Shimla, February 23 The Himachal Pradesh government has planned to launch the Indira Gandhi Matri Shishu Sankalp Yojna (IGMSSY) with an outlay of Rs 207.11 crore to strengthen women and child healthcare services and combat malnutrition in the state. The scheme aims to provide high-quality protein, essential calories and vital micronutrients to children below six […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 23 Senior leaders of the Indian National Congress met in New Delhi to discuss the issue of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) for Himachal Pradesh, with a strategy agreed to raise the matter in Parliament. After returning to Shimla, State Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said the state […]
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The North News Mandi (HP), February 23 Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla on Sunday led a procession as part of the closing ceremony of the seven-day International Shivratri Fair. The governor performed puja of Madhav Rai, the principal deity of Mandi Estate, and joined the procession, which started from the office of district commissioner […]
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The North News Shimla, February 23 The Himachal Pradesh government has released Rs 8.97 crore rental assistance to families whose houses were completely damaged or rendered uninhabitable due to heavy monsoon rains last year, officials said on Sunday. This financial support aims to ensure that affected families do not face difficulties in renting accommodation, a […]
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The North News Dharamsala, February 23 The Central Tibetan Administration has commemorated the 86th anniversary of the enthronement of the 14th Dalai Lama with an official ceremony at McLeodganj, the headquarters of the de facto government-in-exile of Tibet, officials said on Monday. On February 22, 1940, four-year-old Tenzin Gyatso was enthroned on the Golden Throne […]
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The North News Shimla/ New Delhi, February 21 Union Health Minister J P Nadda on Saturday launched the indigenously manufactured tetanus and adult diphtheria (Td) vaccine at the Central Research Institute in Himachal Pradesh’s Kasauli. With the formal launch of the Td vaccine, the vaccine has now been introduced for supply under the Universal Immunization […]
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The North News Shimla, February 21 Himachal Pradesh minister Vikramaditya Singh on Saturday called on Union Minister for Rural Development Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi and took up the issue of pending road projects in extremely remote and high altitude area of Dodra Kwar in Shimla district. Singh, Himachal’s public works minister, appraised Chouhan […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 20 Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has assured Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu that the party will strongly raise the issue of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) in the Lok Sabha. The assurance came during a meeting in New Delhi between the Himachal Pradesh leadership […]
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The North News Shimla, February 21 A suspected key supplier of an alleged interstate narcotics trafficking racket was arrested after absconding for over one-and-a-half years following the arrest of another prime accused linked to the gang, police said on Friday. The accused, Pradeep Kumar alias Ranta (38), a resident of Bijauri village in Shimla district, […]
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The North News Shimla, February 20 Himachal Government Teacher Union on Friday demanded exemption from examination to judge the efficiency of qualified and long-experienced state board teachers for posting in CBSE schools. In a press conference here, the president of the union, Virender Chauhan, said that no teacher is interested in appearing in such tests […]
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