The North News Hamirpur (HP), February 14 A photograph of Union Health Minister J P Nadda superimposed on former BJP chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal’s poster has stirred a controversy here, with people voicing their opinions on social media. The picture surfaced online ahead of Nadda’s visit to Hamirpur on Sunday to participate in an […]
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The North News Shimla, February 13 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu criticised the BJP for staging a walkout from the all-party meeting, calling it “against the interest of the state.” He said the venue was shifted from the Secretariat to Peterhoff at the BJP’s request, yet its leaders left without hearing him out. […]
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New Delhi, February 13 The Supreme Court on Friday extended from April 30 to May 31 the deadline fixed by the Himachal Pradesh High Court for holding the polls for local bodies in the state. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi took note of the plea filed by the principal […]
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New Delhi, February 13 In a relief to the people of Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Thursday clarified that there was no ban on felling of dry, fallen, fungus-affected and rotten khair trees on a private land in the state. Khair trees (Senegalia catechu), valued for producing ‘kattha’ (catechu) used in paan, and high-quality […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 12 The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has approved the filling of 1,066 vacant posts across various government departments, asserting that development activities will continue despite the discontinuation of the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG). Speaking after the meeting at the state secretariat, […]
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The North News Shimla, February 12 Discontinuation of the revenue deficit grant was not a sudden decision but a phased and pre-declared recommendation under successive finance commissions, and the Himachal Pradesh government was fully aware of the timeline but failed to strengthen its own revenue base, BJP’s co-incharge for the hill state, Sanjay Tandon, said […]
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The North News New Delhi, February 11 Hitting out at Rahul Gandhi in the Lok Sabha, Union minister Kiren Rijiju and BJP leader Anurag Thakur on Wednesday said successive electoral losses have made the Leader of Opposition so bitter that he has started hating India and its constitutional institutions. Countering Gandhi’s claims that the government […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 11 State BJP president Rajeev Bindal alleged that the government’s reliance on advisers had “pushed Himachal towards financial distress”. He claimed that development works had stalled while “favours worth crores of rupees” were extended to political associates. Bindal also criticised the appointment of Chief Parliamentary Secretaries (CPS), […]
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The North News Baddi, February 11 Jupiter International Ltd on Wednesday said it has commissioned its third solar cell manufacturing unit at Baddi in Himachal Pradesh, doubling its total installed capacity to nearly 2 GW. With the commissioning of the new 1 GW mono PERC (Passivated Emitter and Rear Cell) facility, the company’s total capacity […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, February 11 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Wednesday criticised the opposition BJP over the Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) issue, accusing former chief minister Jai Ram Thakur of shifting blame instead of pressing the central government to restore the grant. Speaking in Shimla after returning from […]
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