creation of new posts
The Central government has put a complete ban on creation of new posts in all government departments / ministries and filling up posts created in any department after July 1, 2020, to contain non- development expenditure and to make adequate resources available for critical priority schemes. A circular in this
HP Cabinet decides to open schools for 9th to 12th class from September 21
The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet has decided to open schools and start classes for students from 9th to class 12, from September 21. A decision in this regard was taken by the Cabinet meeting held on Friday presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur which gave its nod to open
Wife of former Joint Director of Public Relations passes away
Veena Sharma, wife of Sanjay Sharma former Director of Information and Public Relations passed away at Medanta hospital in New Delhi on Thursday. A school lecturer, Veena Sharma was undergoing treatment there for the last few days. Director, Information and Public Relations Harbans Singh Brascon and officers and officials of
HP government withdraws restrictions for entering the state
The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to open borders of the state for all people including tourists coming to the state and withdraw the current e-registration system continuing here since March 24, 2020, with immediate effect. The state government had restricted entry to the state after imposition of lockdown in
Himachal gets Rs 840 crore World Bank project to improve road safety network
A World Bank Project has been signed to support Himachal Pradesh under which the state government would get $112 million (Rs. 840 crore) for strengthening its transport and road safety network by improving the condition of roads, improving safety, resilience and engineering standards of roads. In this project of Rs.
All religious places in the state to open from September 10
The Himachal state Cabinet in its meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur held on Friday decided to open all major temples and other religious places in the state from September 10 as per Standard Operating Procedure prepared by the State Language, Art and Culture department. The cabinet also
Ten thousand houses to be built in the State – CM
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said, “The State Government has set a target of constructing about 10000 houses for the poor homeless in the State during the current financial year under different housing schemes, setting a record.” While presiding over a meeting of development projects at Mandi on Wednesday
Process to upgrade Mandi and Solan Committes to Municipal Corporations begins
A road to upgrade Mandi and Solan Municipal Councils to Municipal Corporation has been cleared after the state election commission put the process of ongoing delimitation and reservations in the two Municipal Councils in abeyance today. A notification in this regard was issued on Thursday by the state election commission
State cabinet decides to implement New Education Policy
The State Cabinet in its meeting held on Monday, which was presided over by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has decided to implement National Education Policy-2020 in the State to prepare students for the 21st century. The Cabinet also thanked Prime Minister Narender Modi for bringing this policy which envisages