Author: Wise Himachal Bureau

Himachal government has closed 143 schools with only two students strength. The education department has denotified 117 primary and 26 middle schools. All the children studying in these schools will be shifted to nearby schools. The teachers appointed here will be sent to schools where only one or two teachers are appointed. 6 in Bilaspur, 8 in Chamba, 4 in Hamirpur, 17 in Kangra, 5 in Kinnaur, 4 in Kullu, 19 in Lahaul-Spiti, 18 in Mandi, 25 in Shimla, 3 in Sirmaur, 7 in Solan and 1 primary school in Una while 7 middle schools have been closed in Lahaul-Spiti,…

Only 346 employees in Himachal Pradesh want to stay in the National Pension System while 1.18 lakh employees have opted for the Old Pension Scheme. Monday was the last date to opt for either NPS or OPS. With this, now the opportunity to choose the option has been closed.

Former Himachal BJP state president Khimi Ram Sharma joined Congress in the presence of Himachal Congress in-charge Rajeev Shukla in Delhi. While the joining of Khimi Ram Sharma to the Congress has given a setback to the BJP, the Congress leaders of district Kullu also started to panic. For a long time, Khimi Ram Sharma was keeping distance from the BJP. In the year 1999, Khimi Ram Sharma contested as a Zilla Parishad election. Later also became the President of the Zilla Parishad. Twice became MLA from Banjar Vidhan Sabha constituency. At the same time, became Forest Minister in the Dhumal government. Khimi Ram…

On behalf of 7 H.P (I) Company National Cadet Corps (NCC) Shimla, under the guidance and direction of Commanding Officer Colonel D.R. Gargey,  at Government Model Senior Secondary School Karsog, a Combined Annual NCC Training Camp-224 (CATC) is  being conducted from first July. The first training shift of the National Cadet  Corps concluded on Saturday with colorful presentations in the cultural evening program. On this occasion, Karsog MLA Hira Lal, Sub Divisional Officer (SDM) Surendra Thakur, Tehsildar Rajendra Thakur attended the program as chief guest. The cadets enthralled the guests and dignitaries by performing song-music, Himachali Naati, Himachali folk-song, patriotic…

National convention of women police officers will be held in Shimla on 5th and 6th August. Union Home Minister Amit Shah will be present in this. This national level conference is being organized in collaboration with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Himachal Police. Director General of Police Sanjay Kundu said during a press conference in Shimla on Friday that 300 women police and para military officers are expected to attend the conference. This conference is being organized since 2002 and is done once in 2 years. This will be the 10th conference to be held in…

Himachal Congress on Friday celebrated Sankalp Diwas on the first death anniversary of former Chief Minister Late Virbhadra Singh. Congress leaders and workers paid homage to Virbhadra Singh at the Congress headquarters Rajiv Bhawan. Dharma Sabha was organized at Gaiety Theatre, Shimla. District and Block Congress Committees also organized special programs. During this, Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj, several Congress MLAs, former MLAs, former IAS officers and a large number of his supporters and others were present.

Karsog MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly, H.P.) Hira Lal and  officials of I.P.H division Karsog  attended the “Combined Annual Training Camp-224” of 7 H.P. (I) Company  National Cadet Corps Shimla here on Thursday in Government Model Senior Secondary School Karsog of District Mandi of Himachal Pradesh.To attend this training camp, on behalf of  Commanding Officer Col D.R. Gargey of 7 H.P. (I) National Cadet Corps Shimla on a special invitation MLA  Hira Lal from Karsog Legislative Assembly and other  I.P.H. officials of Karsog were shown training of the cadets  and other training activities, and taught them how to shoot a…

The central government has issued a new notification for 15 years old vehicles. According to this, eight times the fee will be charged for passing old vehicles. Earlier it used to cost Rs 600 to renew the registration of a 15 year old car. Now this work will cost Rs.5,000. On the same lines, earlier Rs 300 was charged for the old bike. It has now been increased to one thousand rupees. Talking about truck-bus, 15-year-old vehicles were earlier renewed for Rs 1,500. Now it will charge Rs 12,500 to 16,000. Earlier, it used to cost Rs 1,300 to renew small passenger vehicles, but now Rs 10,000 will…

A phone call just before the cloudburst in Kullu has saved hundreds of lives. A person from Choj village from Gahar, a very inaccessible village of Parvati valley, got a call at around 5:15 am on Wednesday. Told that a storm-like sound is coming in the hill behind the village. It’s raining heavily. and seems like a cloudburst. Everyone should leave their homes and go to a safe place. After this, the news of cloudburst spread throughout the village. Whistling and shouting all over the valley was heard to wake up the locals and tourists. All hotels, home stays and camping sites along the Choj…

With the onset of apple season, the prices of packing trays have increased again. Last month, a bundle sold for Rs 700 has become costlier by Rs 45 this month and has reached Rs 745. Packing tray prices are running up to Rs 780 per bundle in many areas. New prices are to be fixed this week for the month of July, which is expected to increase further. Carton prices have already increased by about 18 per cent this year as compared to last year. Gardeners are worried about the increase in the cost per box of apples. Gardeners mostly use Mohan fiber trays for…

A major road accident has occurred in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. 12 people have died in the accident. Three people have been injured. The injured have been admitted to Regional Hospital Kullu. Police reached the spot as soon as the information was received. Along with the people around, the rescue operation was carried out. According to the information, a private bus has met with an accident at Shainshar, Sainj in Kullu district. The bus fell into a ditch below the road, about 200 meters from Jangla village. 12 people have died in the accident. One of the injured died in the hospital. A student was also among the dead. There…

The written examination of Himachal Pradesh Police Constable Recruitment was conducted on Sunday amid tight security arrangements. 87 examination centers were set up in the state. 69,427 candidates participated in it. 6,254 candidates remained absent. The result of the exam will be declared within a week. 92 percent candidates gave the exam. To ensure that there is no disturbance in the centres, elaborate arrangements have been made by the department. Before entering the examination centers, the candidates were checked with metal detectors and other devices. To prevent the use of any kind of electronic gadgets and equipment, 1351 jammers were installed in the examination centres. The examination was…

The Combined Annual Training Camp (CATC) of 7 H.P. (I) Coy NCC Shimla began at Government Model Senior Secondary School Karsog of District Mandi here on Saturday, with 547 cadets from different Schools, colleges, varsities of Shimla and Mandi along with a support staff of Army and associate NCC officers participating in twenty day training camp from eleven July to Twenty one July in two shifts. In first shift of the camp, 547 cadets joined training camp. In augurating the camp, Commanding Officer Colonel D.R. Gargey, 7 H.P. (I) Coy NCC Shimla, addressed the cadets that NCC is an ideal…

CPM legislator Rakesh Singha and other party leaders were protesting erratic water supply in the area. An FIR has been lodged against MLA Rakesh Singha, it is alleged that due to the blockade, there was a long jam on National Highway-5 and a patient was also trapped in the jam. Representing Theog constituency in Shimla district, Singha and the other accused were protesting erratic water supply in the area. They have been booked for wrongful restrain, unlawful assembly and causing death by negligence under Sections 341, 143 and 304A of the IPC. During this, the patient died due to lack…

of police constable recruitment was leaked by Sudhir, an employee (paper cutter) of Delhi’s printing press. This has been mentioned in the chargesheet filed by the Gagal police station in the Kangra court. On Friday, the police filed a charge sheet against 91 people including 70 candidates and 20 touts. The father of a candidate who gave the paper has also been made an accused. This has been confirmed by Madhusudan Sharma, the head of the SIT probing the case. After filing the charge sheet, the police also released its press note. According to Madhusudan, in the charge sheet, Sudhir,…

Master Shyam Saran Negi was born on 1st July, 1917. General elections were held for the first time in the country in early 1952, but due to snowfall in the tribal areas of Himachal at this time, voting was held here five months before the scheduled time. Shyam Saran Negi, a schoolmaster by profession, was the first to vote on October 25, 1951. After this he has voted in all the elections held so far. Be it Lok Sabha elections, assembly elections or panchayat elections. Negi, who went to school at the age of 10, studied till 5th standard in…

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has gifted the people of the state a reduction of Rs 2 in the minimum bus fare. In the ‘Nari ko Naman’ program organized in Dharamsala, the Chief Minister has announced to reduce the minimum rent from Rs 7 to Rs 5. In this program, 50 percent discount on fare for women in HRTC buses was launched. Addressing the program saluting women, Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said that where women are worshipped, There the gods reside. He said that this thing is a reality in Devbhoomi Himachal. He said that in today’s time women…

The teachers of the universities and colleges of Himachal Pradesh will get the UGC pay scale in a month. This announcement was made by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur at the inauguration of Sardar Patel University in Mandi on Tuesday. Classes will start in this university in July. It became the second university in the state after Himachal Pradesh University Shimla. After the announcement of UGC pay scale, teachers of universities and colleges have called off the strike. In the public meeting held at Mandi Dev Sadan after the inauguration of the university, the CM said that all 140 government and private colleges of…