Author: Wise Himachal Bureau

There has been a stir in the government after constables demanding a revised pay band threatened a self-immolation parade at the Ridge ground on January 26. On the instructions of the government, the state police and CID officers have started searching for those who have made this threat. The special thing is that still the emphasis is on finding only those who threaten, but the demand for giving revised pay band from eight years to two years is still gathering dust in the files. Sources say that the Chief Minister has asked the officials of the Home and Finance Department…

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that the government is worried about the speed with which the cases of corona are increasing in the state. If this situation continues, we will consider increasing the restrictions in a couple of days. However, the CM did not agree to the strictness on the borders of the state and said that today’s circumstances are not such that the restrictions should be increased on the borders. In an informal conversation with journalists in the premises of the state guest house Peterhof Shimla on Tuesday, the CM said that the deaths due to corona…

The nine kilometer journey from Himachal Pradesh’s tourist town Dharamsala to Dalai Lama’s city McLeodganj will now take five minutes. Tourists will get rid of long jams. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will inaugurate the Dharamsala-McLeodganj ropeway, built at a cost of about 200 crores, on Wednesday. A person will have to pay Rs. 340 for one-way up and down the ropeway from Kotwali to McLeodganj. The Chief Minister will inaugurate the ropeway and facilitate thousands of people. Cafeterias have been made for the passengers traveling on the ropeway to eat and drink at both the terminals. Parking will also…

In Himachal Pradesh, people have suffered another blow of inflation during the Corona period. Cement companies have suddenly increased the prices of cement across the state. The prices of ACC, UltraTech and Ambuja Cement have been increased by Rs 10 per bag. An additional burden has been placed on the common man by increasing the prices from Sunday. In such a situation, the budget of the people building new houses has suddenly increased. Satpal, operator of cement vendor Satpal & Co, said that earlier the price of ACC cement was Rs 410 to 415 per bag, which has now increased…

Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur will give gifts worth crores to the second capital of the state, Dharamshala on January 19. On this day, CM will inaugurate and lay foundation stones of development schemes worth more than Rs 250 crore in Dharamsala, of which Rope-way Dharamshala is prominent. With the operation of the ropeway, tourism sector will increase in Dharamsala and employment opportunities will also increase. This was stated by the MLA of Dharamsala, Vishal Nahariya in the press conference. The MLA said that the present situation of Corona is worrying. As soon as the situation becomes normal from the…

The meeting of State Cabinet held here today under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur gave its nod to Swaran Jayanti Energy Policy-2021 of the State which envisages clean and green energy development through expeditious of full energy potential specially hydro and solar, add additional 10000 MW of green energy though hydro, solar and other green energy sources by 2030, expeditious development of green energy sources, a four pronged strategy by way of participation of State, Joint, Central and Private sectors. It also aimed at developing adequate and efficient transmission network in the State by creating transmission Master…

In view of the increasing cases of corona, various district administrations including Shimla in Himachal Pradesh have fixed the time to open shops. Shops in Shimla district will now remain open from 10 am to 7 pm. DC Aditya Negi has issued a notification regarding this. The DC said that the timing of opening of shops in the district has been fixed from 10 am to 7 pm. Dhabas will remain open till 10 pm, while Dhabas located on the National Highway will remain open from 10 am to 11 pm. There will be no restriction on drug shops. Motor mechanic and tire repair shops will…

In order to surround the Congress’s Punjab government in the name of playing with the security of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the state’s ruling BJP itself played with the law on the historic Ridge Maidan. The BJP staged a silent dharna in front of the statue of the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi without taking permission from the government and the district administration at the historic Ridge Maidan. Even the Mayor and several councilors from Municipal Corporation were found joining the protest. During this corona rules were also not followed. The district administration and police neither stopped the protestors nor took any…

The Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, Government of India has awarded National e-Governance Silver Medal to Baddi District Police of Himachal Pradesh for excellence in district level initiative in e-Governance. Baddi Police has been awarded this award for Third Eye: Evidence Based Policing/Governance with CCTV Surveillance Matrix in Industrial Hub BBN. During the two-day 24th National e-Governance Conference held in Hyderabad, Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Friday presented a medal, trophy and one lakh rupees to IPS officer Rohit Malpani and his team, who were SP Baddi. Awarded with a check.…

The five-day national level Winter Carnival organized in Himachal Pradesh’s tourist city Manali has concluded on Thursday. Education Minister Govind Singh Thakur concluded the carnival. Shimla’s Ashima Chauhan has won the title of Winter Queen in Winter Carnival. In the program held late on Thursday night, the Winter Queen was elected and the head of Shimla’s Ashima was crowned as the Winter Queen. Ashima wants to make her career in modeling. In the competition, Tapti Thakur was the first runner up and Ipshita of Chamba was adjudged the second runner up. The competition saw a tough competition among all the participants. This match, which started between…

Cricketer Renuka Singh Thakur, who hails from Rohru region, has been selected in the Indian cricket team for the World Cup and New Zealand tour. Another daughter from Himachal Pradesh is going to show strength in the Indian women’s cricket team. After Sushma Thakur of Shimla, now Renuka Singh Thakur will be a part of Team India. She has been selected in the Indian women’s cricket team for the T20 series going to be held in New Zealand. She has been selected for an international cricket tournament for the second time. Renuka was born in Parsa village of Rohru in…

Himachal Pradesh University has started the process of recruitment for 274 different category posts in the new year. The schedule for online application for filling up of B, C and D category posts has been released. According to this, the portal will be opened to apply online for recruitment from January 7, which will be closed on January 29, the last date fixed. Detailed information related to the application for these posts has been made available on the website of the university. The intrested candidates may apply through http://www.recruitment.hpushimla.in or http://www.hpuniv.ac.in . The applications can be filled from 07.01.2022 – 29.01.2022. The posts…

Early warning system units will soon be set up in Kinnaur district to save lives from landslides. More units will also be set up in Kangra and Mandi. The state government has released Rs 50 lakh for this. It is planted in such a place where there is a high risk of landslides. Whenever there is movement in the ground at that place, the processing unit transmits the message. The alert unit lights up a red light and the hooter rings. An alert also comes to the team controlling it. The Early Warning System has been prepared by the researchers…

Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) is giving a new gift to the passengers of its luxury buses on the new year. Commuters arriving in Shimla from Volvo will get free travel facility in local buses. If you see Volvo’s ticket for the same day, you will not have to pay the fare in local buses. The corporation has made this plan to popularize the luxury bus service. HRTC has intensified the promotion of premium luxury segment in order to provide better service to the passengers and increase its revenue. The biggest source of income of the corporation is Volvo Buses.…

The health department had set a target of 80,000 while 90,531 adolescents were vaccinated. Now the Health Department claims that the target of immunization of 3,57,450 students of classes IX to XII will be completed within five days instead of 15.

Himachal Pradesh government on Monday issued notification of new revised pay scale for about two lakh regular employees. In this, two options have been given to the employees to take their revised pay scale. If they opt for 2009 rules, they will have to multiply the basic pay as on December 31, 2015 by a factor of 2.59. If we choose the year 2012, then factor 2.25 has to be adopted. Along with the notification, the pay matrix has also been issued according to the different basic pay of the employees. After matching these the employees will decide which option…

The weather will remain bad in Himachal Pradesh till January 6. Yellow alert is forecast for January 4 and 5. Moderate and high altitude areas may receive rain and snow. The Meteorological Department has forecast rain in the plains. If there is rain and snowfall, then farmers and gardeners will get relief. The weather remained clear in the capital Shimla and nearby tourist places on Sunday and the markets were crowded with tourists

Excise and Taxation Department has collected Rs 342 crores under Goods and Service tax (GST) in the month of December. The GST collections in the current financial year up to December 2021 stands at Rs 3,157.26 crores as compared to Rs 2,370.45 crores during the same period last year. The collection was 33 per cent more