Fifth time Congress MLA Kuldeep Pathania, representing Bhatyaty Assembly Constituency of Chamba district, has been unanimously elected Speaker of the 14th Himachal Vidhan Sabha. Kuldeep Pathania had filed nomination papers for the post on Wednesday. As Congress enjoys a clear majority with 40 MLAs in the house of 68, the BJP

The inaugural session of the present Himachal Vidhan Sabha began at Tapovan Dharamshala on Wednesday with a noisy note. As soon as the House assembled after the national anthem the opposition BJP MLAs led by former Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur started raising slogans against the state government demanding discussion

An IPS officer SR Rana deputed on duty at Zorawar Singh stadium Dharamshala for Congress Aabhaar rally died after a massive heart attack on Tuesday. Posted as Commandment of IRB Battalion Jangal Beri, Rana had a massive heart attack. He was rushed to Zonal Hospital Dharamshala but could not be

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has promised to provide a transparent and responsive administration accountable to people of the state. Addressing Jan Aabhaar Rally at Zorawar Stadium Dharamshala on Tuesday organized to express gratitude to people of Himachal for giving clear mandate to Congress in the Assembly election, the CM

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu inaugurated the five-day Manali Winter Carnival on Monday . He paid obeisance in Hidimba Temple and flagged off the Carnival parade. Addressing a public meeting on the occasion the CM announced plans to open an indoor stadium with an ice skating rink at Manali to

Himachal Pradesh Government has appointed 1990 batch IAS officer Prabodh Saxsena as new Chief Secretary (CS) of the state after retirement of CS RD Dhiman. Saxsena was working as Additional CS Finance and Personnel. The notification of the appointment was made late night on Saturday. The state government has also

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, “The state government has been given Rs 42 crore under PM Gati-Shakti scheme under  special assistance to states for capital investment- 2022-23 by the Union Finance Ministry.”  He said, “The state government had submitted four projects to the tune of Rs  84 crore for the Central

Delay in formation of new Cabinet in Himachal Pradesh is giving sleepless nights to aspirant MLAs seeking Cabinet berths in the recently formed Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu led Congress government. Though Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri took oath on December 11, three days after declaration

Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has reiterated, “The State Government is committed to implement Old Pension Scheme (OPS) to the state employees and announcement in this regard would be made in the first Cabinet Meeting.” Addressing a delegation of NPS employees on Wednesday he said, “The Congress government stands by

Himachal Pradesh Government has suspended the functioning of Himachal Pradesh Staff Selection Commission (HPPSC) Hamirpur with immediate effect after arrest of six persons including an employee of the board for allegedly selling JOA test question paper by Vigilance and Anti- Corruption Bureau (VACB) team on December 23. Chief Secretary to