Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 5 A three-day MSME festival has opened at the historic Ridge in Shimla, showcasing local entrepreneurship and setting a new Guinness World Records milestone with the display of 4,023 handmade Himachali shawls. The festival aims to provide a platform for local entrepreneurs, start-ups, self-help groups and artisans […]
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The North News Shimla, January 3 Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the state government would firmly enforce its right to collect land revenue from hydroelectric projects, stressing that compliance with rules was mandatory for all developers. Sukhu said he held a meeting with developers of various hydropower projects in Himachal […]
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The North News Chandigarh/New Delhi, January 3 The University Grants Commission (UGC), has taken serious note of the death of a 19-year-old student at a government-run college in Himachal Pradesh, amid allegations of ragging and sexual harassment. The UGC said its anti-ragging helpline registered a suo motu complaint after media reports suggested that ragging may […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, January 2 The Himachal BJP has accused the Congress government led by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu of deliberately targeting the poorest sections of society through proposed changes to Below Poverty Line (BPL) norms. State BJP president Rajeev Bindal said the new criteria would sharply reduce the number […]
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The North News Shimla, January 2 Snowfall in Himachal Pradesh’s higher reaches is expected to ease by evening, but a cold wave is set to grip several districts from January 3, the weather office in Shimla has said. Scientist Shobhit Katiyar at the Meteorological Centre Shimla said an active western disturbance triggered snowfall in higher […]
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Yog Raj SharmaThe North NewsShimla, January 1 Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday called on Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla at Lok Bhavan to exchange New Year greetings, officials said. The Chief Minister was accompanied by his wife and Dehra MLA Kamlesh Thakur. During the meeting, Sukhu presented a bouquet to the Governor, while […]
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Yog Raj SharmaThe North NewsShimla, January 1 On New Year’s Eve, as dusk settled over the Queen of Hills, Himachal Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu chose the simplest of public appearances: a walk. The Chief Minister moved slowly along Shimla’s Mall Road and onto the Ridge, where tourists pressed shoulder to shoulder against the cold, […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, December 31 The Shimla police have put special law-and-order and traffic arrangements in place as thousands of tourists arrive in Shimla to celebrate the New Year. Police officials said around 8,000 to 10,000 vehicles are entering the city daily, prompting the activation of a special security and traffic […]
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Yog Raj SharmaThe North NewsShimla, December 30 The Himachal Pradesh Cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu, has approved a series of major decisions covering education, urban development, social welfare and public sector recruitment. The Cabinet cleared a proposal to introduce the CBSE curriculum in 100 government schools across the state and sanctioned ₹100 […]
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Yog Raj Sharma The North News Shimla, December 30 A scuffle between a doctor and a patient at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) has ended in a mutual compromise, with both sides apologising to each other and agreeing to put the episode behind them. Senior resident doctor Raghav Narula and patient Arjun Panwar met in […]
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