In the audience were also present Chief Minister Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu, Speaker Kuldeep Pathania, Deputy Chief Minister Mukesh Agnihotri, Leader of the Opposition Jairam Thakur, and the army, police, and civil servants.
At Dharamkot, also known as “mini-Israel” in Himachal Pradesh, next to Dharamshala-McLeodganj, the foreign tourists decided to cut short their stays to hurriedly return home.
Himachal Pradesh police detain 20 Delhi cops, who had arrested Youth Congress leaders, over their alleged role in the shirtless protest at the Delhi AI Summit.
Cash-strapped state steps up drive to mobilise additional resources
This is the first time the Governor has chosen to deviate from the custom of reading the full text of the approved speech.
Following Supreme Court order, the election process can begin, even though major hurdle of time-bound delimitation of the panchayats and local bodies is likely to create uncertainties.
Cities change with time, and so has Jammu, one of the oldest urban settlements on the banks of the Tawi River
Earlier in the day on Sunday, the chief minister held a meeting of the cabinet, wherein the state’s finance department made a presentation on the impact of the 16th Finance Commission report on the state’s fiscal position.
The Himachal Pradesh government has approached the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s directive to conduct Panchayat and urban local body elections by April 30, arguing that elections cannot be held while the Disaster Management Act, 2005 remains in force due to ongoing post-disaster conditions.
The dedicated Cancer Care Institute will come up at Dr Radhakrishnan Government Medical College with an investment of Rs 300 cr and will have 11 new specialised departments to address the needs of cancer patients comprehensively.
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