Urban poor unemployed youth of Himachal Pradesh will now get employment on the lines of MNREGA. The state government is going to make Chief Minister Urban Livelihood Guarantee Scheme a law. The draft bill of this bill will be placed in the cabinet meeting to be held on Monday. After the approval of the cabinet, the bill will be brought in the budget session. In this bill, it has been said to provide 120 days of employment to the youth. It will be mandatory to give this employment within 15 days. If the youth do not get employment, then the…
Author: Wise Himachal Bureau
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that some more announcements may also be included in the budget for the financial year 2022-23 in Himachal. They are looking to see what things can add up. Will consider the suggestions that come. When asked Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur that many sections related to farmers and gardeners are angry due to lack of announcements in the budget on fertilizers and other matters, he is saying that his words were not included. On this, the CM said this and said that the suggestions that will come before the budget is passed, the…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that Operation Ganga is being carried out rapidly to bring back the stranded Indians in Ukraine. According to the information received from the Ministry of External Affairs, many flights have come to India in the last 24 hours. More flights are scheduled in the next 24 hours. A large number of Indians will come back in the next two-three days. He said that the increasing number of flights shows that a large number of Indians have come out of Ukraine. They are currently in neighboring countries. CM Jai Ram Thakur said that they…
Due to the ongoing nine-day war in Russia-Ukraine, the raw material reaching the Indian pharma industry has become expensive. The country is dependent on 22 percent of the aluminum it imports from Russia. Due to the war, the supply is cut off. The rise in aluminum rates and the price of London Metal Exchange has increased from 2700 to $ 4000 per metric ton. This has started affecting the pharmaceutical industry. Sumit Singla, vice-president of Himachal unit of Indian Industry Association, said that in June-July 2021, the raw material of aluminum polyster, which was earlier Rs 230 per kg, has…
Tourists have started moving to the hilly areas as soon as the cases of corona subside. During the third wave of Corona, flights coming to Kangra airport were closed. After decreasing the cases, now from Monday, all the four flights of Air India and Spice Jet will start coming from Delhi and Chandigarh. From March 27, Air Indigo company flights will also start coming from Delhi. Air India and Spice Jet Company have put the schedule online. It is noteworthy that the Dalai Lama temple at McLeodganj, which was closed due to Corona, has also been opened for tourists after…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented the fifth budget of his tenure in the election year in the Himachal Pradesh Assembly on Friday. CM Jai Ram Thakur presented a budget of 51365 crores for 2022-23. In this budget, many announcements have been made by Jairam for employees, businessmen, youth, women, senior citizens and other sections. Chief Minister Jai Ram announced to provide more than 30 thousand jobs in the budget. Under this various categories of posts will be filled. Medical device park will be created. In this, 10 thousand people will be given employment. An announcement was also made to increase the minimum daily wage to Rs…
Despite the Covid epidemic in Himachal Pradesh, there has been an unprecedented increase in the economic growth rate. This rate has been pegged at 8.3 per cent in the financial year 2021-22, while it was -5.2 in 2020-21. In this way, it has increased by about 14 percent. Per capita income is also expected to increase by 10 per cent. It stands at Rs 2,01,854, which is Rs 51,528 more than the national estimated per capita income. Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur presented the Economic Survey for the financial year 2021-22 in the House on Thursday. After contraction in the state’s economy in the year…
Local dialects of Himachal will now be taught in government schools. At the primary level, the novice will know the popular words of different districts. For this, the District Institute for Education and Training (DIET) of all the districts has started mapping. Its purpose is to preserve the dialects by making the students aware of the local dialects from the beginning. A separate district wise dictionary will be prepared for this. Many words of the local dialect will be taken in that dictionary. Those words would then be brought into the books. With this, children will continue to get information about folk culture and local language along…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while addressing the meeting of Kardar Sangh organized at Sanskriti Sadan of Mandi announced that the State Government would sympathetically consider transferring such government or forest land on which temples have been built in their names. . Jai Ram Thakur said that Mandi town is actually the land of gods and goddesses and that is why it is also known as Chhoti Kashi. He said that each village in Mandi district had its own deity and his temple. He said that hundreds of Gods and Goddesses participate with their Devlus in the International Shivratri Festival of Mandi, but…
Himachal Pradesh Tourism to Start Hot Air Balloon Rides in Shimla Now tourists will be able to see the view of the beautiful plains of Shimla city of Himachal Pradesh from the sky. On the lines of Bangalore and Ahmedabad, preparations are being made to start helicopter joy ride in Shimla. This facility will be available from Sanjauli Heliport in Shimla. The tourism department has planned to start this service in this summer tourist season. Tourists will have to spend about Rs 1800 for a ride of about 15 minutes. The process for this will be started as soon as the permission of the Directorate…
Indrunag Temple This is the temple of Indru Nag Devta located in Dharamsala. Indrunag is considered to be the god of rain. On February 12, a religious program was organized by HPCA in which Havan, Kanya Pujan and Bhandara were also done. A special puja was performed. The prophecy made by the deity Indrunag through the gurus came true. The voice of the deity was “I will be there, I will definitely come, but there will be no disturbance in the event.” The same thing happened on 26 and 27 February, before the match rain was predicted. On 26th, a…
More than 100 roads are still blocked in Himachal Pradesh due to snowfall in the past. According to the report released by the State Emergency Operation Center, 170 roads in the state were blocked for traffic till 6 pm on Tuesday. At the same time, 10 drinking water schemes are also affected. At the same time, Chamba-Teesa road was closed near Chanju due to landslide late in the night. A long line of vehicles formed due to the closure of the road. The Meteorological Center Shimla has predicted rain and snowfall in one or two places and in most parts on March 3. On March 3,…
Commercial LPG cylinder became costlier by Rs 105 in Himachal Pradesh last month by Rs 91.50. In March, commercial consumers will have to pay Rs 2185 to get the cylinders. The prices of domestic cylinders have not increased even for the fifth consecutive month. The prices of November 2021 will be applicable in March 2022 as well. Domestic consumers will get LPG cylinder for Rs.1002. The consumers associated with the Pahal scheme will get the subsidy of Rs 31.83 back in the bank account. At the same time, packaged milk of Verka Company has become costlier by two rupees from today. The company has increased the prices…
In Himachal Pradesh, domestic consumers consuming electricity up to 60 units per month will not get electricity bills from this month. Consumers will get electricity bill at the rate of Re 1 up to 125 units. This new system has started in the state from Tuesday. 11 lakh consumers of the state are expected to get relief from this decision. At present, the monthly electricity consumption of about four lakh domestic consumers remains up to 60 units. These consumers will no longer be charged Rs 40 for meter rent and Rs 15 for fixed charges. No bill will be issued by the board to the consumers…
Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has said that 317 students of Himachal Pradesh are still stuck in Ukraine. Efforts are being made to bring every student back home safely. On Monday, the Chief Minister held a virtual conversation with the students and their parents trapped in Ukraine. The Chief Minister said that the State Government has set up a helpline for proper coordination with the people stranded in Ukraine. So far 218 people have registered on the helpline. So far 102 students from Himachal Pradesh have reached India. The Chief Minister said that the State Government is making all possible…
The Dalai Lama Temple, the center of Buddhist faith for the world, will open for devotees and tourists from March 3 after two years. The personal secretary of the religious leader Dalai Lama, Seton Samdup, has issued this information in writing. According to Samdup, only the Dalai Lama temple is being opened right now. If everything goes well, then a decision will be taken to open other Buddhist monasteries soon. Religious leader Dalai Lama will not meet people at present.
Inflation has also started showing its effect amid the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine. The price of edible oil refined and vegetable ghee has increased by Rs 30 per kg in the market. One liter pack of refined oil, which was earlier priced at Rs 130, is now selling for Rs 150 after the new rates. At the same time, one kg pack of vegetable ghee which is being sold for Rs 140 to 170. It is being told that palm oil used in refined and ghee comes from Indonesia and Malaysia, while sunflower oil comes from Ukraine. Inflation…
The Lord Indrunag, the god of rain, was completely blessed by the Himachal Pradesh Cricket Association (HPCA). After nearly four years at the International Cricket Stadium, Dharamsala, no match was successful without rain. While rain and snowfall continued throughout the day across the state, the weather remained completely clear in Dharamsala after 10 am on Saturday. However, during this time the weather kept changing from moment to moment and sometimes it was cloudy and sometimes it was sunny. Meanwhile, the ground staff kept getting a chance to drain out the water that had accumulated in the ground after the rain…