Himachal Pradesh’s much-awaited All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) Bilaspur will start on December 5. However, initially only a few OPDs will run. Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya will inaugurate. BJP National President JP Nadda will also be present during this. It is being told that OPD of medicine, ortho, surgery, skin etc. is to be started first. Earlier this program was to be held on December 4. At the same time, the entire vaccination program regarding the second dose of corona vaccine has also been proposed to be held in Bilaspur instead of Mandi. However, the state government…
Author: Wise Himachal Bureau
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The death of Sandeep Chaudhry on Sunday has triggered the argument over revellers’ safety and brought a bad name to the Tourism Department. Chaudhry died because of the alleged negligence of the pilot, who failed to tighten the safety harness and body belts, which went loose in the air. The police have booked the pilot under Sections 336 and 304-A of the IPC for negligence. It was found that most pilots involved in such accidents lacked experience and had incomplete documents. Many pilots lack dual insurance cover, which has been made mandatory by the state government. The failure of state…
Not one, but five leopards are roaming in the forest of Kanlog – Downdale in the capital. Three of these leopards are small and their age is about five to seven months. The movement of five leopards has been seen in the trap cameras installed in this area by the Forest Department. There is also a female leopard among them. There are three kids walking around with it. On August 5, when a six-year-old girl was picked up by a leopard from Kanalog, the female leopard was also seen with three children in the trap cameras installed here. Its cubs…
The fraudster Sandeep Mehta alias Sandy, who started the practice of defrauding the farmers of Himachal Pradesh, had made property worth crores in Mumbai and other cities with the money of cheating. This has come to the fore in the interrogation of the SIT of the CID constituted to investigate the case of fraud from the farmers. He was questioned for several hours on Tuesday. Since the Solan Court has given six days police remand of the accused to the CID, the authorities are trying to get as much information as possible from the accused during this period. Originally from…
Raj Krishnan – The first one person to reach Leh on a Chetak Scooter. “I became the first man in the world to reach Leh by Chetak Scooter. I started my journey from Hisar. It took me 16 hours to reach Leh from Srinagar via Zojila Pass (One of the coldest places in the world). In Leh, the air was thin with less oxygen. Despite the conditions, I stayed there for two days and applied to the authority to grant me permission to touch the highest road of the world. This picture is from the point in my journey where…
Himachal Pradesh BJP meeting to be held in Chandigarh to review the defeat has been cancelled. Reports from the Mandal Presidents and candidates have not come before the meeting. Because of this the meeting has been postponed. Now it will be after November 23. One section wants to hold the meeting in Chandigarh and the other is trying to get it done in Shimla. After the consultation in the meeting, the appointment of many leaders of the government and the organization is believed to be fixed, but action will now be taken against them with some delay. Due to the…
Himachal, which came first in the country to deliver the first dose of corona vaccination, has lagged behind Goa in the second dose. In Goa, 83 percent people have got the second dose, while in Himachal, 75 percent people have got the second dose of the vaccine. However, the Himachal government has set a target of delivering the second dose by November 30 to whole of its population. A resolution has been passed to vaccinate people from door to door to fulfill the target of 100% vaccine in local panchayats.
After the end of the contract of 102 ambulances in Himachal, patients and pregnant women remained upset till 4 pm on Monday. They faced difficulties in reaching the hospital and returning home after being discharged. The company’s call center remained closed throughout the day. In the evening, the talks between Health Secretary Amitabh Awasthi, Director of NHM and GVK Company officials came to an end and 102 ambulance service was restored. Now the company has agreed to provide services by November 30. However, due to the delay, the ambulance service, which was closed since late Sunday evening, had troubled women…
A missing person is someone who has disappeared and whose status as alive or dead cannot be confirmed as their location and fate are unknown. A person may go missing through voluntary disappearance, or else due to an accident, crime, death in a location where they cannot be found, or various other reasons. These persons are generally reported as missing persons to the police. As per the present data, Himachal Pradesh has 18,577 missing persons since 2010, (upto 30-09-2021). Out of these, 17,059 persons have so far been traced and the remaining 1416 persons are still untraced. Overall percentage of…
It is a matter of joy that Aman Bhandari, a young all-rounder of cricket who belongs to the Chopal of Shimla, has been selected for India’s National Under-19 team. Hearty congratulations and best wishes to Aman. Entire Himachal Pradesh has become proud of your achievement.
“Peja” village of Rohru block of district Shimla, whose red rice ‘Chuhartu’ will be awarded by the President of India, Genome Savior Award. Chhuhartu is grown in about 1000 hectares in different villages of Rohru. The Authority confers the “Plant Genome Savior Community Award” annually on the basis of shortlisting and site verification of the applications received from the community of farmers/farming community based organizations who have a long track record for conserving plant agro-biodiversity
The number of government and private colleges affiliated to Himachal Pradesh University has increased to more than 400. Cluster University will now be upgraded to a State University in the Chief Minister’s home district, Mandi. It has been decided to make Cluster University Mandi as the second State University of Himachal Pradesh. Colleges of five to six districts of the state will have affiliation with this new state university. The Cabinet approved the constitution of a committee under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Ramsubhag Singh to prepare the outline of the State University. This decision of the government will reduce…
When tourists from abroad in Himachal Pradesh ask you this question, what is there in Kullu which is very famous? So it often comes out of our mouth telling them – Kulluvi Cap! Kulluvi Topi also known as Himachali Topi. And it is famous at home and abroad. To give respect, the Prime Minister of the country, from the Chief Minister of the state to the common man, gifts it as a symbol of respect. But no one knows who was the one to get this recognition? Late Shri Dinanath Bharadwaj was the one who recognized it. Even before the…
Ration card consumers of Himachal Pradesh will now get cheaper ration from Google Pay and QR code. After the successful experiment going on in 50 depots by the Food Supplies Department, now the government has decided to implement it in all 5000 depots. The government has made this arrangement due to Corona. With this, the hassle of depositing money in the account of the government by the depot holders will also end. There are 19 lakh ration card holder families in the state. Three pulses (Malka, Mash, Dal Chana), two liters of oil (mustard and refined), salt, 500 grams of…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGD35b7LN00 Actor Kangana Ranaut and singer Adnan Sami received their Padma Shri awards in a ceremony in New Delhi today. President Ram Nath Kovind presented the Padma honours for 2020 at the Rashtrapati Bhawan; Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah attended. The awards will be given out in four ceremonies held over two days. The list of awardees from the film industry also includes filmmakers Karan Johar and Ekta Kapoor; singer SP Balasubrahmanyam will receive the Padma Vibhushan posthumously. Kangana Ranaut, dressed in a gold saree, was pictured being presented the Padma Shri by President Kovind. Kangana, last…
Students of class I will come to school from November 15, students of class III to VII will come from November 10 Regular classes will start from November 10 for the students of class III to VII. In the cabinet meeting, it was decided to call the students of class I and II in schools from November 15. Important decisions were taken in the cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday. Regular classes will start from November 10 for the students of class III to VII. In the cabinet meeting, it was decided to call the…
Today three new Congress MLAs will take oath in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly Complex. This oath will be administered to him by the Speaker of the Assembly. After the death of two Congress MLAs and one BJP MLA, these MLAs have come after electing them on the vacant seats. In the last assembly elections, 21 Congress MLAs were elected. Now this legislature party has increased by one more. With this, the number of BJP MLAs in the state assembly will also increase to 43. Earlier, the state BJP had 44 MLAs. Narendra Bragta was a BJP MLA in Jubbal-Kotkhai, after…